AI technology applied to improve crop breeding

AI technology applied to improve crop breeding

By Huang Xiaohui, People’s Daily “Even field workers now use AI for crop breeding,” remarked Huang Fugang, a rice molecular breeder at Guangxi University, during recent acknowledgments to the Fengdeng large model’s R&D team. Released in April 2024 by a coalition of researchers from the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence (AI) Laboratory, Yazhouwan National Laboratory, China Agricultural…

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China uncovers 'treasure map' beneath ground

China uncovers ‘treasure map’ beneath ground

By Kong Dechen China’s mineral exploration efforts during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) yielded remarkable breakthroughs across diverse geological settings – from deep underground to high plateaus – resource types, spanning energy minerals to strategic emerging materials. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, non-oil and gas mineral exploration investment  surged 23.9 percent year-on-year…

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Harnessing power of water and sand: China's wisdom in managing Yellow River

Harnessing power of water and sand: China’s wisdom in managing Yellow River

By Wang Hao, People’s Daily The Yellow River, China’s second-longest river, transports more sediment than any major river in the world. Centuries of silt accumulation have diminished reservoir capacity and elevated its riverbed, creating a “suspended river” that historically threatened downstream regions with flooding. Since 2002, China has conducted 31 coordinated water-sediment regulation initiatives to…

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Faster, further: Xizang’s express delivery industry on the rise

Faster, further: Xizang’s express delivery industry on the rise

By Xu Yuyao, People’s Daily At around 9 a.m., a delivery truck pulled into SF Express’s logistics park on the outskirts of Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region. Workers swiftly unloaded parcels onto conveyor belts, sorting them into destination-specific containers. Rapid Delivery Across Provinces Among them was an online order by Lhasa resident Qiang Zhen…

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Condolences offered to Sardar Yasir Ilyas on passing away of Dr. Naveed

Condolences offered to Sardar Yasir Ilyas on passing away of Dr. Naveed

Prominent media professionals, business representatives, and well-wishers gathered in Islamabad to offer their heartfelt condolences to Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Tourism, on the passing away of Dr. Naveed, his brother-in-law. Dr. Naveed was also the brother-in-law of Dr. Rashid Ilyas and the son-in-law of Sardar Ilyas Khan, Chairman of The Centaurus…

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China–ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 injects new momentum into regional openness, cooperation

China–ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 injects new momentum into regional openness, cooperation

By He Yin, People’s Daily Amid rising unilateralism and protectionism, how can nations foster greater stability in regional and global development? China and ASEAN have delivered a compelling response. On Oct. 28 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the two parties signed the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol. This achievement not only marks another milestone…

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