Climate change is a leading agenda item at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.

Business representatives from the BRICS countries pledged Wednesday to enhance multilateral cooperation to safeguard the common interests of emerging markets and developing countries.

The energy supply in China has been generally stable and in good order this year despite rising external pressure, an official with the country's top economic planner said Tuesday.

BEIJING -- As the world economy struggles with a lingering pandemic and increasing headwind, China is expected to continue to act as a stabilizer for the global economy with its sound long-term fundamentals.