Havana, 7 jun (Prensa Latina) The 100 percent Cuban-owned company Industrias Nexus S.A. and the Chinese entity Hangzhou Iunke Industrial Development Co., LTD, today formed the new joint venture DuoNex S.A.

In a press release, Industrias Nexus S.A. explains that DuoNex S.A. has as its corporate object the development, production and marketing of footwear and leather goods, saddlery, plastics and textiles.

The text adds that in future it is planned to bring together other important light industry products for marketing on the domestic market and export.

The signing took place at the headquarters of the company Tecnosime, chaired by the Cuban general manager of Industrias NEXUS S.A., Marilyn Maqueira, and by the president of Hangzhou Iunke Industrial Development Co., LTD,Huang Qiaoming on the foreign side.

The event was also attended by managers from the Ministry of Industries, the Light Industry Business Group and other entities belonging to the sector; as well as the companies already constituted of the Industrial Marketing Project China – Latin America, PICLA.

The document underlines the historical relationship between Cuba and China, with more than six decades of cooperation and solidarity, whose consolidation in recent years is evidenced by the increase in bilateral trade and the establishment of key projects in sectors such as renewable energies, technology, infrastructure and logistics.

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HAVANA, Cuba, August 1 (ACN) Hua Xin, Asian nation’s ambassador to Cuba, described the launch of the Cuadernos de Nuestra America (Notebooks of Our America) magazine, a special edition commemorating 65 years of bilateral relations, as a demonstration of the theoretical crystallization of the special friendship between China and Cuba.

The 14th issue of the publication was unveiled in Havana in presence of Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Cuban deputy foreign minister ; Jose Ramon Cabañas Rodriguez, director of the Center for International Policy Research (CIPI); executives of the Cuban Friendship Institute; other officials from the Foreign Ministry; and the accredited press.
Cuadernos de Nuestra America, dedicated to the Asian country, has as its main theme the community of shared future for humanity, the diplomat explained.

It compiles research results from more than 20 academics from both countries and constitutes an important practice of systematic research in Latin America and the Caribbean on that concept, proposed by President Xi Jinping on the construction of a shared community, he confirmed.

As a universal guide, it practices the common values of all humanity; It is a fundamental support that promotes the construction of a new type of international relations; and as a strategic guide, it implements the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative; and has as a practical platform the joint construction of the high-quality Belt and Road Initiative, Hua Xin explained.

For her part, Vidal Ferreiro celebrated the print release of the CIPI magazine, with writing, cover design, and layout by Ruth Editorial House. It features more pages than usual and showcases valuable articles and research that contribute to knowledge and salutes the 65 years of excellent relations between Cuba and China.

Havana, August 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned about the non-compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda and urged progress toward a new international order.

From his X account, the Foreign Minister drew attention to the world organization’s report on “progress made toward achieving the SDGs,” which “shows that the 2030 Agenda is increasingly far from being fulfilled, despite being unambitious and setting conservative goals,” he wrote.

The minister stated: “It is urgent to move toward a new international order that can address current global problems.”

Issued in July 2025, the report assesses and ranks United Nations (UN) member states based on their performance across the 17 SDGs, stating that global efforts have fallen short of achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

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The Cuban speaker made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on the sidelines of the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

Ghalibaf appreciated Cuba’s clear positions in condemning the act of aggression by the Israeli regime and the United States against Iranian territory, noting that the two countries enjoy high potentials to expand their cooperation in all areas.

Iranian parliament speaker assessed capacity of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, especially in the field of economy, as good.

Referring to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s capacities for joint cooperation with Cuba, Ghalibaf stated that there are good opportunities in this regard that can be achieved by operationalizing the agreements inked previously between the two countries.

The Cuban parliament speaker, for his part, said that the developments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) show that the Americans are trying to secure their interests through coercion.

Hernández noted that his country will spare no effort to take any action to implement the internation law and end the genocide in Gaza.

The president of the National Assembly of Cuba also called for the enhancement of bilateral cooperation between Cuba and Iran.

The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament is organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in close collaboration with the United Nations. The event is taking place from July 29 to 31 at the Palais des Nations.