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Al Anbat News
6 days ago
- Business
- Al Anbat News
(China Economic Roundtable) China's economic development zones to further facilitate new quality productive forces
الأنباط - BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- China's national economic development zones will continue to play a role in fostering new quality productive forces in light of local conditions, according to an official speaking on the latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, the all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency. In doing so, efforts will focus on fostering synergy between sci-tech and industrial innovation, said Ji Xiaofeng, an official with China's commerce ministry. China's national-level economic development zones currently host over 700 national incubators and maker spaces as well as more than 18 percent of the country's high-tech enterprises, she said at the roundtable. "We will strive to set up more industrial innovation platforms while building a complete chain for product certification, large-scale production and testing to accelerate technological innovation and application of such advances in national economic development zones," said Ji. She said China will support national economic development zones in carrying out major technological upgrades and large-scale equipment renewals to accelerate the transformation and upgrades of traditional industries. National economic development zones will also develop strategic emerging industries such as biomedicine, new energy, new materials and aerospace, and make forward-looking planning for future industries, according to Ji. In one of the latest policy pushes, China unveiled a work plan earlier this year encouraging national economic development zones to foster new quality productive forces in light of local conditions by establishing more industrial innovation platforms and computing power infrastructure, among other approaches. China established its first national-level economic development zone in the northeastern city of Dalian in 1984. In 2024, the number of such zones reached 232, generating a regional GDP of 16.9 trillion yuan (about 2.36 trillion U.S. dollars). Enditem
Arab Times
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Chinese vice president meets Indian FM
BEIJING, July 14, (Xinhua): Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Monday met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Beijing. Han said, last October, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a successful meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kazan, leading China-India relations to a new starting point. Noting that China and India are both major developing countries and important members of the Global South, Han said it is the right choice for both sides to be partners contributing to each other's success. Han called on both sides to further implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, adhere to the high-level guidance, steadily advance pragmatic cooperation, respect each other's concerns, and promote the sustained, healthy, and stable development of China-India relations. Jaishankar said that following the meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi in Kazan, India-China relations have shown steady improvement. The Indian side stands ready to take the consensus reached by the leaders as guidance to maintain the momentum of bilateral ties, advance mutually beneficial cooperation, and enhance communication and coordination within multilateral mechanisms, he added. India supports China in hosting this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit as the rotating chair, Jaishankar said. Enditem
The Star
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Qantas plane damaged in collision with aerobridge at Sydney Airport; flight delayed by almost a day
SYDNEY (Xinhua) -- A Qantas flight from Sydney to Johannesburg has been delayed by almost a full day after being struck by an aerobridge. Flight QF63 was at a gate at Sydney Airport preparing for its scheduled 9:30 a.m. take-off for Johannesburg on Saturday when an aerobridge made contact with one of the Airbus A380's four engines, causing damage. Passengers, who had already boarded, disembarked via the aircraft's lower deck. There were no reported injuries. Qantas said in a statement that the flight would be delayed 21 hours until 6:45 a.m. on Sunday when a replacement aircraft will be available. The airline said that an investigation into how the aerobridge made contact with the aircraft was underway. "The aircraft will be inspected by engineers in Sydney and repaired before returning to service," it said. Enditem
The Star
28-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Cambodia says it is not and will not be importing electricity from Thailand
PHNOM PENH, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has issued a statement, rejecting reports that it continued to purchase electricity from Thailand at six grid points. "To clarify the situation, the Ministry of Mines and Energy affirms that Cambodia is not importing any electricity from Thailand," the statement said. Cambodia has disconnected Internet and electricity from Thailand since June 13. A skirmish took place between soldiers of the two countries at a disputed border area on May 28, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier. Enditem
The Star
18-05-2025
- Climate
- The Star
Yet another scare as 5.2-magnitude quake hits 21 km SSW of Kyaukse, Myanmar, says USGS
YANGON (Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 21 km SSW of Kyaukse, Myanmar at 1554 GMT on Saturday, the US. Geological Survey said. The epicentre with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 21.43 degrees north latitude and 96.05 degrees east longitude. Enditem There were no immediate reports of injuries. For the record,, a series of devastating earthquakes rocked central Myanmar in recent times, destroying houses and claiming lives across 10 regions and states. The disaster, which included tremors as strong as magnitude 7.9, left around 3,800 people dead and displaced over 200,000 as of May 9. - Xinhua
