By Dou Hanyang, Han Xin, People’s Daily The world’s largest pure electric intelligent container vessel, the Ning Yuan Dian Kun, developed by China, embarked on its maiden voyage on April 15, marking a new step in the country’s push toward greener and more intelligent coastal shipping. At 4 p.m., the ship departed from Ningbo-Zhoushan Port […]
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Four key insights into China’s first-quarter economic performance
By Qiu Chaoyi, People’s Daily China’s economy got off to a solid start in the first quarter of the year, with GDP expanding 5.0 percent year on year. Across the board, key indicators showed encouraging performance. Four keywords shed light on the quality and underlying strength of the country’s first-quarter economic performance. Steady Improvement Preliminary […]
Philippines should pursue substantive cooperation with China
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Recent overtures by the Philippines to resume oil and gas cooperation with China stand in stark contrast to Manila’s continued provocations in the South China Sea. While seeking economic support from China, Philippine authorities have simultaneously intensified actions infringing upon China’s core interests. The Philippines currently faces a severe energy […]
Silk Road Maritime drives integrated development of ports, shipping, trade
By Shi Yu, People’s Daily As global trade continues to evolve, China is accelerating efforts to integrate ports, shipping, and trade through more efficient and intelligent logistics networks. A key platform in this push is the Silk Road Maritime, the country’s first comprehensive international logistics service platform centered on maritime shipping under the Belt and […]
Chinese energy storage firms accelerate global expansion
By Liao Ruiling As the global transition toward green energy accelerates, the energy storage sector is seeing numerous market opportunities. In March, the Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2026 exhibition was successfully held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Chinese photovoltaic giant LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (LONGi) signed energy storage system supply agreements with two major core […]
China approves world’s first implantable brain-computer interface for medical use
By Li Junqiang, Jiang Hongbing, Huang Xiaohui, People’s Daily Recently, China’s National Medical Products Administration has granted the world’s first regulatory approval for an implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) device, marking a historic milestone in medical technology. This breakthrough transitions BCI — long considered the pinnacle of human-machine interaction — from laboratory research to clinical application. […]
How Japan rebrands monument of aggression as ‘cultural heritage’
By Yue Linwei, Han Bingchen, People’s Daily In Heiwadai Park in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, stands a deeply ironic structure: the so-called Peace Tower, the Hakko Ichiu Monument. Its irony runs to its core: conceived and built as an emblem of militarist aggression, it has never had any genuine connection to peace. Built between 1938 and […]
From homes to factories: modular construction gains momentum in China
By Wang Zhou, Li Kaixuan, Bai Guangdi, People’s Daily Across China, new construction methods are reshaping how residential and industrial buildings are built. By embracing prefabricated, modular techniques, localities are exploring ways to integrate faster, greener, and higher-quality construction into both public housing and industrial development. Unlike traditional building methods, modular construction shifts much of […]
Eighty years later, Japan still evades the legacy of the Tokyo trials
By Liu Wenzhang, People’s Daily This year marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the work of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (“Tokyo trials”). This landmark trial represented humanity’s moral reckoning, delivering justice for wartime atrocities through an internationally recognized legal process. Yet in contemporary Japan, the memory of the Tokyo […]
Inside China’s smart factory, machines think and see
By Yang Xun, People’s Daily A few months ago, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with five other government departments, released the country’s first batch of flagship smart factories, with 15 companies selected nationwide. Construction machinery and agricultural machinery manufacturer Zoomlion made the list with its “Excavator Shared Manufacturing Smart Factory” project. What […]