President Xi Jinping visits Rizhao Port on Wednesday to learn about progress in promoting the smart and green development of the port, and expanding opening-up, in Rizhao, Shandong province. Ju Peng / Xinhua
Xi highlights reform-driven growth
President Xi Jinping has urged Shandong, China's second-largest province in population and an important economic powerhouse, to pursue reform-driven high-quality development and build itself into "a hub of high-level opening-up", as he wrapped up an inspection tour to the eastern province on Friday.
Resources ramped up to build 'Digital China'
China will ratchet up resources to speed up the construction of digital infrastructure, bolster the digital transformation of the economy and society, and deepen reforms related to the market-oriented allocation of data elements, as part of a broader push to develop new quality productive forces and advance the building of a "Digital China", officials and experts said.
Forum builds up strength of culture
The Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, provided a platform for hundreds of officials and scholars to convene and exchange ideas on fortifying China's cultural heritage.
Tesla unit seen lifting energy storage sector
Shanghai luminaries have expressed hopes that Tesla's Megapack energy storage plant in Shanghai, for which the US electric carmaker broke ground at the Lin-gang Special Area on Thursday, will serve as an icon for the region's enterprises and help foster an industrial cluster centered around energy storage.
Preventing free fall of China-Japan ties
The distance between Tokyo and Beijing is greater than that between Beijing and Washington DC.
World swelters as high temperatures take hold
NEW DELHI/MEXICO CITY — Extreme heat in many parts of the world has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, and has strained energy grids.
Village resort charming guests with ethnic culture
In southwestern Sichuan province, Casasa Village Resort lies in a forest on the Xiaoliang Mountain and features traditional Yi ethnic culture as its soul.
A man with fighting spirit
When Chen Zhonghua pursued his master's degree at the University of Regina in Canada 39 years ago, he practiced tai chi regularly on the lawn outside the faculty building.
BEAUTY of REDUCTION
The group of artists, struggling to make ends meet, were faced with a conundrum. While their speciality, traditional woodblock printing, was highly satisfying spiritually, it exacted a heavy toll on them both physically and financially, as well as on their environment.
