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East Asia
China to export largest tunneling machine to Bangladesh
By Zhu Dongjun from People’s Daily China’s largest self-developed tunneling machine will be exported to Bangladesh to assist with a river tunneling project, breaking the export monopoly of ultra-large tunneling equipment once held by developed countries. The machine, with a diameter of 12.12 meters and length of 94 meters,…
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China moves faster in smart city construction: report
By Bai Yang from People’s Daily China’s Wuxi, Yinchuan and Hangzhou have emerged in a global smart city performance ranking in 2017, with Wuxi ranking the 17th on the list, according to a recent study by a UK-based market researcher Juniper Research. The index ranks the top 20 global smart…
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Mandarin included in more and more countries’ college entrance exams
By Li Yingyan from People’s Daily Thanks to China’s increasing global influence, Mandarin has been introduced as a subject in more and more countries’ college entrance examinations as an elective foreign language. Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science has finished technical preparation works and is…
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China kicks off annual political season to discuss new missions
China’s annual political season is underway with the commencement of the “two sessions” as the first session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) convened on last Saturday, and the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) which begins on Monday. The…
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Long March rocket ready for first sea launch
China is planning its first sea launch of satellites by the Long March-11 rocket in 2018. The rock-et, a solid propellant carrier developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), succeeded in lifting six small satellites into orbit in January. For missions with a low inclination orbit, a sea…
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China’s progress in advanced infrastructure over 100 times faster than US
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk last week praised the high efficiency of Chinese infrastructure construction, dubbing the nation 100 times faster than the US. “China’s progress in advanced infrastructure is more than 100 times faster than the US,” Musk wrote on his personal Twitter account, attaching a news report…
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First China International Import Expo attracts global exhibitors
The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) is scheduled to open on November 5 in Shanghai and last for six days. A total of 165 countries and regions have so far designated 197 departments to coordinate the participation of their enterprises in the expo, the People’s Daily has learned. The…
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Obscure and Unknown Asia
Ever think you’ve known all there is to know about a country? Well, think twice, because you will find on the following pages religious, spiritual, and cultural practices in Asia that, for the most part, have not been well-known around the world. These rituals take diverse shape—speaking for the lives…
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Spring Festival holiday picks up new ways of spending
(People’s Daily Online) The week-long Spring Festival holiday finished on Wednesday. The holiday not only has become a time for family gatherings and cultural activities, but also a boom time for businesses across the globe. According to data provided by the Ministry of Commerce, during the Spring Festival holiday, catering…
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