By Rhod Mackenzie
Bolivia is aiming o fully join BRICS, this was confirmed by its embassy in Russia to Izvestia. Meanwhile, the nation is prepared to grant partners access to its natural resources, notably lithium. Bolivia is not the lone country with a weak economy seeking BRICS membership. Howev...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The proportion of payments made in rubles for exports from the Russian Federation to Europe has set a new record, as revealed by by a report from the Central Bank. In September 2023, over half - 54% - of payments were made in the national currency according to statistics from the...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has made his second trip to Beijing this year, visiting China on a working visit. At a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he announced a "historic increase in the level of relations" between the two states and recognized, for...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, was present at the yearly Reagan National Defense Forum held in California on Saturday. Her speech disclosed important insights that merit discussion. The Secretary of Commerce's attendance at the conference, which was predominantly go...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The 2023 Understanding China Conference took place in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, ended on Sunday, has become a vital platform to tackle the significant "understanding deficit" between nations and civilizations. It aims to promote mutual trust.
Understanding Chinese moderni...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The new Argentinian authorities are presently undecided about whether to join the BRICS alliance of major non-Western countries.
BRICS remains open to aid developing economies and protect their interests. Wang Wenbin, the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry,...