By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently released a report on the disposal of nuclear-contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) immediately issued the certificate to the plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on facilities for discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean. […]
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Booming cultural industry accelerates Beijing’s urban development
By Wang Haonan, Zhang Shuaizhen, Yang Yanfan, People’s Daily Beijing, the capital of China, is witnessing expanding scenarios and business forms of the cultural industry. It has enriched residents’ spiritual life and empowered the city’s development. For instance, Jixiang Theater, a time-honored Peking Opera theater in Beijing, has taken on a new look after renovation. […]
China finds solutions to parking problem via digital technologies
By Zhang Yiqi “Sometimes I want to drive, but I’m worried about the parking problem. It often happened that I couldn’t find a parking space even after I drove around my destinations for half an hour,” said a man surnamed Yang in Beijing. This is something experienced by people in many Chinese cities. According to […]
China successfully sends liquid oxygen-methane carrier rocket into planned orbit
By Liu Shiyao, Dou Hao, People’s Daily China on July 12 successfully launched a new carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.The Zhuque-2 carrier rocket is the world’s first rocket powered by liquid oxygen-methane fuel and successfully entered its planned orbit, as well as the first liquid-propellant rocket entering […]
China sees high value-added economic growth in H1
By Li Zheng, People’s Daily China’s consumer market is thriving this summer. Family trips and cross-province tours are recovering. A prosperous night economy represented by night markets, midnight snacks and night boating activities is enriching urban business forms. The booming consumption exactly mirrors the strong vitality of the Chinese economy. The country’s macro economy is […]
China sees rising demand for drone pilots
By Shi Zhipeng“Go forward and turn direction. Lightly press on the left rudder!”“Make the right angle and direction. Pay attention to the height of your drone.”At the LTFY drone training school in Changping district of Beijing, Wu Haining, in a black sweatshirt, was instructing trainees to control their drones.After the drones landed smoothly, they walked […]
China’s H1 foreign trade hits record high
By Du Haitao, People’s Daily China’s total goods imports and exports expanded 2.1 percent year-on-year to 20.1 trillion yuan (about $2.81 trillion), according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).It marked the first time for China’s trade in goods to exceed 20 trillion yuan in the January-June period.In particular, exports grew 3.7 percent year-on-year to […]
Developed countries must face up to their responsibilities to address climate change
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily“If we persist in delaying key measures that are needed, I think we are moving into a catastrophic situation,” United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned after many parts of the globe were recently hit by extreme weathers.However, developed countries have long ignored their responsibilities and failed to deliver on their […]
Rock climbing boom leads poor county in S China to prosperity
By Li Zong, Zheng Yi, People’s Daily About 100 kilometers away from downtown Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, there lies a county known for its prospering rock climbing industry, Mashan county, which is home to China’s first characterized town with the theme of rock climbing sports.Mashan, which was once a national-level […]
Shanghai makes steady progress in building global financial center
By Xie Weiqun, People’s Daily Shanghai has made new breakthroughs in building itself into a global financial center over the recent decade, with surging financial transaction volumes, an improved market structure and constantly strengthened core financial functions. The city is playing a more important role as a hub of the opening-up of China’s financial sector.The […]