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Female landscape designer fosters economic growth through biodiversity care

In the Food Generator – Rendering of the Productive Wetland project in Puerto Rico, landscape designer Wang Yihui and her team members Shang Yeqing, Fang Wenjing and Liu Yani proposed a wetland-based agroecological model tailored to local climatic conditions and vegetation types. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] During her academic research and professional practice, distinguished Chinese…

Jiangxi prioritizes technological and industrial innovation for economic growth

Jiangxi is actively promoting the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation, with enterprises at the forefront and market demand as the guiding force, deputies to the National People’s Congress said during an open day event of Jiangxi’s NPC delegation on Thursday. In the past year, the province launched and implemented the Pioneer 2030 Project,…

Changbai Mountain’s 3 new treasures

Xiang Hui [Photo provided to China Daily] Among the dense forests rich in natural resources in the Changbai Mountain of Jilin province, ginseng, mineral water and Songhua inkstone have attracted people’s attention with their unique value in recent years, earning them the name of “three new treasures” that are iconic to the region. “They are…

Stock market upswing set to steam ahead

The recent rally in Chinese equities still has legs as the ongoing two sessions have reinforced upbeat investor sentiment about the adoption of artificial intelligence leading to more capital inflow and further stock revaluations, said global asset managers and investment banks. Meng Lei, China equity strategist at UBS Securities, said on Friday that he expects…

Sweet prospects for nation’s blueberry industry

A farmer harvests blueberries at a plantation in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, in February. XIONG PINGXIANG/XINHUA The total blueberry output in China — the world’s largest blueberry producer — reached about 780,000 metric tons in 2024, a 197 percent increase from 2020, driven by improved planting technology and rising market demand from…

City officials looking for DeepSeek help

As the world is wowed by the meteoric rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese private artificial intelligence startup, cities in China are moving quickly to integrate its large language model into government services, offering a peek into the potential of AI to revolutionize public administration duties and responsibilities. A batch of DeepSeek-powered “AI civil servants” recently…

Haier to sharpen focus on tech innovation, new quality productive forces

Chinese home appliance manufacturer Haier Group will strive for technological innovation and bolster the development of new quality productive forces while contributing to the building of China’s strength in manufacturing, said Zhou Yunjie, chairman and CEO of the company. Zhou, who is a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, said Haier…

Hainan Free Trade Port enhances duty-free services, zero tariffs

Cai Qiang, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress addressing the media on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 8, 2025. [Photo by Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn] Hainan Free Trade Port will begin independent customs operations this year and further upgrade its preferential tax…

XPeng to mass-produce flying cars by 2026

He Xiaopeng, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress meets the media on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng Motors plans to mass-produce flying cars by 2026, as China’s low-altitude economy gains momentum with…

Exports of Chinese matcha on the rise

Employees pack matcha at Guizhou Tongren Gui Tea Co Ltd. LI HE/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Altogether 36 metric tons of matcha powder from Jiangkou county in Guizhou province, Southwest China, set off for North America recently as the first overseas order of the year. Sterilized green tea is ground into fine powder by a series of ball…