[Wang Yi to Chair the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting]Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced: The BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be held via video on May 19. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will preside over the meeting. South African Foreign Minister Pandor, Brazilian Foreign Minister Franza, and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov , Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar will attend. During this period, the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries will also have a dialogue with the foreign ministers of emerging markets and developing countries in the "BRICS+" way. Editor / Xu Shengpeng
On August 25, 2026, the first pile of the reconstruction and expansion project of the Xinji Dongxihu section of the Shanghai Chengdu Expressway was poured, and the concrete construction of this major transportation project in Hubei Province during the 14th Five Year Plan period was fully launched. As the intersection link of the Shanghai Chengdu and Fuyin national highways, the project will alleviate the traffic pressure on the northwest section of the Wuhan Ring Expressway. Editor/Cheng Liting
The semiconductor equipment sector of A-shares strengthened in the short term during trading, with silicon power stocks rising by over 10%, and multiple targets synchronously rising. In the first quarter of 2026, global semiconductor equipment sales reached a historic high of 36.55 billion US dollars. Domestic wafer production lines continued to expand, coupled with the improvement of the industry standard system. Domestic equipment in multiple process links was imported in bulk, and upstream precision components and advanced packaging and testing industries were simultaneously driven by demand. Editor/Cheng Liting