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Union Home and Cooperation Minister urges Keralam to harness its strong cooperative network to drive agricultural and blue economy growth. He invited the State Cooperation Minister to Delhi to formulate a comprehensive strategy for integrating various central schemes.
Singapore and China should look to the next phase of cooperation through potential projects in artificial intelligence and the green economy, after decades of economic ties anchored by industrial parks, eco-cities and transport corridors. Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday that the relationship had “never been static”, arguing that the economic challenges of each era shaped the flagship developments of that time. At the FutureChina Global Forum held in the city state,...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump delivered remarks at the White House on Thursday morning at the start of the second day of Xi’s closely watched state visit. Both leaders spoke warmly of their countries’ ties and pledged deeper cooperation in comments that sought to project an image of stability between the two sides. Trump said he and Xi would work together to build a “better future for both our countries” while Xi called for the two powers to “coexist in...
Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Immigration Services Agency will boost cooperation with other government divisions to crack down on illegal foreign workers. Starting as early as October, agency officials will join land ministry inspections of demolition and construction sites. The land ministry conducts regular patrols of demolition and construction sites. However, its construction...
New York, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--The foreign chiefs of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Monday to enhance cooperation to strengthen supply chains, apparently keeping China in mind. The agreement came at a meeting held among the three officials in New York ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States on Thursday. ...
Benin's president Romuald Wadagni met Paul Kagame in Kigali on 16 September 2026. The two countries signed cooperation instruments although annual trade is about US$126,500. The post Benin and Rwanda Sign a Round of Cooperation Deals on Trade Worth About US$126,500 a Year appeared first on The Rio Times.
In address to European parliament, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney listed areas where he wants to boost cooperation.
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Mélusine Lebret, Researcher in the Defence, Security & Justice research group at RAND Europe. According to Lebret, the growing militarisation of space cannot be understood simply by asking whether a satellite is civilian, military, or a “weaponised.” And Lebreton argues that militarization does not eliminate the necessity of cooperation. The emerging space-security order is therefore defined by an unusual tension: states may increasingly prepare to compete and potentially fight in space while remaining structurally dependent on one another to keep space usable at all.
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun gave a keynote speech to the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Wednesday, with just over a week until a summit in the United States between the presidents of the two countries. In his 20-minute address, Dong outlined China’s goals for global governance, multilateralism, conflict prevention and the development of emerging technology. Global security at a ‘moment of fragility’ Dong started by warning that a “zero-sum mindset” could not resolve today’s problems. He...
The meeting focused on expanding cooperation between Keralam and Malaysia in healthcare, tourism, trade, investment and education, and on identifying opportunities for Malaysian investment in the State.
China called for international cooperation on artificial intelligence.
Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called for stronger cooperation between Japan and the International Energy Agency amid disruptions to crude oil supplies caused by instability in the Middle East. "I hope to make the global supply-demand structure more resilient," Takaichi said during a meeting with IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol at the prime...
At a meeting in Abidjan on Sunday, the presidents of Guinea and Ivory Coast pledged to work towards diversifying and strengthening ties particularly in the economic, trade, political, security, and training sectors.
India should use BRICS to maximise the grouping’s potential without strengthening Beijing, with the New Development Bank offering a practical avenue for cooperation; strengthening the NDB through greater capital, membership and local-currency lending can make BRICS more relevant
In their New Delhi Declaration, the leaders stressed the importance of strengthening health infrastructure and local production of medical products to enhance preparedness for future health emergencies and ensure timely, affordable and equitable access to healthcare services, vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics
Niger’s oil minister held a press conference on Wednesday to address a key issue for the country: the oil reserves Niger could rely on to fuel its development. Most of Niger’s oil production is currently operated by Chinese companies, but one area — the Kafra oil block — could become a cornerstone of economic cooperation with neighbouring Algeria. Active drilling has begun in the block, with the minister announcing that the zone could hold an estimated 2.5 billion barrels of oil. Our correspondent Harold Girard tells us more.
Cameroon · INFRASTRUCTURE Key Facts —What happened Cameroon’s water and energy minister Gaston Eloundou Essomba received Egypt’s assistant foreign minister for African affairs, Karim Sherif, in Yaoundé on 10 September 2026 to deepen cooperation on water and power. —The offer Egypt presented expertise in dams, hydropower, solar, desalination and water management; the Kikot hydroelectric project, […] The post Cameroon Seeks Egyptian Expertise to Strengthen Water and Energy Sectors appeared first on The Rio Times.
In a phone call, the leaders exchanged views on regional and global developments of mutual interest and agreed to continue working closely to promote global peace, stability and prosperity
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Washington would seek $45 million in additional security funding for Ecuador and provide military equipment as the two countries deepen cooperation against drug trafficking. During a visit to Quito, Rubio also announced new sanctions and a terrorist designation.
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for deeper cooperation between “major technological powers” China and the UK as he held his first official call with Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Xi congratulated Burnham on his appointment as prime minister, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, emphasising that the shared interests of China and the United Kingdom outweighed their differences in social systems. “Both sides should respect and trust each other, transcend differences, seek common...
The EU plans to deepen its cooperation with Greenland despite US President Donald Trump’s claims of control over the Arctic island, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived on Sunday for a two-day visit. Von der Leyen travelled to the resource-rich island, where a new EU-Greenland declaration is to be signed on Monday. Investment pledges running into the hundreds of millions are also expected. On her arrival, von der Leyen said the visit was about further cementing a unique...
He is expected to meet the top leadership of the island nation and discuss defence cooperation, including possible collaboration in air-defence systems, and conduct a review of ongoing security engagements between the two countries
Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan and Mongolia agreed Thursday to cooperate on expanding Chinggis Khaan International Airport, which was constructed with Japan's official development assistance. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Mongolian counterpart, Batmunkh Battsetseg, reached the agreement at a meeting in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The planned expansion ...
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru signed a joint declaration on critical minerals, focusing on lithium and copper, to enhance cooperation. The post Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru Sign a Minerals Pact appeared first on The Rio Times.