By Shao Yuzi, People’s Daily Xiong’an New Area in north China’s Hebei province is accelerating the development of its aerospace information and satellite internet industries. A growing industrial ecosystem now covers research and development, manufacturing, testing, launch, and in-orbit applications. The latest milestone came on Aug. 19, when the Honghu-03 satellite, also known as Xiong’an-1, […]
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Chinese manufacturing thrives through agility and innovation
By Qiu Chaoyi, People’s Daily Chinese manufacturing continues to win over consumers worldwide. According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, overseas visitors spent 263.6 billion yuan ($39.28) in China from January to July this year, up 27.8 percent year on year. The number of overseas travelers who applied for departure tax refunds more than tripled over […]
The growing richness of the Village Super League
By Su Bin, People’s Daily On the evening of Aug. 22, the second Village Super League national tournament, an amateur football tournament in southwest China’s Guizhou province came to a close after several rounds of competition. In the final, the Jinli Chengjun Football Team from Gaoyao district, Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, defeated the Pumi Team from […]
Striving to be a pioneering force, shouldering the responsibilities of the times
By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily On the afternoon of Sept. 12, local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Session I of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India. Xi reviewed the achievements of BRICS cooperation over the past 20 years and stressed that BRICS must stand firmly on the right side of history, […]
Over 200 million green mobility trips made daily in China
By Han Xin, People’s Daily At 8 a.m., in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, a resident surnamed Wang scanned a QR code to unlock a shared bicycle. He mounted his phone on the handlebars using a navigation app and began cycling the six kilometers to his pet shop. “Cycling gets me to work while fitting in some […]
BRICS poised for greater achievements and a stronger global role
By Zhang Penghui, Ren Yan, People’s Daily This year marks the 20th anniversary of the BRICS mechanism. Since its launch in 2006, the mechanism has evolved from foreign ministerial dialogues into regular summits of state leaders, and from a platform for economic dialogue into a comprehensive mechanism for strategic cooperation across a broad range of […]
APEC cooperation delivers tangible benefits to daily life
By Li Gang, People’s Daily At a container terminal in Shekou, Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province, a vessel carrying about 300 tons of premium Monthong durians from Thailand slowly docked. Customs officers were already in position. An intelligent fruit inspection robot scanned the labels on the outer cartons, instantly verifying information such as the product […]
Shenzhen ports streamline customs clearance and boost free trade
By Cheng Yuanzhou, People’s Daily Walking into the operations and control center of Shenzhen Customs, one can see on a large screen the bustling movement of vehicles and vessels at ports across the city. Meanwhile, the day’s customs clearance overview records in each declaration the trade links and industrial cooperation between Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong […]
Greater Bay Area development creates new opportunities for Asia-Pacific
By He Linping, People’s Daily On Aug. 26, a truck carrying more than 10,000 cross-border e-commerce export shipments set off after a Guangdong-Macao “cross-border one-lock” customs seal was secured with a crisp click at the Nam Kwong (Hengqin) Logistics Center in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong province. The truck […]
Digital and intelligent services shine at CIFTIS 2026
By Wang Donghui, Qi Zhiming, Xiao Fei, People’s Daily The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) officially opened on September 9 at Beijing’s Shougang Park. This year’s event brings together exhibitors from more than 90 countries and international organizations, with over 1,800 companies exhibiting on-site, including over 400 Fortune Global 500 firms […]