President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries pose for a group photo before attending the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Friday.Li Tao/Xinhua
Xi urges SCO to strengthen cooperation
President Xi Jinping has called for Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries to strengthen solidarity and cooperation amid volatile changes in the international landscape, uphold true multilateralism and work together to improve global governance to ensure the international order is more just and equitable.
Trilateral talk underlines cooperation
Leaders of China, Russia and Mongolia agreed on Thursday to further push forward their trilateral cooperation and strengthen coordination in global and regional affairs, saying that this cooperation is particularly important given the complex international situation.
BRI promotes green development
Not long after China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, our team (from the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University) conducted a study on the development levels of the countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which showed that among the 65 countries (including China) surveyed, the ones least developed in 2014－Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Palestine－faced political turmoil for a long time.
Remains of 88 martyrs receive a hero's welcome in Shenyang
The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) returned from South Korea to Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, on Friday, the latest handover in a nine-year mission for establishing a spirit of friendship and practical bilateral cooperation.
Festival boosts hospitality industry
The domestic hospitality industry is moving toward recovery as Mid-Autumn Festival, which ended on Monday, saw diverse and booming travel.
SCO held up as driver of progress in region
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization plays an important institutional role in formulating regional and global policies, as well as ensuring security and sustainable development for the countries of the region and beyond, said Moin ul Haque, Pakistan's ambassador to China.
Action pack
Lin Mu, a Chinese businessman who operates a security company in South Africa, found his patriotism aroused after watching a preview screening of Wolf Pack, a Chinese military-themed action blockbuster depicting an elite team of counterterrorist specialists fighting overseas.
