China's domestic demand to be unlocked amid policy shifts2025-03-10
"Consumption" appeared 32 times in China's 2025 government work report, highlighting Beijing's determination to boost domestic demand as the cornerstone of economic growth this year. This renewed emphasis reflects both concerns over economic headwinds in an uncertain global landscape and confidence in the market's untapped potential.
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Key Opportunity for Developing Nations2025-03-10
When Spring Festival was officially inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Bamo Qubumo, a researcher at the Institute of Ethnic Literature under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a deputy to China's National People's Congress, could hardly contain her excitement. This milestone not only underscores the global significance of Chinese traditional culture but also injects new vitality into the preservation and transmission of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
Pakistani student's entrepreneurial dream in Shanghai's Lin-gang2025-03-10
In the dynamic free trade zone of Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area, 27-year-old Zhou Zihan, an entrepreneur from Pakistan, is preparing to launch his business. "Starting a business in Lin-gang provides easier access to both domestic and international markets, as well as greater efficiency in cross-border operations," Zhou stated.
China leads global rankings in high-quality research papers, according to latest Nature Index2025-03-10
The latest Nature Index rankings (covering the period from December 1, 2023, to November 30, 2024) were recently released by the internationally renowned academic publisher Nature. The rankings reveal China's dominance in high-quality research output, with nine of the world's top ten academic institutions coming from China. Harvard University remains the only non-Chinese institution in the top ten. In discipline-based rankings, Chinese institutions performed particularly well in Chemistry, Physical sciences, and Earth & environmental sciences.
The national venture capital guidance fund: China's bold step toward innovation2025-03-10
China's latest economic initiative - a national venture capital guidance fund - is more than just another policy measure; it is a calculated bet on the future. In the modern world, As the global technological race intensifies, Beijing is making a strategic move to enhance its innovation ecosystem by setting up a fund that is supposed to help growth of start-ups and early stage companies in strategic industries.
China's vocational workshops help upgrade industries for countries in need2025-03-10
In Indonesia, a new smart manufacturing center is equipping the local workforce with urgently needed skills; in Ethiopia, vocational trainees are elevating local manufacturing to high-tech production; in Pakistan, a state-of-the-art maize harvester, operated by a machinery expert, is enhancing agricultural efficiency…These stories underscore the transformative impact of Luban Workshop, a global initiative driving innovation and skill development in developing nations.
SCO Demonstration Area amplifies international industrial cooperation2025-03-09
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area has become a key platform for deepening international economic cooperation and fostering industrial development among member states, according to Jia Shaoqian, a deputy to the National People’s Congress and president of Hisense Group.
China's Two Sessions Spotlight Low-Altitude Economy: XPeng's "Land Aircraft Carrier" Set for 2026 Production2025-03-08
During the second round of media interviews at the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) session, He Xiaopeng, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and chairman of XPeng Motors, highlighted two major transformations facing the automotive industry in the AI era. The first is the rapid acceleration of autonomous and even driverless vehicles, and the second is the increasing integration of automobiles with robotics.