By Li Xinping, People’s Daily At 10:20 am on Nov. 15, the 100,000th China-Europe freight train, marked as X8083, departed from Tuanjiecun Station in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, and headed for Duisburg, Germany. It marked another milestone after the 90,000th was recorded in May. Statistics show that the time required to dispatch 10,000 trains has…
By Chang Qin, Liu Juanxi, People’s Daily The Meng Xiang, or “Dream”, China’s first domestically designed and built deep-ocean drilling vessel, was officially commissioned in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province on Nov. 17. It marked a significant step forward for China in deep-sea exploration, detection and mining. Zhou Chang, head of the command of the…
By Han Xin, People’s Daily Faster delivery- Leveraging air shipping and drone delivery, Chinese courier giant SF Express is now able to deliver crispy plums freshly picked from trees deep in the mountain to marketplaces in less than 24 hours. Wider application- Chinese logistics company ZTO Express has largely employed autonomous driving vehicles, whose total…
By Bai Guangdi, People’s Daily In a recent international soccer match, the referee awarded a penalty kick for a handball in the penalty area. However, spectators noticed no change in the ball’s trajectory, and even high-speed camera replays failed to show any foul play by the defensive player. So what was the basis for the…
By Wang Yunna, Yan Huan, Xie Jianing, People’s Daily To the drum beat, a red “lion” jumped airily onto a stool, looking around, its head tilted… After the lion dance ended, Atilio Alfredo Sarmiento Rivera, a young Peruvian, stuck his head out of the lion. He was sweating, but a smile could be seen on…
By Kou Jiangze, Sun Xiran, People’s Daily China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) recently issued a report on China’s policies and actions for addressing climate change. The report comprehensively summarizes the progress and achievements of China in combating climate change since 2023. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Framework Convention…
By Qu Pei, Shi Yuanhao, Chen Haiqi, People’s Daily At 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 8, a cargo plane from Hong Kong, China, loaded with packages from cross-border e-commerce platforms such as AliExpress and SHEIN, landed at an airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In a bonded warehouse at the airport, Denise Capitol, operations manager of Anjun…
By Han Xin, People’s Daily China’s courier industry just entered a high season as the annual “Double 11” online shopping festival came to an end. According to the State Post Bureau, around 12.08 billion express parcels were collected across the country between Oct. 21 and Nov. 10, up 21.4 percent from a year ago. The…
By Ji Fang, People’s Daily The ice and snow economy is characterized by a long industrial chain, significant spillover effects, and high social benefits. In recent years, with the deepening promotion of the concept that abundant snow and ice provided by the climate are also invaluable assets, and China’s continuous efforts to get 300 million…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily The Philippines recently signed into law the so-called “Maritime Zones Act” and “Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.” These acts severely violate China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, as well as international law including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)….
