World supermarket”Yiwu resumestrade with U.S. while expanding global reach
By Ouyang Jie, Ke Zhongjia, Liu Junguo, People's Daily
Following tangible progress made in the China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs, merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang province, dubbed "world's supermarket," are busy reconnecting with U.S. buyers, while freight forwarders and logistics firms are seeing a...
Xinjiang acceleratesefforts to build gateway for opening up
By Yang Mingfang, Li Ya'nan, People's Daily
In a livestream studio of Xinjiang Zhongda Shijia Cross-Border E-commerce Trade Co., Ltd., northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, over 20 hosts present kitchenware, home appliances, beauty products, and more to global viewers in Kazakh, Russian, English, and other languages.
Just over a year...
Openness unlocks solutions, and cooperation charts the path forward
By He Yin, People's Daily
In today's world, the international landscape is undergoing profound changes, and the resurgence of unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying practices is posing formidable challenges to global development.
Amid such uncertainty, one question looms large: how can countries chart a course toward greater stability? The answer, now as...
What makes China’s economy so resilient amid external headwinds?
By Wu Qiuyu, People's Daily
On May 19, China released its economic data for April, surpassing market expectations and prompting significant attention both domestically and internationally. Some foreign media outlets remarked that, despite trade tensions, China has successfully avoided an economic slowdown.
What underpins the sustained resilience of the Chinese economy...
China’s departure tax refund policy boosts spending among overseas tourists
By Wang Guan, People's Daily
WhenAzim, a tourist from Pakistan, visited Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province, with his friends, he was impressed not only by the iconic Canton Tower and other city landmarks, but also by how easy it was to shop and save.
"With the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, traveling...
WIELD-I Seeks Ministerial Intervention Over Disputed Women’s Centre Land in Jabi
• Raises concern over reallocation of site meant for skills empowerment project
• Calls for suspension of development pending court ruling
The Women’s Inclusion, Empowerment, and Leadership Development Initiative (WIELD-I) has appealed to the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Barrister Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene in a land...
China uses digital, intelligent technologies to promote equitable access to public services
By Ma Ruishan, People's Daily
Liang Pingping, a resident of Hanzhuang village, Fangshan county, north China's Shanxi province, laid pale-faced on herbed. Village doctor Chen Yan took out an electrocardiogram device from his diagnostic kit to examine her. Through real-time data transmitted to a remote screen, Beijing-based specialist Feng Pu quickly advised: "Get to...
Luoyang’s historical legacy: where ancient art meets modern innovation
By Kuang Xixi, People's Daily
On May 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, central China's Henan province, to learn about local efforts to enhance the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage and promote the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism sector.
The Longmen...
China unveils first integratedwind-solar-thermalUHV power project
By Ding Yiting, Hou Linliang, Wang Jintao, People's Daily
China's first "wind-solar-thermal-storage integration" ultra-high voltage (UHV) project, the Longdong-Shandong ±800 kilovolt direct current (DC) transmission project, was put into operation on May 8.
Developed by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the project stretches 915 kilometers from Qingyang in the...
Free trade agreement spurs booming rose trade between China, Ecuador
By Shi Yuanhao, People's Daily
At the foot of Cayambe volcano in Ecuador -- where the equator meets the Andes -- workers at rose farm Hoja Verde begin their day at 6 a.m., harvesting flowers bound for markets around the globe. The region, one of Ecuador's most productive rose-growing areas, is dotted with such...
