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Indonesian fishermen may have found ‘golden island’ as ‘hidden’ gems…
A group of Indonesian fishermen may have found Sumatra, the golden island belonging to the kingdom of Srivijaya, dating back to the 14th century. The fables of the region claimed that there was a hidden treasure in the Musi River, laden…
Forum participants call for protection of seafarers’ rights in times of pandemic
Protecting the rights of seafarers is a key topic at a forum on judicial cooperation along the Maritime Silk Route in Quanzhou, Southeast China's Fujian Province. The route crosses China, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Some of…
Potential freed from Azerbaijan’s liberated lands to support TRACECA’s expansion
The liberation of Azerbaijani territories from Armenian occupation supports the development and expansion of the intercontinental transport corridor TRACECA, according to the Azerbaijani Minister of Digital…
Security Implications for China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation and Good Ocean Governance in the South…
When Australia, the UK and the US formed AUKUS on September 15, 2021, many countries around the world expressed serious concerns that this trilateral deal could further escalate existing security tensions in the country. Indo-Pacific…
Lost sunken city of gold and jewelry found in Indonesian river mud
Night divers on Indonesia's Musi River begin to fish for handfuls of gold, gems, and other treasure in the mud - and it could be the site of a legendary kingdom known in the 8th century as of "the golden island".
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Sixth Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum held in Ningbo, east China, on…
Posted: October 21, 2021 at 8:56 p.m. EDT|Update: 8 hours agoBEIJING, 21 October 2021 / PRNewswire / - The 6th Maritime Silk Road Ports International Cooperation Forum, one of the activities marking China Maritime Day, opened on Wednesday!-->!-->…
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo-Naga Enigma – Eurasia Review
By Augustin R.
There is a growing body of work examining the pros, cons and consequences of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and given China's global footprint, the BRI is expected to have a significant impact on a large and…
The strategic network of ports that China controls in the world and its evolution in Latin America
The Greek port of Piraeus, considered the great gateway for Asian products to Europe, is one example of the expansion of Chinese companies in the global network of ports.
After the Great Depression of 2008-2009, Greece had to carry…
When the West wanted to go to China
Forget about Cold War 2.0's relentless drumming against China. Forget the fools of think tanks who project their wishful thinking on the perpetual "end of the rise of China".
Forget even a few healthy minds in Brussels - yes,…
China’s international ‘Internet +’ competition boosts student enthusiasm for…
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NANCHANG, China, Oct 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The ongoing 7th China International Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship…
The Arctic Vision of the EU by Josep Borrell & Virginijus Sinkevičius
The Arctic faces serious, even existential challenges, including climate change. The European Union stands ready to step up and modernize its engagement to help ensure that collaborative approaches to address these…
A baited defensive bet
“Everything about the strategy is very simple, but that doesn't mean everything is very easy. The explanation given by President Biden and his administration for a rather chaotic hasty withdrawal of the United States from…
A first look at the new Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibition on China and the Islamic world
A 14th-century silver-encrusted copper alloy ablution basin stands next to a smaller porcelain pendant in a new exhibit at Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opens Wednesday.The metal basin, created somewhere within the borders of Egypt and Syria, is…
Sri Lanka promotes products and tourism at China International Expo – Lanka Business Online
Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road 2021 International Exhibition was held from September 24-26 at the Canton Fair Complex, Guangzhou, organized by the Committee of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade of…
The EU’s pivot to Asia
THe EU and Asia are undergoing rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world. The Asian business community is in fear and Asia's economic growth will slow due to the impact of the coronavirus. The slowdown would be worse than the…
BRI projects help Cambodia cushion economic fallout from COVID-19 pandemic
Projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have helped cushion Cambodia's economic development against the fallout from COVID-19, officials and academics said in recent interviews.
