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ARJ21 jetliner completes its longest commercial route flight

An ARJ21 jet is greeted with a water arch at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] GUANGZHOU – China’s homegrown regional jetliner, the ARJ21, successfully completed its longest commercial route flight Tuesday, landing in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou from Manado, Indonesia. According to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC),…

Agri-food trading center to start construction

Construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Agricultural Produce Trading Center will commence after a launch ceremony was held in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on Tuesday. Located in Zhongluotan township in Guangzhou’s Baiyun district, the center which covers more than 1.3 million square meters will become the largest “vegetable basket” project in the…

Daily parcel deliveries in China hits record high

China’s express delivery industry gears up for the Singles Day online shopping event, as data reflects a surge in handling numbers. [Photo/VCG] China’s courier sector collected 729 million parcels on October 22, an increase of 74 percent year-on-year, setting a new record for business delivery volume on a single day, according to the State Post…

Shandong uses high-tech to boost green grain storage

In the prefecture-level city of Heze in southwestern Shandong province, Juye county has been bolstering mechanized harvesting and intelligent operations in a bid to boost green storage for grain. The operations can help reduce losses during summer grain harvesting, enhance food security capabilities and ensure that every grain can come to warehouses for storage, said…

China’s largest offshore wind project in operation

China’s largest offshore wind project has been connected to the grid and started operations in Shandong on Saturday, said its operator the State Power Investment Corporation. The grid connection of the second phase of SPIC’s 450-megawatt U1 offshore wind project in the Shandong Peninsula marked the full-capacity operation of China’s largest single-unit parity offshore wind…

Outdoor sports market in China thrives: report

People enjoy skiing and snowboarding in Chongli district, Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. [Photo/VCG] The outdoor sports consumer market in China has thrived from 2023 to 2024, according to the China Outdoor Sports Industry Development Report (2023-2024) released on Saturday in Dali, Yunan province. People born in the 80s and 90s have become the core consumer group…

Foreign access to value-added telecom services expanded

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, US, July 9, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] China’s top industry regulator launched a pilot program on Wednesday aimed at expanding access to value-added telecommunication services for foreign enterprises, with United States-based electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc among the first group of companies participating in…

Shandong makes peony painting industry into big business

In the prefecture-level city of Heze in southwestern Shandong province, Juye county is trying to build itself into the country’s largest trading market for meticulous peony paintings, with a target of comprehensive output value of 4 billion yuan ($563 million) in the calligraphy and painting industry by 2025. At present, Juye produces over 1.2 million…

Uganda minister lauds China’s role in promoting energy transition

An aerial view of a wind farm in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Tan Kaixing/For China Daily] Phiona Nyamutoro, minister of State for Mineral Development in Uganda, spoke highly of China’s role in promoting global energy transition at the ongoing Third Belt and Road Energy Ministerial Conference held in Qingdao, Shandong province. “Creative…

Smart door locks showing key potential

Employees work on a smart lock production line in Shaoyang, Hunan province, in April. [TENG ZHIZHONG/FOR CHINA DAILY] A niche market is developing for smart door locks in China, especially in certain county-level cities with detached houses. Though over 80 percent of Chinese consumers have not used a smart door lock as yet, there is…