Published: 12:04, September 11, 2025 | Updated: 18:16, September 11, 2025
Exploring new frontiers
By Wang Zhan
HONG KONG - The 10th Belt and Road Summit continued Thursday with Business Plenary II, themed “Exploring Frontiers in New Markets and Industries”.
Delegates discussed opportunities in emerging markets and fast-growing sectors, including aviation, finance, and technology. The session emphasized digital innovation, investment trends, and cross-border collaboration under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Roundtables also reviewed green finance and carbon transition strategies. The summit, co-organized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, concludes on Thursday.
China Daily's Edmond Tang and Andy Chong took the photos.
Ferry Irawan, deputy minister for Coordination of State-owned Enterprises Management and Business Development in Indonesia, highlights the role of state-owned enterprises in sustainable development during the Belt and Road Summit 2025, Hall 5B (Main Forum), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Gim Huay Neo, managing director and member of the managing board at the World Economic Forum, explores global economic opportunities during the Belt and Road Summit 2025, Hall 5B (Main Forum), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Santiphap Phomvihane, minister of Finance, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, addresses financial strategies for regional connectivity during the Belt and Road Summit 2025, Hall 5B (Main Forum), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) Chairman of Welab Bank Ceajer Chan Ka-keung; Chief Investment Officer-Private Markets of Oman Investment Authority Ibrahim Al-Eisri; Group Director and CEO of Jardine Pacific Elton Chan; Chief Executive Officer of Cathay Group Ronald Lam Siu Por; Founder, CEO and Chairman of Freedom Holding Corp Timur Turlov; President of Dongchao Technology Group Wang Chaoyou; and Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, UISEE Technologies (Beijing) Co Ltd Gansha Wu, attend the "Business Plenary II, themed “Exploring Frontiers in New Markets and Industries" during the Belt and Road Summit 2025, Hall 5B (Main Forum), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) Rupert Leung Kwok-yiu, senior director of operations for Halcrow China Ltd; Vic Yau Cheuk-hang, director of Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office; Gary Ko, associate director of business development at Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Ltd; Cissy Ching-sze Chan, executive director, commercial of Hong Kong International Airport; Sean Park, project manager of Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone Authority; Elnur Islamov, CEO, founder of Azerbaijan Franchising Center; Daniel Luszczyn, expert of Lodz Special Economic Zone; and Edmund Lai, chief marketing officer of Gallant Venture Ltd, pose for a group photo before the "Project Investment Session: Urban Development" during the Belt and Road Summit 2025, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) James Law, CEO and founder of Cybertecture; Varong Tangpraprutgul, managing director of AMATA City Lao Company Limited; Alan E. Wijaya, chief of business development officer, PT of Jababeka TBK; YT Chin, founder and CEO of Silicon Connect; Muneerah S AlMulla, account manager - investor services - One Stop Shop Department of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority; Yin Haijie, chairman of the board of Jiangsu Luyi Investment Co Ltd; Rumaitha Al Busaidi, business & ICV development manager of Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom); and Mohammed Alasseri, chief operating officer of Special Integrated Logistics Zone, Saudi Arabia, pose for a group photo ahead of the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) James Law, CEO and founder of Cybertecture; Varong Tangpraprutgul, managing director of AMATA City Lao Company Limited; Alan E. Wijaya, chief of business development officer, PT of Jababeka TBK; YT Chin, founder and CEO of Silicon Connect attend the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)James Law, CEO and founder of Cybertectures, speaks during the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Varong Tangpraprutgul, managing director of AMATA City Lao Company Limited speaks during the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Alan E. Wijaya, chief of business development officer, PT of Jababeka TBK, reacts during the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)YT Chin, founder and CEO of Silicon Connect reacts during the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) James Law, CEO and founder of Cybertecture; Muneerah S Al Mulla, account manager - investor services - One Stop Shop Department of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority; Yin Haijie, chairman of the board of Jiangsu Luyi Investment Co Ltd; Rumaitha Al Busaidi, business & ICV development manager of Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom); pose for a group photo ahead of the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) James Law, CEO and founder of Cybertecture; Muneerah S Al Mulla, account manager - investor services - One Stop Shop Department of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority; Yin Haijie, chairman of the board of Jiangsu Luyi Investment Co Ltd; Rumaitha Al Busaidi, business & ICV development manager of Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom); pose for a group photo ahead of the "Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market" at Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)People visit China Daily's booth during Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Visitors attend Hong Kong's Belt and Road Summit on Sept 11, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
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