Greater cooperation, trust required, forum hears

Calls for greater international cooperation and trust building among nations have been heard at the 17th Shanghai Forum on Friday.

Experts participating in the event also spoke of the need for countries to promote mutual interests and maintain dialogue as solutions to challenges facing the world.

"The way forward is investing in the future and international cooperation," Jean Tirole, the 2014 Nobel laureate in economics, said in an address online during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Forum.