The China Center for Cooperation on Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries was officially inaugurated on Friday in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in eastern China.
The Center is the first platform mechanism personally announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in the field of BRICS economic and trade cooperation.
It will focus on key areas such as economic and trade collaboration, standard alignment, and institutional innovation, striving to become a pivotal platform for promoting economic and trade cooperation and exchanges between China and other BRICS countries.
Furthermore, the Center aims to evolve into a new platform supporting the advancement of high-level institutional opening-up.
China Center for Cooperation on Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries inaugurated in Hangzhou
The devastating flash floods that struck Nepal's border region on Wednesday have left buildings in ruins, roads shattered, and the Trishuli River swollen in the worst-hit Rasuwa district.
About 50 kilometers from the China-Nepal border port, a small town in Rasuwa has suffered extensive damage to buildings, including a post office that was completely destroyed. Several cars were seen stuck in the mud.
The road linking the town to the border port -- a key trade route between Nepal and China and a vital passage for rescuers heading into hard-hit areas including Rasuwa -- has been completely washed away by the flash floods.
Repair work is underway, with approximately 150 meters of the road already reopened to traffic.
The mudslides have caused heavy casualties and widespread infrastructure damage.
Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said that 734 bodies had been recovered from mudslide-hit areas as of 9 a.m. local time on Sunday, with 2,498 people still missing.
Silt chokes river, buildings destroyed in Nepal's Rasuwa after deadly flash floods