Cambodian government chief spokesman Phay Siphan…
BRI’s strong vitality wins high praise
Successful Results Reflect President Xi's Vision of a "Common Dream for a Better Life"
On October 3, 2013, President Xi Jinping offered to build the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road during a speech in…
Pivot from the EU to Asia – OpEd – Eurasia Review
By Israel Rafalovich *
The EU and Asia are undergoing rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world. The Asian business community is in fear and Asia's economic growth will slow due to the impact of the coronavirus. The slowdown…
China’s Belt and Road initiative loses momentum
Announced in 2013, the One Belt and One Road initiative is an ambitious infrastructure project aimed at connecting more than 100 countries via a sea route and a route to China. After taking giant strides, the project, known as the Belt…
Top 10 News Today | ABP LIVE afternoon bulletin: the main news headlines from September 30, 2021
ABP News brings you the top 10 headlines at 3 p.m. Stay up to date with the most important updates from India and around the world.Here are the top entertainment, sports, tech, gadgets news and stories from September 30,!-->…
Taliban recognize goodwill of Afghans towards India and want to profit from it: ex-envoy Yogendra…
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Biden develops Belt and Road rival from China, starting with Latin America
Washington: The Biden administration is considering a U.S.-led competitor for China's Belt and Road international trade and public works program, and a senior White House official will explore Latin America next week for possible…
New Tourist Attractions Open in Qingpu District This Fall
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Fangsheng Bridge in Qingpu
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Enjoy the enchanting autumn scenery in Qingpu District.Seven routes exploring the unique architecture of Qingpu…
Bangladesh participates in the International Maritime Silk Road Exhibition
The Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Exhibition - 2021 was held in China under the theme "new scene, new concept, new model", adopts the mode "one exhibition, one meeting" and " full exposure + professional…
Intermediate corridor countries gather in Baku
middle lane countries meeting in Baku
China, Kazakhstan. Representatives of the countries of the International Trans-Caspian Transport Road Union (TITR International Union), which continues its activities with the aim of developing…
Chinese belt and road run aground in the Philippines – analysis – eurasia review
By Michael Hart
In late July, the Estrella-Pantaleon four-lane bridge was opened to traffic over the Pasig River in Manila, providing a new route between the urban centers of Makati and Mandaluyong in the congested capital of the…
China’s import and export trade value increased year-over-year in August
In August 2021, the Maritime Silk Road (STI) trade index released by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange showed that the import and export trade index was 185.45 points, up 4.24 % compared to the previous month and 28.84% year-on-year; the…
How China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative inaugurates a new paradigm in Asian geopolitics…
Kinshuk Nag's book "A New Silk Road: India, China and the Geopolitics of Asia" offers a deep and unknown insight into the political, economic, social and cultural factors underlying the current state. Sino-Indo relations.The book details…
Western ulterior motives tout China’s maritime traffic safety law
This bird's-eye view shows the coral reefs of China's Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.
On September 1, China's revised maritime traffic safety law came into effect. This is a new…
Building a Better Future Through Broad Consultation and Win-Win Cooperation – Speech by Consul…
(September 17, 2021)
Dear Professor Lebinski,Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends,
Good morning! I am really delighted to join you at the 15th Annual Silk Road Conference via video link. I would like to thank the Central…
What UKUS and Afghanistan tell us about US strategy in Asia – the Diplomat
AdvertisingThe Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan made headlines around the world. Few could have predicted that the predominantly Pashtun Islamic fundamentalist group would resurrect power in the summer of 2021, after leading a…
The Silk Road: 8 goods traded along the old network
The Silk Road was not a single route, but rather a vibrant trade network that crisscrossed central Eurasia for centuries, connecting distant cultures. Traveling on camels and horses, traders, nomads, missionaries, warriors, and diplomats!-->…
Initiative unveiled at 2021 Silk Road International Maritime Cooperation Forum to maintain…
BEIJING, September 20, 2021 / PRNewswire / - An initiative jointly launched by practitioners from the global shipping and logistics industry was recently released at the 2021 Silk Road International Maritime Cooperation Forum held in…
Thailand plans to sign free trade agreements with more Chinese provinces
Jurin said the ministry is planning to hold online business matchmaking activities between Thailand and Hainan at the end of 2021 and a trade fair, exhibiting world-class Thai brands, at the Hainan Expo. for the second year in a row,…
