Economic Watch: China's R&D-to-market pipeline emerges as global innovation magnet

 

BEIJING, 29 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- For Liu Qing, director of the National Innovation Center par Excellence (NICE), the first half of 2025 has been an exceptionally busy but rewarding period to expand China's global research footprint.

FOOTBALL: Super Falcons Win Record-Extending 10th WAFCON Title

by Oru Leonard 

28 July 2025

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have made history by winning their record-extending 10th CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title. The team staged a dramatic comeback, defeating Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses 3-2 in the final held at the Stade Olympique in Rabat.

Xinhua signs cooperation deals with multiple media organizations at SCO Media and Think Tank Summit

 

ZHENGZHOU, 27 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua News Agency signed cooperation agreements with several foreign media organizations on Thursday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media and Think Tank Summit held in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province.

CGTN - 25 July 2025

Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday that the government will intensify a campaign to boost tourist numbers in the country. Ruto, who opened the 2025 Great Wildebeest Migration global livestream at the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya, said the campaign aims to attract 5 million foreign tourists by 2027. "We are focused on tourism that enriches both the visitor and the host, and transforms travelers into ambassadors for Kenya, a country proud of its wild beauty, conservation achievements and unbreakable spirit," he said.

Inside China's electric, driverless bus boom

ZHENGZHOU, 27 July 2025 (Xinhua) - Join us as SCO guests tour the world's biggest bus maker in China's Zhengzhou. Over 220,000 new energy vehicles from here have been sold to over 100 countries and regions. Hear guests' thoughts!

Interview: Role of media, think tanks within SCO is of strategic importance, says expert

Kanatbek Aziz, director of the Research Institute of Geopolitics and Strategy of Kyrgyzstan, believes that the Zhengzhou summit may lay the groundwork for a new model of institutional interaction.

BISHKEK, 27 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- The media and think tanks play a strategic role within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Kanatbek Aziz, director of the Research Institute of Geopolitics and Strategy of Kyrgyzstan, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

Nigeria and Egypt strengthen aviation ties with new bilateral agreement

The agreement aims to boost trade, tourism, and diplomacy between the two countries

Nigeria and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening cooperation in the aviation sector across Africa. The agreement was formalised in Abuja by Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty. 

The discovery will help improve solar panels and photosensors

Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, together with their colleagues, have discovered an optical effect in diatom algae that could form the basis of new technologies in solar energy, photonics, and biosensing. This was reported by the press service of Skoltech, a partner of TV BRICS.

BRICS Motor Rally to be held in Russia

The goal of the event is to strengthen practical cooperation among the member countries of the association

From 9 to 15 August 2025, the first BRICS motor rally will take place along the route Yekaterinburg – Moscow. The event is supported by the BRICS Business Council, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. TV BRICS is the event’s international media partner.

Northern Cape green energy potential could be 'heartbeat' of SA's economy

25 July 2025
  
With its immense potential for renewable energy and green hydrogen production and export, the Northern Cape could become a key driver of South Africa’s energy transition and economic growth.

Authorities reaffirmed the country's commitment to deepening regional integration and private sector engagement

Ethiopia has achieved a record foreign revenue of US$32.1 billion in the 2024/25 fiscal year, a sharp increase from US$24.7 billion the previous year. This is reported by Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a partner of TV BRICS, citing data from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE).