By He Yin, People’s Daily The BRICS group officially welcomed Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia as new members on Jan.1 this year, doubling its membership from 5 to 10. This expansion has added weight to the global influence of BRICS, and the greater BRICS cooperation is expected to play a…
By He Yin, People’s Daily In his 2024 New Year message, Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed the remarkable achievements China has made, encouraging the Chinese people to forge ahead with resolve and tenacity, steadfastly advance Chinese modernization, build a community with a shared future for mankind, and make the world a better place for all….
By Liu Shi’an, Shen Wenmin, People’s Daily China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, bathed in the morning sunlight on the first day of 2024, was docked at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, awaiting its commercial maiden voyage. Thanks to optimized customs and border inspection procedures, it would take less than…
By Zou Xiang, People’s Daily U.S. biotechnology company Moderna recently set up a company in Minhang district, Shanghai. Moderna’s agent lawyer obtained the business license just an hour after relevant authorities received the final document required for business registration. “Minhang’s efficiency has secured crucial development time for the company,” the lawyer said. From coastal to…
By Guo Jiping, People’s Daily The year of 2023 was the first year for fully implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and also marked the 10th anniversary of the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind put forward by Chinese President Xi…
By He Yin, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed the remarkable achievements China had made in 2023 and expressed the firm confidence of the Chinese people in forging ahead with resolve and tenacity in his 2024 New Year message, conveying a sincere desire of China to create a better future together with the rest…
By Du Haitao, People’s Daily The recently hosted central economic work conference stressed that it will be imperative to foster new drivers of foreign trade, reinforce the stable performance in foreign trade and foreign investment, and expand trade in intermediate goods, trade in services, digital trade and exports of cross-border e-commerce. In 2023, China’s foreign…
By Lin Lili, People’s Daily In Baoding, north China’s Hebei province, the congestion index in downtown areas during rush hours has been reduced by 4.6 percent, with an 11.6 percent increase in average traffic speed, thanks to an intelligent upgrade of the city’s traffic light system that allows real-time adjustment of timing based on actual…
By Cao Wenxuan, People’s Daily The world’s first commercial undersea data center, deployed in Qingshui Bay, Yingzhou township, Lingshui Li autonomous county, south China’s Hainan province, is in stable operation, said Pu Ding, general manager of the center’s Hainan Pilot development project. Weighing 1,300 tons, the facility is placed on the seabed 35 meters below…
By Zhang Tianpei, People’s Daily China has rolled out five new measures to simplify the process for foreign nationals seeking to visit the country, officials from the country’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office recently. The five measures, effective from Jan. 11, include relaxing conditions…
