China’s central bank governor has offered to deepen financial ties with emerging economies and help them gain a greater voice in the IMF.

But when Russian and U.S. officials met in Saudi Arabia this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping was nowhere near the table, instead meeting with China's tech entrepreneurs in Beijing. China's priorities are clear: it is focused on repairing its economy and trying to hammer out a deal with U.

Saudi Arabia secured their place in the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025 final after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Korea Republic, following a goalless draw after 120 minutes in their semi-final clash at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium on Wednesday.

Shares in Asia and Europe gained on Tuesday, lifted by defense and military stocks as U.S. and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Japan’s Nikkei 225, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong,

China said it was ‘glad to see all efforts committed to peace’ by Moscow and Washington, but stressed that Ukraine must eventually be included.

Remarks by Beijing’s UN envoy Fu Cong come as US and Russia start peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine, Europe.

During the G-20 summit in India in September 2023, India, the United States, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, and the European Union (EU) announced plans to create the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and signed the IMEC memorandum.

ICAC Commissioner Woo Ying-ming has led a delegation to visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early this week to foster closer ties in anti-corruption initiatives between Hong Kong and the Middle East region.

Rho Motion noted big projects in Saudi Arabia and Hubei, China, and reported the only non-lithium-ion sites were three Chinese vanadium flow batteries.

China’s central bank governor has offered to deepen financial ties with emerging economies and help them gain a greater voice in the IMF.

The 3rd Saudi-China Enterprises Forum was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 35 years ago, China-Saudi Arabia relations have overtaken others from behind and are now at the forefront of China's relations with Middle East countries.