Locust outbreak raises concerns among farmers in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan: official
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan – Farmers in parts of north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province are facing difficulties due to a locust outbreak, said Qari Ehsanullah Saraji, acting director for the provincial agricultural directorate,…
China’s visa-free policies lead to surge in inbound tourism
The number of foreign travelers to China increased threefold in the first quarter of this year compared with that in 2023. China issued 466,000 visas and documents to foreigners during…
Sci-tech innovation empowers modern coal industry in NW China’s Ningxia
YINCHUAN, April 30 (Xinhua) — At the sample exhibition hall of the Ningdong Industrial Park of Tayho Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous…
UnionPay, Thai tourism agency ink deal to benefit travelers
Thapanee Kiatphaibool, TAT governor (left) and Wang Lixin, executive director of UnionPay International, show a preliminary agreement they sign in Bangkok on Monday. Card payment giant China UnionPay and the…
China actively addresses global health challenges through innovation
BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) — A surgical robot capable of peeling a raw quail egg made a splash at the recently concluded 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing. “It is a…
Paris welcomes World Tai Chi Day
The China Cultural Center in Paris holds a 24-position tai chi workshop in the “Chinese Story” series of lectures, April 27, 2024. To welcome the arrival of “World Tai Chi…
China’s new energy sector full of dynamism
A ZEEKR’s new energy cay displays at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, April 25. BEIJING – Some Western countries accuse China of “overcapacity” in its new energy sector. However,…
China’s new energy sector a catalyst for job creation globally
An employee works on the solar cell production line of a company in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. XIE SHANGGUOFOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING – Some Western politicians claim China’s new energy industry…
Asia-Pacific economy to grow at 4.5 pct in 2024: IMF
SINGAPORE, April 30 (Xinhua) — The growth in the Asia-Pacific region will moderate to 4.5 percent this year from the outperformed 5 percent in 2023, said the International Monetary Fund…
China’s clean energy sectors gain edge via innovation, supply chain
Employees install solar panels at a village in Tangshan, Hebei province. ZHANG YONGXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY HEFEI – A notion that China’s burgeoning clean energy sector is propped up by market-skewing…