Hainan mini-FTA deepens trade with China
Thai seasonal fruits are expected to benefit from the trade deal with China.…
Canada challenges Chinese report of famous sailor turned back from Northwest Passage
Canadian authorities are disputing reports in Chinese media that a famous sailor from that country trying to sail around the Arctic has been turned back into the Northwest Passage. On Monday, the state-owned China Global Television Network…
Foreign Ministry Asian Affairs Department Director General Liu Jinsong meets Cambodian Ambassador to…
On September 16, 2021, the Director General of the Asian Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liu Jinsong met Cambodia's Ambassador to China Khek Caimealy Sysoda. The two sides exchanged views on…
Live: How containers are loaded at world’s busiest port
Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China's Zhejiang Province has been the world's busiest port in terms…
Countdown to the Chinese Century: 2021 Digital Provinces Guide
DUBLIN, September 15, 2021- (BUSINESS WIRE) - The report "Countdown to the Chinese Century: A Guide to Digital Provinces, Part 1" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com offer.An economic electronic encyclopedia of the digital dragon…
The Chinese express train traveling in East Africa
“My friend, please listen to my long history of the railroad.It cements friendship and brings hope.My hometown is more beautiful day by day,My compatriots are more and more fiery day by day. "The railway on which Kenyan singer Sudi Boy…
TCCIM to Host Belt-Road Initiative Webinar
The Institute for Education and Human Resources, affiliated with the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, is expected to host a webinar on the Belt and Road initiative.Entitled “Belt-Road Initiative: Investment…
Belt and Road help Afghan farmers survive in chaos
The Silk Road Journal by Mahika Ming
As we all know, Afghanistan was a peaceful country until the late 1970s. It never attracted the colonial powers as it had no precious resources that they…
The National and International Consequences of Xi’s Political Philosophy
To understand the wave of “little pink” ultra-nationalism sweeping the People's Republic of China, it is instructive to examine “Xi Jinping's thinking on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era”.
Incorporated into the…
Sri Lanka Ambassador to China Dr Palitha Kohona calls for greater cooperation between China and SCO…
Sri Lanka's Ambassador to China Dr Palitha Kohona attended the China-SCO Digital Economy Industry Forum held during the Smart China Expo 2021 August 23-25 in Chongqing. The forum was…
US looks to Southeast Asia amid credibility crisis
The United States, the self-proclaimed leader of world affairs for quite some time now, is going through a credibility crisis with the fall of the United States-backed democratic government in Kabul to the Taliban on August…
The Chinese dream of an ordinary young Arab
On June 5, 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum that the Belt and Road, namely the Economic Belt of the Road of Silk and the…
BRI respects spirit of United Nations Charter, expert says
NEW YORK, Aug.22 (Xinhua) - There is respect for the spirit of the United Nations (UN) Charter in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), said a longtime member of the 'Schiller Institute, a political organization based in Germany. and…
What the “Blue Arctic” Means for the US Military Presence in the Pacific – The Diplomat
Asia Defense | Security
Melting sea ice in the Arctic increases accessibility between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and alleviates a geographic disadvantage for…
Relaunching Russia’s role in the Indo-Pacific
Written by Raj Kumar Sharma
Fifty years ago, India and the former Soviet Union signed a treaty of peace, friendship and cooperation on August 9, 1971. In addition to changing the contours of South Asian and world politics, the…
Sailing the Seas: CityU’s Gallery depicts the rare history of the Maritime Silk Road |…
The Land Silk Road is a popular topic in museum and gallery exhibitions. We often see depictions of cave paintings from Dunhuang, one of the peaks of cross-cultural artistic interactions and the spread of Buddhism through the Silk…
China’s 100 years of humiliation have left an eternal mark
When you search "Why is history important?" On Google, the answer you get is that "studying history allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved." While history does give us a glimpse into the past, it also…
Fuzhou in pictures: heritage reborn with vitality
The historic Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, covering an area of 39.8 hectares, owes its name to the well-preserved layout of the ancient city with three lanes to the west and seven lanes to the…
stories of hope and resilience
Sands China is currently organizing a striking ceramic exhibition for Art Macao entitled "Project Sands X: Beyond the Blue - An Exhibition of Ceramic Extraordinaire".The exhibition which is now on display in the main hall of the…
The American-Chinese quest for soft power
Soft power, no doubt, for great powers is as important as hard power. The principle of soft power is based on attraction rather than coercion.
