By Liu Shiyao, People’s Daily At the beginning of 2024, a carrier rocket developed by Chinese commercial aerospace company OrienSpace blasted off from waters off the coast of Haiyang in east China’s Shandong province, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. The Gravity-1 commercial carrier rocket is the world’s largest solid-propellant launch vehicle. Through technological…
By Zhu Jinyi On the early morning of March 5, cruise ship Adora Magic City carrying over 4,200 passengers and the MS Westerdam carrying over 2,000 passengers arrived at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, joining their peers Piano Land and Blue Dream Star. On the first day of 2024, the Adora Magic City, China’s…
By Li Hongxing, People’s Daily If there were no fast logistics or delivery couriers, consumption in mountainous areas would be quite different. Li Xingying’s home is located deep in the Gaoligong Mountains in southwest China’s Yunnan province. Many years ago, she went to high school in another place in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture. When her…
By Li Xinping, People’s Daily On China’s railway network that spans over 150,000 kilometers, numerous railway workers and police officers stand guard at their posts, dedicating themselves to safeguarding smooth and comfortable travel for all. Recently, five of them from the frontlines shared their unforgettable stories of growth alongside the railways. In Zhengzhou, central China’s…
By Peng Fei, People’s Daily Wang Yongcheng is a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and vice chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation. As a person with visual impairment, he suggested that large-print textbooks be published for low-vision students enrolled in regular schools during the “two sessions” last year. His suggestions were…
By He Yin, People’s Daily The international community is closely watching China’s “two sessions,” the annual gatherings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee. It is optimistic about China’s potential for economic and social development, looking forward to China injecting more positive energy into world economic…
By Zhang Jiaying, Wang Zi, People’s Daily The first “passage interviews” of ministers for the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing on March 5. Heads of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,…
By Li Xinping, Huang Fute, Lin Lili, People’s Daily This year, various regions and departments in China have been actively developing new quality productive forces, seeking new strategies and taking proactive measures. Deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)…
By Zhong Yin, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping called for focusing on high-quality development as the top priority and developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions during the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s national legislature. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee…
By People’s Daily The per capita disposable income of Chinese residents increased by 6.1 percent in real terms last year, outpacing the GDP growth during the same period. China created 12.44 million new urban jobs, maintaining overall stability in employment. Additionally, with price reductions and medical insurance reimbursement, negotiated drug prices in 2023 saved over…
