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Expanded rail bridge in the ‘pipeline’

Trains ‘connecting companies, countries and people’, says president of pan-Eurasian enterprise Russia and its partners want to widen their Eurasian bridge with a “pipeline for trains”, according to Alexey Grom, president of pan-Eurasian railway company United Transport and Logistics Co Eurasian Railway Alliance. UTLC ERA is a state-owned, joint-stock company registered in Moscow and co-owned…

Nation meets carbon emissions goal early

China will continue to share climate data and take further measures to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas levels China has met its goal of reducing its carbon intensity – emissions per unit of GDP – three years before schedule. But more global effort is required to reduce the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases and tackle…

Winds of change – EUROPE

Analysts anticipate China, US leaders’ talks on summit sidelines Trade tensions loom large over what could be one of the most important G20 meetings in recent years. The focus of the G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held on Nov 30 and Dec 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, will be the much anticipated meeting on the…

Fair winds expected from Buenos Aires

Hopes are high that G20 summit will provide a breath of fresh air to help world leaders chart a new course A decade after the first G20 leaders meeting in Washington, world leaders will meet this week in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the 2018 G20 Summit. This time is different due to an expected sidelines…

Masters of the legendary, lively twirl

If the ancient Silk Road was a theater, then the Sogdians were its most dynamic performers. Monopolizing the trans-Eurasian trade route for half a millennium between the fourth and eighth centuries, they left behind nothing but legends. Natural-born dancers, they entered history’s stage just as they exited it – with a twirl. This twirl captured…

WTO seeks ‘positive momentum’ – EUROPE

Trade organization’s deputy head says China ‘has a big role to play’ in cooperative push for reforms The World Trade Organization wants its members to work more closely for reforms and modernization, according to its deputy head. At the two-day G20 Leaders’ Summit, which begins on Nov 30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, leaders were expected…

Latin America in spotlight at G20 summit

The G20 meeting in Buenos Aires will aim to demonstrate the important contribution Latin America can make to the rest of the world, according to Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Argentina is the first South American country to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit, although not the first from Latin America, with Mexico staging it in 2012.…