Outdoor activities fuel new growth in rural China

By Zhou Renjie, People’s Daily During this year’s May Day holiday, outdoor sports and travel captured wide public interest and participation across China. At Shijiu Lake in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu province, a young visitor transitioned from a fishing lure session to stargazing through a telescope. Nestled in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture,…

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From black to green: how Ordos is turning coal lands into a clean energy frontier

By Zhang Cheng, People’s Daily On the sun-drenched plateaus of Ejin Horo banner, Ordos, north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the glare bouncing off more than a million silver-blue photovoltaic panels is dazzling. The panels stretch across 42,000 mu (2,800 hectares) of terrain once ravaged by coal mining. Today, the view is unexpectedly softened by…

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Henan advances high-quality development through real economy

By Wang Lewen, Fang Min, Bi Jingjin, People’s Daily In the heart of central China, Henan province has made significant strides toward high-quality development, anchored firmly in the real economy. From major industrial hubs to advanced infrastructure projects, the province’s development momentum is palpable across the central plains. At a construction site in Luoyang, the…

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What makes China ‘cool’

By He Juan, People’s Daily At the second Wuyi Forum, a platform for international academic exchanges, Robert Chard, a sinologist and emeritus professor from the University of Oxford, said that he hopes the West can come to see that China is very cool, very interesting, and very much worth learning from. “Cool” is a term…

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China leads the way in shield tunneling machine development

By Li Xinping, People’s Daily In Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan province, a shield tunneling machine with a diameter of 15.7 meters rolled off the production line, bound for export to Australia. This milestone marks the largest-diameter shield tunneling machine China has ever exported, underscoring the country’s growing strength in the field of tunnel boring technology….

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Yango launches Electric Rickshaws in Lahore for a greener, smarter Pakistan

LAHORE, May 26th, 2025: YangO Ride, the international ride-hailing service and part of global tech company Yango Group, has officially launched a fleet of electric rickshaws in Lahore, marking a major step in its commitment to sustainable urban transport. This initiative, powered by a strategic partnership with Wasl Mobility Modaraba, introduces a cleaner, quieter alternative…

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On frontlines of Hainan Free Trade Port development

By Zhou Yajun, Wang Yunshan, People’s Daily China’s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is expected to achieve independent customs operations before the end of this year. In recent years, Hainan province has steadily improved its FTP policy and institutional framework, achieving an average annual growth of over 20 percent in both goods and services trade through…

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A sweet road to prosperity: how China and Chile built a cherry pipeline to the world

By Chen Yiming, People’s Daily Under the cloudless skies of Chile’s Maule Region, rows of grapevines and fruit trees stretch across the valley floor. About 20 minutes from the Talca-Chillán section of Chile’s highway Route 5 lies the Rodriguez family orchard in the Chilean Central Valley — a quintessential Chilean family farm. “Welcome!” greeted Pablo…

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Chinese e-commerce platforms help exporters tap into domestic market

By Wang Ke, Liu Shiyao, People’s Daily In response to the challenges posed by changes in the external market environment, a number of Chinese e-commerce platforms have introduced a range of initiatives, including direct procurement, dedicated sales zones, traffic support, and supplier-buyer matchmaking, to help export-oriented enterprises expand into China’s domestic market. These efforts have…

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