The history of international politics is tangible testimony that hard power has caused…
Why “the Silk Roads” as a term is more evocative than it is exact
German traveler and geographer Baron Ferdinand von Richthoften (1833-1905) traveled as part of the Eulenberg Expedition from Prussia to Asia, publishing his findings from 1877 to 1912 in five volumes. Richthofen and Sven Hedin…
Transport demand remained high, the composite index continued to rise
In the week ending July-16, the Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) published by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) cites 3,567.6 points, up 3.6% slightly from last week. Meanwhile, fifteen of the twenty-one selected routes maintain…
USA, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan to form Quad group to improve regional connectivity
New Delhi: According to the Biden administration, the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have reached an agreement in principle to build a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform aimed at improving!-->…
Uzbekistan to use Pakistani seaports for trade
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan and Uzbekistan are expected to sign a transit trade agreement on July 15 that will move all transit trade from Iranian port Bandar Abbas to Pakistani seaports.
In this regard, Prime Minister Imran Khan will…
Shanghai retains 3rd place in international shipping center ranking for 2021
According to this year's Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index report, Singapore, London and Shanghai are the top three global maritime hubs in 2021, followed by Hong Kong, Dubai, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Athens/…
Quad Plus? China worries about Bangladesh
Bangladesh, once considered a poor Third World country, ignominiously referred to as a “basket”, is today one of Asia's fastest growing economies. Today, its per capita income has exceeded that of India and it is a world leader…
Seasonal greetings: What a beautiful jasmine flower
"What a beautiful jasmine flowerBeautiful fragrant stems full of budsPerfumed and white, everyone praises itLet me pluck you andGive yourself to othersJasmine flower, oh, jasmine flower "This famous…
Greece adopts China’s Belt and Road Initiative despite EU skepticism
Chinese soldiers march past the President's poster. Public domainChina is trying to rekindle Greece's interest in the Belt and Road Initiative, a Beijing-led global infrastructure development strategy.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Greek…
Another Turkish consulate general allowed to settle in Chengdu
Photo: ICTurkey has been authorized to establish a consulate general in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, in order to expand its diplomatic presence in China, the Foreign Office Committee of the Provincial Committee said on…
China wants to add ancient Quanzhou port to Unesco World Heritage list
ancient china Quanzhou port city will be assessed for World Heritage status when representatives from a Unesco body meet in the south-east of the country later this month.The city of Fuzhou, about 180 km from Quanzhou, will host the…
Quanzhou in China to be considered at the 2021 World Heritage Committee
The project “Quanzhou: China's World Ocean Trade Center under the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)” will be examined at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee this year,…
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SUNDAY PUZZLE - It's really nice to see Howard Barkin again in the New York Times crossword puzzle, and on a Sunday. He is a software quality assurance specialist in Hillsborough, NJ, and a speed resolver who won the American crossword…
SE. China’s Quanzhou to Build Major Gateway City to 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
The city plans to build an important hub for interconnection, an important platform for the economy and Trade cooperation and an important link for cultural exchanges, promoting reform, development and innovation through openness, and…
Once “Xiaokang” Reached, CPC Commits to Leading People to Better Lives
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese chairman and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a rally marking the centenary of the CCP in Beijing, July…
Sri Lanka’s bunkering market at full speed on the progression of ports and the monsoons in…
Sri Lanka's bunker market is expected to experience a surge of growth as it expands its Port of Hambantota, among other initiatives, while welcoming additional demand in the near term due to the looming monsoon season in India, although…
Arturo Obegero Men Spring 2022
For the Spanish designer based in Paris Arturo Obegero, the coronavirus crisis will give way to "the new roaring twenties, a moment of celebration and conviviality," he said during a meeting at the showroom.Her own feelings of happy…
NON-FICTION: BELT AND ROAD: A WARNING TALE – Journal
With The Emperor's New Road: China and the Project of the Century, Jonathan E. Hillman has delivered an accessible and timely volume that deserves a wide readership, including in Pakistan, where the current wave of Chinese investment is…
QUAD Plus: China is intimidating the world using Bangladesh
Editor's Note
China sees the Quad as a predominantly anti-Chinese congregation of four countries that can decisively challenge its ambitions in the Indian Ocean region. With the Quad group joined by more of the region's oft-discussed…
India is aware of developments in Port City (spokesperson)
As Sri Lanka moves forward with the Chinese-backed Colombo port city project, India said Thursday, June 17, 2021 that it expects the island nation to remain aware of its "excellent bilateral cooperation ", including for mutual security in…