Author: Dr Arif
Dr Arif
Dr.Arif is Editor of NSN.Asia. He is also a professor of Journalism. His journalistic writings and news stories focus on Silk Road Spirit of cooperation. His reports and analysis highlights the connectivity and exchanges in Eurasia, and geo-economic affairs of emerging Asia, Global South. See the details https://www.linkedin.com/in/drarifmedia/
Renewable Energy Forum Africa 2024 in Tunis, Tunisia By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Dubai/UAE: To transform Africa’s green future, Renewable Energy Forum Africa 2024, REFA2024, will be held on November 6-7 in Tunis, Tunisia, showcasing innovations and achievements of Africa in the renewable energy sector. REFA 2024, organized by AFSIA, CSPV, MESIA and SolarPower Europe, and supported by GET.invest, a European programme, aims to mobilise investment in decentralised renewable energy, supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and Austria. Agenda of REFA 2024 is designed to drive Africa’s renewable energy future, attracting more than 100 exhibitors from the Tunisian…
Beijing to Host China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Sept 2024 By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Beijing: The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will be held in Beijing from September 12 to 16, 2024, showcasing innovation, featuring the latest achievements in digital, smart and green services trade. The trade event will also showcase regional cooperation in areas like Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. International and domestic companies from 148 countries and regions will attend the service trade fair, a major economic and trade event being held in China 2020. The service trade fair offers both online…
Indonesia, China Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation in Beijing Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi to pay a visit to China from August 22 to 24, 2024 Retno Marsudi will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and co-chair the meeting to review the bilateral cooperation in various sectors. By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Beijing: Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, will pay a visit to China from August 22 to 24, 2024, at the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday. the 5th Meeting of the Joint Commission…
China has reached an engineering milestone with its domestically developed shield machine successfully completing the excavation of an underwater high-speed rail tunnel at a depth of 106 meters below the seabed in the Pearl River Estuary, according to China Railway’s 14th Bureau Group, which is overseeing the project. On Monday, the Shenjiang 1 shield machine completed its 3,590-meter excavation mission for the Pearl River Estuary Tunnel. The tunnel, on a crucial 13.69-kilometer segment of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen Railway in Guangdong province, was built using a combination of mining and shield tunneling techniques to navigate complex geological conditions. The shield machine, with…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived Tuesday for the 29th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government and an official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government, held every year since its inception in 1996, is an important mechanism for implementing the consensus reached by the two countries’ heads of state and promoting bilateral cooperation and people-to-people exchanges. In a statement released upon arrival, Li said that under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, China and Russia…
China invites Afghan businessmen for participation in CIIE 2024 in Shanghai China International Import Expo (CIIE 2024) offers opportunity for companies to expand their operations in a growing and dynamic market of China By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Beijing: China has invited Afghan businessmen for their participation in the 7th edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE 2024) to be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center from 5 to 10 November 2024, in the city of Shanghai, the commercial and financial hub of China. The China International Import Expo 2024 (CIIE 2024) promises to be a significant…
EU, UNIDO Launch Industrial Development Cooperation Project, TIGARA, in Egypt The European Union and UNIDO sign the TIGARA project (TIGARA), trade, industry, growth and rapid market access project aims to drive Egypt’s industrial growth, enhance small and medium-sized enterprises competiveness, boost local & international trade TIGARA project is funded by the European Union and implemented by UNIDO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Industry and Transport. By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Cairo: The European Union (EU) and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched a cooperation partnership titled, “trade, industry,…
The first unit of the Chinese-built Suki Kinari Hydropower project in northwest Pakistan was connected to the power grid on Monday, the Xinhua News Agency reported, meaning the project, which was among the first under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, has taken the most critical step toward full commercial operation. The launch of the landmark project, which is the largest overseas greenfield hydropower investment project by a Chinese enterprise, will further alleviate Pakistan’s chronic electricity shortages, while injecting new impetus into the sustainable development of the regional economy, experts said. The project’s launch comes as some Western media outlets…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam on Monday vowed to deepen their countries’ traditional friendship and jointly lead the development of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met To Lam, also general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. To Lam arrived in south China’s Guangzhou on Sunday morning and is on a state visit until Tuesday. Xi welcomed Lam’s state visit to China and once again congratulated him on…
The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam jointly witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents after holding talks in Beijing on Monday. The bilateral cooperation documents cover a range of areas, including party schools, connectivity, industry, finance, customs inspection and quarantine, health, media and news organizations, local governments, and people’s livelihoods. During Lam’s visit, the two sides will also issue a joint statement on further strengthening the China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperative…