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On 16 July 2026, the Signing Ceremony of the Agreement on the Establishment of The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization(WAICO) was held in Shanghai, China, making its public debut. 29 countries became founding members at the ceremony with 8 more acceding shortly thereafter. These countries are predominantly from Asia, Africa and Latin America, with some from Europe (full […]
On 29 June 2026, Mr. Shu Wei, Vice Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) and Mr. Parks Tau, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa, signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to deepen bilateral cooperation on quality infrastructure. Image from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, Republic of […]
On 28 May 2026, the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued a notice approving a new batch of domestic mirror committees for ISO and IEC technical committees and subcommittees. The list covers 11 technical bodies spanning sectors including digital product passports. GS1 China is the mirror committee of ISO/IEC JTC5 Digital Product Passport. Earlier in March, […]
On 22 May 2026, a dedicated China-Russia-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan (CRKK) standardization exchange took place during the 10th Silk Road International Exposition in Xi’an, Shaanxi province in China. The meeting brought together regulators, research institutes and industry representatives from the four countries to build standardization bridges and upgrade trade and economic cooperation along the Silk Road. Discussions focused on coordinated standardization […]
On 24 May 2026, The China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Center (hereinafter referred to as the “China-ASEAN AI Center”) was officially inaugurated in Beijing. Ke Jixin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China, and Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, attended the ceremony and delivered opening remarks. Under the framework […]
January 10, 2025 A Myanmar delegation, led by Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Aung Zeya, visited Beijing, China, on January 7 as part of the Lancang-Mekong Special Fund Project (2022). The delegation met with Dr. Xu Wei, Vice-Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), to advance bilateral cooperation in standardization, metrology, […]
Beijing, November 19, 2024 – The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Peru on international standardisation cooperation. The MoU, which was included in the outcomes of the recent heads of state meeting during the APEC summit, is set […]
