THE Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive development venture that the Chinese government launched in 2013 under President Xi Jinping's leadership. It aims to foster market assimilation and economic collaboration between nations along the recommended Belt and Road routes that cross Africa, Europe, Central Asia, and South-East Asia. The BRI's main objectives are coordinating policies, ensuring infrastructural connectivity, promoting unhindered trade and fiscal integration, and strengthening interpersonal ties. The aspect of education and training has evolved as a crucial part of this trans-continental vision and endeavour, despite the initiative's focus on infrastructure development—as does existing literature on the BRI. The underlying presumption is that President Xi is aware there must be shared understanding and aspirations among the nations for the BRI to be effective and viable in the long run.

PRIOR to the Covid-19 pandemic, discussions related to environment, social and governance (ESG) were almost exclusively about climate-related issues.

DIPLOMATIC relations between China and Malaysia focus mainly on the areas of trade and economics. However, in recent times, education has become one of the fields where both countries are aiming to improve relations.

The aim of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is to create the world's largest free-trade zone in terms of trade volume or population.

SINCE 2013, a lot of work and money has gone towards resurrecting the historic Silk Road as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to boost trade between Asian and European countries.

TODAY, the intensification of global interconnectivity is a key characteristic of the twenty-first century. This has spurred governments and policymakers to envision how best to equip future-ready citizens to navigate the increasingly globalised workplaces and to achieve the 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all", which are the Sustainable Development Goals.

THE popular phrase “when America sneezes, the world catches a cold” has been widely used to explain the spillover effects of the world’s largest economy’s actions on economics, financial markets, politics, culture and policies of the rest of the world.

DURING the last couple of decades, the number of travellers visiting South-East Asia has increased by 10% every year on average.

SINCE Asean countries joined the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), which was introduced in 2013, there have been many commitments to enhance cooperation and economic activities between Asean and China.

CHINA’S Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is considered one of the largest global infrastructure development strategies in our lifetime, with nearly 70 countries and international organisations joining forces to improve trade and economic development and promote inter-regional connectivity.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are suffering greatly due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was implemented 10 years ago and it has significantly improved the economic status of different countries worldwide.