BRICS cooperate on sustainable cities

11/06/2023 CEN_net 0

Ministers and senior officials from BRICS member states have pledged enhanced partnerships aimed at promoting sustainable urban development in the face of multiple challenges including pollution and climate emergencies. NAIROBI, June 8, 2023 — Ministers and senior officials from BRICS […]

BRICS Bank & de-dollarization

10/06/2023 CEN_net 0

New Development Bank: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe new members The BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is expanding, and building a new economic architecture to challenge the dominance of the U.S. dollar. One of the most important […]

Can BRICS prevail over IMF & World Bank?

02/06/2023 CEN_net 0

BRICS and the rise of Global South Who would have expected that the BRICS nations could rise as potential rivals of the G7 countries, World Bank and IMF combined? But what once seemed a distant possibility now has real prospects, which could […]

Zhou Enlai’s Legacy and the BRI

26/05/2023 CEN_net 0

Zhou Enlai’s Legacy in the Belt & Road Initiative Originally posted 15 January 2022 Introduction Zhou Enlai is still remembered with boundless respect and affection by the Chinese people and progressive people around the world. He was China’s first Premier, serving […]

Quantifying national excess CO2 emissions

20/05/2023 CEN_net 0

The following extract is from an important study published 1 September 2020 by the highly respected medical journal, The Lancet. The article provides a key to understanding the response to reducing global carbon emissions in terms of environmental justice. It […]

Russia & Iran rail infrastructure plan

20/05/2023 CEN_net 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi have signed an agreement for the construction of a rail line between the Iranian cities of Rasht and Astara. Russia is a full member of BRICS and the SCO, and […]

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage

12/05/2023 CEN_net 0

Originally posted 21 July 2022 AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE FOR RURAL PROSPERITY The World Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems opened 18 July 2022 in Qingtian County, Zhejiang, China, with the theme of “Agricultural Heritage for Rural Prosperity.” The conference under […]

Brazil top place for China investment

10/05/2023 CEN_net 0

Originally Published2022/09/04  Investment by Chinese companies in Brazil more than tripled in 2021, returning to pre-Covid pandemic levels and making the country the main destination for Chinese capital last year. After a lukewarm performance in 2020, operations such as Tencent’s […]

Asia tops world EV battery production

06/10/2022 CEN_net 0

The global electric vehicle (EV) battery market is expected to grow from $17 billion to more than $95 billion between 2019 and 2028. With increasing demand to decarbonize the transportation sector, companies producing the batteries that power EVs have seen substantial momentum. The Elements […]

Eygpt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar SCO partners

06/10/2022 CEN_net 0

September 14, 2022 Middle East Briefing reports: Egypt and Qatar have been granted Dialogue Partner status of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) following the admission procedure launched in September 2021 at the Dushanbe summit. “On September 14, 2022, in Tashkent, […]