Category: Foreign
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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…
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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…
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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…
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China’s Yangtze River Delta builds momentum for high-quality development with IPR
By Gu Yekai, People’s Daily The Yangtze River Delta region in east China, one of the country’s economic hubs, boasts high economic vitality, high-level opening up and strong innovation capability. It holds nearly 1/3 of China’s valid patents and a quarter of the country’s valid registered trademarks. The region enjoys full-chain circulation of intellectual property…
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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…
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Nigeria’s Jidda Shines At China-Africa Expo
By,: Our Correspondent. Nigerian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Ambassador Baba Ahmad Jidda, OFR, was the cynosure of attention the Third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in Changsha, Hunan Province , from June 28 to July 2, 2023. The occasion which held between June 28 and ended on July, 2, was attended…
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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…
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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.…
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Idrissa Seck, former Prime Minister, gains ground in Senegal Presidential Election.
The February 2024 election in Senegal is an inflection point for the country, and arguably for the region writ large. It’s a country with a rich democratic tradition and a reputation as a democratic standard bearer,” said Jeff Smith, founding director of Vanguard Africa and co-creator producer of The Resistance Bureau, in Washington DC recently.…
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Small township in east China makes big success in button industry
By Chang Jin, People’s Daily What is a luminous button? How is a pill-shaped button made? How do flame-resistance buttons work? The answers to these questions can all be found in Qiaotou township, Yongjia county, Wenzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province. Home to a number of button manufacturers, the township produces over 50 billion pieces…