By Deng Yu “Dad, it’s the song you always hum!” As my child shouted excitedly, a familiar melody rang in my ears. On the TV screen, Greek singer Theodora Baka was singing the Greek folk song “The Children of Piraeus.” “So much I’ve tried, I’ve never found a port to captivate my heart as Piraeus does,” sang Baka. At that moment, I had a flashback to the memories of the Port of Piraeus. The song “The Children of Piraeus” was written by Greek composer Manos Hatzidakis. It conveys the optimisticRead More

By Jin Xin, Gu Chun, Liu Junguo, People’s Daily The 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit kicked off in Wuzhen, east China’s Zhejiang province on Nov. 8. The summit is the largest and highest-level Internet conference held in China, and also a highly anticipated global summit in the field of Internet. The WIC has been held annually since 2014, bringing together political dignitaries and Internet elites from around the world at its permanent venue in Wuzhen to discuss collaboration and win-win cooperation in Internet development of the world. ChineseRead More

By Luo Shanshan, Ge Mengchao, Yang Xun, People’s Daily On Nov. 5, the first day of the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) was bustling with “old friends” and “new friends” who gathered to discuss cooperation. Walking through the exhibition areas, visitors were often overwhelmed by the vast array of exhibits on display. At this year’s CIIE, the Business Exhibition covered approximately 367,000 square meters, featuring six main exhibition areas and an innovation incubation zone. In the Consumer Goods exhibition area, a 4.6-meter-tallRead More

By Ding Yiting, People’s Daily As an important traditional source of energy in China, coal accounted for about 56 percent of the total domestic energy consumption annually. The coal industry has contributed significantly to China’s economic and social development. However, it has also been criticized as wasteful and highly polluting. In recent years, China has been actively promoting supply-side structural reform in its coal industry, promoting cleaner and more efficient use of coal, and working to transform the industry toward high-end, intelligent, and green development. Zhunneng Group under China EnergyRead More

By Yin Shuanghong, People’s Daily China’s first prefabricated high-rise vertical factory, the phase-1 project of the Pingshan New Energy Vehicle Industry Park in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province, was completed and delivered in April this year. Thanks to the application of smart technologies, the construction period of the factory was saved by 15 percent, water and electricity usage by 20 percent, and waste discharge by 20 percent. The high-rise vertical factory enables intensive land use and is conducive to resource recycling in the industrial park. It is an epitome ofRead More

By He Yin, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a letter to the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Nov. 5. He said that China will always be an important opportunity for global development, firmly advance high-standard opening up and continue to make economic globalization more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all. The CIIE once again demonstrated to the international community China’s sincere aspiration to share its market opportunities with the rest of the world, a firm determination to advance high-level opening up, and proactive actions toRead More