China National Energy Administration director Wang Hongzhi met New Zealand’s minister of climate change in Beijing on Sept. 11 on the sidelines of the 16th APEC Energy Ministers Meeting. They discussed cooperation in new energy and renewables, noting similar energy goals and complementary industries, and agreed to strengthen policy dialogue and industry exchanges to advance bilateral and regional energy transition.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for Culture and Tourism Development, setting targets through 2030 to advance construction of a culturally strong and tourism-strong China, sustain growth in cultural undertakings, cultural industries and tourism, deepen culture-tourism integration, and strengthen culture’s empowerment and tourism’s growth-driving role. The plan assigns eight priority task areas: art creation and production; cultural heritage protection and transmission; public cultural and tourism services; major expansion of culture and tourism industries; coordinated market cultivation and regulation; technology enablement of culture and tourism; cultural and tourism exchange and cooperation; and balanced regional and urban–rural cultural and tourism development. It specifies 54 priority projects designed after full review to be pragmatic and feasible and calls for strengthened implementation support.

ECB executive board member Pereira said euro-area inf has not spread or broadened as rapidly as in 2022, but that does not rule out future widening. Policymakers are watching closely, especially after a sharp rise in gas prices, and will monitor developments over the coming months to assess whether inflation is broadening.