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By Zhang Zhiwen, People’s Daily In recent years, Chinese smartphone brands have seen a steady rise in their sales in the Middle East. According to data released by Singapore-based market research firm Canalys, smartphone shipments in the Middle East (excluding Türkiye) reached 11.5 million units in the second quarter of 2024, marking a 20 percent…
By He Yin, People’s Daily During the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, more than 2.3 billion passenger trips were made in China, and the total box office revenue surpassed 11 billion yuan ($1.51 billion), leading to increased consumption spending in catering and shopping. The lively Spring Festival celebrations have mirrored China’s economic vitality. The Chinese economy…
By Wang Yongzhan, People’s Daily What can you discover when you come to southwest China’s Sichuan province in search of giant pandas? In Sichuan, one can explore the Giant Panda National Park to observe these adorable creatures in their natural habitat. Additionally, the research bases dedicated to giant panda breeding are the perfect place for…
By Song Shuang Chinese AI company DeepSeek just astonished the world with its open-source model DeepSeek-R1 recently. The rise of the AI model was nothing short of breathtaking. On Jan. 20, DeepSeek officially launched DeepSeek-R1. Within a week, it soared to the top of the free app rankings on Apple’s App Store in both China…
By Yao Xueqing, People’s Daily Yancheng city, east China’s Jiangsu province, boasts the world’s largest intertidal wetland system and China’s first World Natural Heritage site of coastal wetlands. As an important stopover site for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, this ecological wonderland shelters millions of birds annually as they rest, molt, and overwinter….
By Zhou Shanshan, People’s Daily “It’s been getting better and better year by year,” said Mr. Song, a taxi driver in Beijing. What Song referred to is not only the better experience brought by the switch to electric vehicles from petrol-powered vehicles in Beijing’s taxi business, but also noticeable improvements in the city’s air quality….
By Li Bin, People’s Daily When selecting a pillow in Chinese market, one might found himself overwhelmed by the vast array of options. Even within the category of functional pillows, there is a wide variety, from the traditional ones made of buckwheat, cassia seed, and bamboo charcoal to the increasingly popular memory foam, latex, zero-pressure,…
By Gao Qiao In recent years, China’s groundbreaking advancements in biomedicine have garnered significant global attention. Experts highlight China’s robust innovation prowess in biotechnology, which is enticing greater investment from multinational biopharmaceutical firms. Simultaneously, the expansive international pharmaceutical market is propelling Chinese biopharmaceutical companies towards global expansion. China is actively immersing itself in the global…
By Sheng Yulei, Ye Chuanzeng, People’s Daily In just less than three minutes, an elevator transported nine students from the valley floor of Nizhu River Grand Canyon to a cableway platform 268 meters above. After stepping out, the students boarded a cable car and reached their mountaintop school – the Guanzhai Village Primary School –…
By Kang Pu At a sci-tech park of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics (IEM) under China Earthquake Administration in Sanhe city, north China’s Hebei province, a team of Chinese experts in intelligent construction, structural engineering, and earthquake resistance conducted an intense “destructive” experiment for a 3D-printed house model. This 3D-printed concrete house model was brought…
