GLOBALink | How China-ASEAN synergy contributes to global economic growth
The 20th China-ASEAN Expo is being held in China's Nanning. Over the past 20 years, the expo has been a key platform to promote and facilitate the flow of goods between China and ASEAN.
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GLOBALink | Foreign enterprises embrace green opportunities in China at CIFIT
XIAMEN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing 23rd China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) has opened up new opportunities and boosted confidence for foreign investors.
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GLOBALink | Undersea road tunnel opens to traffic in China's Dalian
An undersea road tunnel opened to traffic on Monday in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province.
The tunnel, accommodating a two-way six-lane urban expressway beneath Dalian Bay, is the first immersed tube undersea tunnel in north China, said Sun Zhu, deputy chief engineer of Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel Co., Ltd., which is in charge of building and operating the tunnel.
The designed traffic speed in the 5.1-km tunnel is 60 km per hour, said Sun. Construction of the tunnel took some four years.
The road connecting the tunnel went operational on Monday, linking the northern and southern coasts of Dalian Bay, helping to alleviate traffic congestion and expand the space for urban development in Dalian.
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GLOBALink | China sees travel boom during May Day holiday
China is witnessing a travel boom during this year's five-day May Day holiday, the first such holiday since the country optimized its COVID-19 response measures.
Domestic travel bookings for the holiday, which starts on April 29 this year, have surged more than 700 percent from last year, the latest data from online travel agency Trip.com Group shows.
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GLOBALink | London-Xi'an direct flight resumes
The direct flight linking the British capital of London and Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province has resumed.
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GLOBALink | Chinese Language Day celebrated home and abroad
Thursday marks the 14th UN Chinese Language Day, with a variety of celebrations held both in and outside of China.
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GLOBALink | Protecting ancient Buddhist city in China's Xinjiang
Starting in 2006, rounds of reinforcement and maintenance work have been carried out to protect Jiaohe Ruins, an ancient Buddhist city in Turpan, China's Xinjiang.
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GLOBALink | China's Tianjin opens new container shipping route to Europe
HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine), a leading shipping company in the Republic of Korea, on Thursday opened a new direct container shipping route linking north China's Tianjin Port with major European ports.
According to the company, HMM will put 12 24,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) ultra-large container ships into weekly operation.
The shipping route will connect Tianjin with major European ports, including Algeciras in Spain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Hamburg in Germany and Antwerp in Belgium.
The maritime route aims to offer convenient and efficient shipping services for exports of China-made mechanical and electrical equipment and daily necessities.
Tianjin Port is a major port in north China. Its container throughput exceeded 21 million TEUs last year, ranking eighth globally.
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GLOBALink | Digital technology makes Xiong'an more intelligent
Digital technology makes north China's Xiong'an, the "city of the future," more intelligent. Pay a visit to the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center, which is operated as the city's "brain."
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GLOBALink | How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos
Experts have raised concerns that the hegemony of the U.S. dollar is the main source of instability and uncertainty in the world economy, calling for a more diversified global monetary system.
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