By People’s Daily reporters “Rush to the earthquake-stricken area, at full speed!” At 9:05 a.m. on Jan. 7, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri county in southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region, the captain of the Dingri county fire rescue brigade, Dondrup Gyaltsen, urgently gave the command. In just three minutes, the fire rescue brigade was…
By Wang Zheng, People’s Daily Two humanoid robots Walker S1 developed by Chinese robot manufacturer UBTECH recently conducted practical training in a logistics warehouse of Chinese new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province. The two robots, 172 centimeters in height, each squatted down and picked up a six-kilogram material box from…
By Han Xin, People’s Daily At around 9 am, a ship laden with cargo arrived at a fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port in east China’s Shandong province. As the ship docked, intelligent operation promptly commenced. Several gantry cranes descended from a height of tens of meters, their “arms” expertly grabbing and positioning the…
By Wang Hao, People’s Daily In a farm in northwest China’s Gansu province, sensors are inserted into the soil to monitor humidity, while a miniature weather station tracks wind and light conditions. “Last year, the sunflower yield per mu (about 667 square meters) exceeded 280 kilograms, an increase of 15 percent,” said Zou Changsheng, head…
By Yang Yi, People’s Daily The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is the free trade area with the biggest population, the largest trade scale and the greatest potential for development. Since the RCEP came into force in January 2022, it has delivered increasingly prominent institutional dividends such as tariff reductions, simplified customs procedures, and trade…
By Ji Fang, Zhu Dawei, People’s Daily In less than 30 days, the 9th Asian Winter Games will kick off in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Athletes from across Asia will come together in the “city of ice” to pursue their dreams and show their passion for winter sports. It is the third time for…
By He Yin, People’s Daily At the beginning of the new year, the BRICS cooperation has made new advances. On Jan. 1, 2025, countries including Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Cuba, Bolivia, and Uganda officially became BRICS partner countries; on Jan. 6, Indonesia became a full member of the BRICS. The new additions mark the beginning of a…
By Li Ya’nan, People’s Daily The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world’s longest expressway tunnel located in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, completed tunneling on Dec. 30, 2024. Built by China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), the 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains…
By Liu Mengdan, People’s Daily As the world’s largest ice-and-snow theme park, the ongoing 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, the capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, is a romantic fairy-tale world full of ice and snow sculptures. On Dec. 31, 2024, the operating hours of the park were extended until 00:30…
By Li Rui, People’s Daily “It’s coming!” Liu Fuhai shouted, lying prone on a rock, one of his eyes pressed against his camera. Beads of sweat could be seen on his forehead. Roaring water in the Yellow River plunged from the cliff, making gigantic splashes that eventually turned into thick mists. Liu, holding his breath,…
