Author: Dr Arif

Egypt’s Environment Minister to Lead Climate Finance Negotiations at COP29 in Azerbaijan Egypt’s Environment Minister, Yasmin Fouad holds talks with Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Ecology and Natural Resources, Minister and designated COP29 president Yasmin Fouad pledges Egypt’s full support to Azerbaijan in hosting COP29 By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Cairo: Egypt’s Environment Minister, Yasmin Fouad, will lead the team of climate finance negotiations for the upcoming UN climate summit, COP29, being held in Baku city of Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22,2024. The announcement was made during a virtual meeting with her Azerbaijani and Danish counterparts on Saturday. Yasmin Fouad held talks…

Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) to Launch a Trade Center in Shanghai, China By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Beijing: Iran, an important country along the ancient Silk Road, has announced to launch a trade center in Shanghai, the financial and economic trade center of China, local media has reported. China and Iran have strengthened their multilateral cooperation under the frameworks of Belt and Road Initiative and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The announcement of Iran’s Trade Center in Shanghai was made by the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran, the trade and exports promotion body of the government of Iran. “TPO…

BEIJING, (Xinhua) — China will strive to ensure its network of free trade areas (FTAs) can contribute about 40 percent of the total foreign trade by 2030, an official said Friday. Li Yongjie, deputy international trade representative of the Ministry of Commerce, told a press conference that China will further expand its globally-oriented network of high-standard FTAs to cover more countries and regions while fostering broader opening up and deeper reforms. China has so far signed 22 free trade agreements with 29 countries and regions, accounting for a third of its foreign trade. Li pledged to work toward joining the…

Climate financing will be the focus of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), the summit’s chief executive Elnur Soltanov said in an interview with EFE, a leading Spanish news agency, according to Report. With just three months until the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan, Elnur Soltanov emphasized that the primary goal of the COP29 Presidency is to establish a clear and ambitious “New Collective Quantified Goal” (NCQG) for climate financing, addressing the needs of all parties. In an interview with EFE, a leading Spanish news agency, Soltanov stressed the importance of advancing “collectively…

100 Exhibitors from Central Asia, China, South Korea, Türkiye Participate in HomeTech & Electra 2024 Held in Almaty city, Kazakhstan By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Astana: The HomeTech & Electra 2024, an international exhibition of electronics and household appliances featuring over 100 factories from Central Asia, China, South Korea, and Türkiye was held at exhibition Center in Almaty city, Kazakhstan, from July 30 to Aug. 1, 2024. Almaty is Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis. The city is the vital passage, a busy crossroads along the ancient Silk Road, both in ancient times and modern times. The Almaty city was originally established as a…

BEIJING : Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Mulambo Haimbe, Zambia’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, in Beijing on Wednesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said that last year, the two heads of state jointly announced the elevation of China-Zambia relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, leading bilateral relations on a new journey. China appreciates Zambia’s adherence to the one-China principle and stands ready to consolidate the foundation of mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation and continue to firmly support each other on issues…

Baku: The Ambassador of Jordan to Azerbaijan, Omar Barakat Al-Nahar, met with the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mukhtar Babayev, according to Report, which cites the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The sides exchanged views on the preparations for the upcoming 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The highly anticipated event is set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November this year. The Azerbaijan, Jordan discuss preparations for COP29 climate conference, and also explored opportunities for further collaboration between Azerbaijan and Jordan in the…

Baku: The upcoming COP29 Summit in Baku presents promising opportunities for the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) to make significant contributions, said Kubanychbek Omuraliev, the Secretary General of the OTS, in an interview with The Astana Times, Report informs “Environmental sustainability and resilience will be at the forefront of our agenda,” the secretary noted. COP29 Summit will be held in Baku in November 2024 for climate action. COP29 climate will start in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024. For a building the Green World, “Being elected by unanimous decision as the host country for COP29 is really a big honour for…

Beijing: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee held its 16th group study session on July 30. The topic was promoting the building of modern border, sea and air defense. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the session, and delivered an important speech. He stressed that advancing the building of modern border, sea and air defense is an inherent requirement of national defense and modernization of the military. It is the rightful approach to ensuring high-quality development with high-level security. It is of great significance to comprehensively promote the building of…

Port City of Quanzhou as a Starting Point of the Maritime Silk Road By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia Beijing: The port city of Quanzhou, located in Fujian province of South East China, has a long history of friendly exchanges with the Muslim world, especially the Saudi Arabia, as this port city had earned the reputation of being the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. Silk Road linked the ports of East and West , facilitated the exchanges of ideas and culture through trade and commerce activities.  The Arab and Persian traders used to land in Quanzhou for trade and commerce.…