The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is to be held from 11 to 22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main goal of the conference is for countries to agree on a new climate finance target through which wealthy countries will pay to help poorer and climate-vulnerable nations to cope with climate change. On this occasion, ChinAfrica talked to Chukwumerije Okereke, director of the Centre for Climate Change and Development at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University…

Chile and South Africa have concluded an agreement on cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture. This is reported by Cronica Digital, a partner of TV BRICS. The signing of the document was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister of Chile Gloria de la Fuente, who was on a visit to South Africa, and Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of South Africa Narend Singh. The joint action is expected to enable the two countries to share research results and experiences in the…

Global investors are eyeing fresh opportunities in China as the world’s second-largest economy accelerates its intelligent, green transformation. With the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) set to open on Tuesday, multiple industry leaders from across the world are gearing up to showcase their latest innovations and technologies, aiming to tap into China’s vast market potential. TAPPING SMARTER MANUFACTURING Aptiv, a multinational developing automobile parts, made its debut at the seventh CIIE, exhibiting software and hardware products featuring intelligence and…

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is an important platform for Africa to showcase its products and enhance trade with China, said a South African expert. “China has an important and attractive market, and the CIIE is incredibly big and diverse. It’s a wonderful opportunity for African businesses to tap into the Chinese market and understand what’s happening in the global market,” said Philip Myburgh, group head of trade at Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking, in an interview with…

In 2024, Russia holds the BRICS Сhairmanship. The summit in Kazan was a key event. What would you note if you summarised its main results as well as the results of Russia’s Chairmanship as a whole?  The summit demonstrated the rapidly growing authority of BRICS and the desire of more countries to join its work.  A number of countries have officially requested to join as full members. Others have expressed interest in becoming partner countries. This is a new category that…

The BRICS Business Council has approved a report with a list of international payment instruments recommended for use in the BRICS countries. The list includes the development of St. Petersburg State University (SPbU), Decentralised Cross-border Message System (DCMS). SPbU is a partner of TV BRICS. According to the press-service of the educational institution, the DSMS was created in the Centre for Distributed Registry Technologies of SPbU. This development can ensure the confidentiality of transmitted messages, as well as enable any country…

In a media briefing held at the Russian Embassy in New Delhi, Denis Alipov, the Russian Ambassador to the Republic of India, presented the outcomes of the XVI BRICS Summit, hosted in Kazan under the theme “Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security”. The ambassador highlighted that the event reinforced BRICS’s role as a unifying platform for the Global South, promoting collaborative solutions amidst global challenges. Denis Alipov noted that throughout 2024, Russia led nearly 200 BRICS-related events, covering everything from…

Ambassador of Russia to Ethiopia, Evgeny Terekhin, has voiced confidence in Ethiopia’s potential to make substantial contributions to the BRICS group. In a recent interview with ENA, a partner of TV BRICS, Evgeny Terekhin emphasised that Ethiopia’s active participation will significantly bolster the group’s collective development and mutual growth objectives. Ethiopia marked a historic milestone as it joined BRICS, represented by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and a high-ranking delegation at the XVI BRICS Summit held in Kazan. This participation…

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that no matter how the international and regional situation changes, China will unswervingly develop friendly cooperation with Iran. Xi made the remarks when meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit. Iran, Xi said, is a country with important regional and international influence and a good friend and partner of China. The strategic significance of China-Iran relations has become more prominent as transformations of the world unseen…

The BRICS mechanism plays a key role in promoting cooperation among developing countries and emerging markets against the background of global geopolitical turmoil, said a UN senior economist. The BRICS countries have become an important force in the world economic landscape, and their development experience is worth learning for the Global South countries, said Liang Guoyong, a senior economist with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in a written interview with Xinhua. Cooperation in various fields among the…