Tianjin Airlines announced 13 Mar it will launch a flight linking the Chinese cities of Tianjin and Xi'an with London on May 7.

Deputies from the Shanghai delegation to the National People's Congress said they expected new measures to facilitate the entry of exhibits from overseas for the China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November.

A cruise route passing through six countries along the Maritime Silk Road was launched 8 Mar.The Costa neoRomantica, a 220.6-meter-long, 30.8-meter-wide cruise liner, began its maiden tour from Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province with 1,800 passengers on board.

Companies now have a new channel to finance their Belt and Road projects as China has introduced Belt and Road bonds to fund the massive initiative.

Singapore looks forward to participating in the inaugural China International Import Expo (CIIE) and hopes that the companies will take full advantage of the opportunities in an increasingly open Chinese market, through the CIIE platform, said an official on 22 Feb.

China's top securities regulator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its Kazakhstan's counterpart to enhance cooperation on securities and futures regulation.

The Chinese business community in Kenya will be able to get their products shipped from China faster, more efficiently, and at a lower cost, following the signing of an agreement between Kenya Railways and Cargocare International Ltd, on behalf of Kenya Chinese Chamber of Commerce, also known as the KCCC.

The pledge was made at the 6th session of the Morocco-China Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation, chaired by Moulay Hafid Elalamy, the Moroccan minister of industry, investment, trade and digital economy, with visiting Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming.

Ties between China and Iran are expected to deepen as Tehran seeks to benefit from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative and Beijing needs Iranian oil supplies.

Chile is the top destination for future transactions, with 72 percent of respondents to a Baker McKenzie survey planning to invest in Chile next year, followed by Brazil with 66 percent and Mexico with 61 percent.