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• Belt and Road thematic-forum on think tanks held in Beijing

  ?The Thematic-Forum on Think Tank Exchanges of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held Thursday in Beijing.

• Cultural cooperation grows between China, BRI-participating countries

  Cultural and tourism cooperation has been increasing between China and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, said a source of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

• Chinese, British banks to offer financial support to BRI

  ?The Export-Import Bank of China and Standard Chartered Bank on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

• Belt and Road Energy Partnership inaugurated in Beijing

  The Belt and Road Energy Partnership (BREP) was inaugurated on Thursday in Beijing, marking strengthened cooperation of the countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative in the energy sector.

• ADB says to continue cooperating with China on BRI

  ?Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao said on Thursday the Manila-based multilateral bank is willing to cooperate with China and Chinese finance organizations on future projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

• Serbia's first industrial park to break ground

  Serbia's first industrial park will break ground this year with the aim of hosting global companies tapping into central and eastern Europe markets, thanks to China's Belt and Road Initiative, said Nenad Popovic, Serbia's minister responsible for innovation and technology.

• English journal on Belt and Road Initiative launched in Singapore

  ?A journal called "China and the World: Ancient and Modern Silk Road" was launched here Thursday at the National University of Singapore, making it one of the first international English journals on China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

• China to help set up more economic and trade zones

  China plans to advance economic and trade cooperation zones in economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, said Qian Keming, vice-minister of commerce.
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  Belt and Road Studies Network inaugurated

  The Belt and Road Studies Network (BRSN), co-initiated by Xinhua Institute and 15 other think tanks, was inaugurated in Beijing Wednesday.

• Premier Li meets IMF chief

  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday met with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde ahead of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held from April 25 to 27 in Beijing.

• Biz leaders to discuss opportunities at CEO conference

  The second Belt and Road Forum has many upgrades compared to the first. A CEO conference will be held on Thursday morning, where some 900 business leaders from 88 countries and regions will gather to discuss cooperation opportunities, including representatives from 90 global Fortune 500 companies.
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  BRF: A model of participatory development

  Growing participation in the second Belt and Road Forum reveals more leaders are being convinced of the cooperative potential of China's global development initiative.
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  BRI: Six years of success in Africa

  China and African relations have reached a high point since the Belt and Road Initiative has unlocked huge growth potential among African nations.

• Disproving the doubts: insight into the Belt and Road

  ?Amid a surging trend toward global interconnectivity propelled by the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), noises pop up from time to time as to how this grand vision of the BRI may have its bearing on the world.