{
  "id": 6398954,
  "title": "Belt and Road Summit 'a key platform for stakeholders'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/belt-and-road-summit-a-key-platform-for-stakeholders",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T08:38:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1869415-20260909.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Secretary-General, Kao Kim Hourn, praised Hong Kong as the champion of the Belt and Road Initiative during this year's summit. He noted that officials from various Asean member states have been participating in Belt and Road summits in Hong Kong over the years.\n\nKao emphasized that the annual event serves as an important platform that brings together different stakeholders and encourages discussions on new areas of collaboration. He encouraged the examination of potential areas of cooperation that have not been fully realized yet, as well as exploring new areas where Asean has not maximized its efforts, particularly in the digital sector.\n\nAdditionally, Kao stated that Asean supports Hong Kong's participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.",
  "summary": "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (Asean) Secretary-General, Kao Kim Hourn, on Wednesday said Hong Kong has been the champion of the Belt and Road Initiative. Kao’s praise for the SAR came as he noted a number of officials from Asean member states had been participating in Belt and Road summits in Hong Kong over the years. Speaking at an interview for this year’s summit, Kao said the…",
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        "outlet": "RTHK News",
        "title": "Belt and Road Summit 'a key platform for stakeholders'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/belt-and-road-summit-a-key-platform-for-stakeholders-6399134",
        "published": "2026-09-09T08:38:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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