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Borneo Post
14-07-2025
- Business
- Borneo Post
Paired assistance transforms desert-edge village in NW China's Xinjiang
Artists perform at the Yotkan cultural scenic spot in Hotan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xiang) URUMQI (July 15): As summer draws crowds to Hotan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Daoxiang Village comes alive with the rich aroma of lamb and corn dishes. Visitors from across China fill its restaurants, homestays and craft shops. Located on the southern rim of China's vast Taklimakan Desert, Daoxiang Village, with its name literally meaning Rice Fragrance Village, was once a traditional farming village with a long history of rice cultivation. However, in recent years, it has transformed into a vibrant rural tourist destination. This notable change is a direct result of China's long-running 'paired assistance' program, under which 18 provincial-level regions and the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen support the development of Xinjiang. Since 2021, Beijing's aid projects, including a multi-million yuan investment to establish a 'rural complex with folk culture,' have helped upgrade Daoxiang Village's infrastructure — improving water, electricity, roads and gas. Renovations of 219 houses, meanwhile, preserved the traditional Uygur Aywan architectural style, a hallmark of local residential design, but also integrated modern comforts in this process. A doctor from Shenzhen talks with villagers and local medical staff at Kukexiluge health center in Kukexiluge Township, Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu) Early adopters of these upgrades, Gheyret Roziemet and Patime Bak, who are a couple, were inspired after visiting successful rural tourism sites in Kashgar and Ili, also in Xinjiang. Encouraged by local officials and the village support team, they also chose to turn their home into a homestay business. The couple took out loans to finance the required renovations, keeping the original wooden beams and brick walls while adding bright glass windows, grape arbors and flower beds. Patime Bak manages the homestay kitchen, roasting lamb and serving mutton soup, while the couple together cultivate corn used to prepare traditional farm-style corn dishes that are proving popular with visitors, thereby boosting their income. 'Now as a boss, I earn several times more monthly than when I worked as a laborer,' Patime Bak said with a smile. During peak seasons, their courtyard often fills with diners enjoying sunset views across the desert, savoring the rich aroma of roasted lamb amid the rustling of rice stalks. Today, by leasing their farmland to others and running the homestay, the couple's annual household income reaches over 200,000 yuan (about 27,982 U.S. dollars). They are planning to renovate an adjacent unused house and use it as an additional guesthouse next year, to welcome even more guests. Thanks to local rural revitalization policies, committed local officials and continuous funding support from Beijing, more than 1,000 residents in the village now find employment through an 'agriculture plus tourism' model, running restaurants, guesthouses and craft shops. Amyna Gheyret, a local agritainment business owner, said with gratitude: 'Thanks to Beijing's aid, our villagers have work and incomes. My family earns around 5,000 yuan monthly now. With tourism, our wallets keep getting fuller.' Daoxiang Village's transformation exemplifies the profound urban-rural changes spurred by China's paired assistance efforts in Xinjiang. A technician (2nd R) trains locally recruited agricultural workers at a smart workshop for plant cultivation in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Hongyan) Launched in 1997 and significantly expanded in 2010, this cross-regional initiative has funneled resources into local development. It has become a cornerstone strategy for boosting prosperity and promoting unity in China's vast western regions. This policy provides financial resources, technical expertise and talent from more developed eastern regions to boost Xinjiang's development. Beyond Daoxiang Village, similar stories of transformation are unfolding across Xinjiang under the paired assistance program. In Hotan, a textile project supported by Beijing and south China's Guangdong Province has created over 700 jobs in its first phase alone, empowering locals like Zulaya Tursuntohti with stable employment and technical skills. Meanwhile, in Aksu, digital empowerment is reshaping rural livelihoods. E-commerce incubators launched with help from the city of Hangzhou in east China, have trained over 9,500 locals in livestreaming and online sales. Over the past few years, numerous aid projects, ranging from automated planting workshops to textile enterprises and modern cultural tourism sites, have taken root across farming and herding areas, injecting vital momentum into local economic and social development. 'It's all thanks to good rural revitalization policies, hardworking county officials and the help from aid funds,' said Patime Bak, 'That's how we got the good life we have now.' – Xinhua China village Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Scottish Sun
03-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
World's largest manmade island airport size of a TOWN being built…& it's big enough for every single Brit to fly through
AIRPORT CITY World's largest manmade island airport size of a TOWN being built…& it's big enough for every single Brit to fly through CHINA is steaming ahead with building the world's largest man-made island airport. The town-sized travel hub will sit off the country's northeast coast and process 80 million passengers each year - more than the entire UK population. 7 Dalian Jinzhouwan Bay International Airport is currently under construction Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 The four-runway airport is expected to handle its first flights in 2035 Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 Around 80 million passengers will pass through the terminals when it is completed Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 The Dalian Jinzhouwan Bay International Airport will cover 20-square-kilometres out in the Bohai Sea when completed. First flights are expected on the runway in 2035, with capacity winding up to around 540,000 flights each year. When construction of the four runways is completed, Dalian will surpass Hong Kong International Airport and Japan's Kansai Airport to become the world's largest airport hosted on an artificial island. A recent post to the project's social media said: 'The country's largest offshore airport is rising slowly from the sea level like the sunrise in the east." read more in world news CRUISE HORROR Tragedy as Brit tourist, 67, dies on cruise ship in popular Greek island However, progress has not been plain sailing. The engineer running the project, Li Xiang, said in October: 'There have been great challenges to the construction as the project has complex geological conditions, high drilling difficulty and high demand in quality with a tight construction schedule.' The international travel hub will open with an initial passenger capacity of 43 million annually - but that is expected to double as construction completes. The new airport addresses limitations at the existing Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport. Operating for almost a century, the current airport was built during the Japanese occupation and has reached its maximum possible capacity after several recent expansions. Last year, it served 658,000 international passengers. JetBlue plane 'skids off runway' at Boston Logan Airport with all flights halted as rescue crews swarm aircraft Dalian Zhoushuizi sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, which means more planes cannot safely be introduced to the airspace. The difficult terrain has made navigation challenging for pilots, particularly in poor weather conditions, and the airport has reached its capacity limit after multiple expansions. The offshore placement of Jinzhouwan Airport solves these challenges by providing more space for expansion and enhancing safety measures, the South China Morning Post reports. Dalian, in northeastern China, has long been a thriving coastal city with a population of around 7.5 million. 7 Dalian Jinzhou will be the biggest airport hosted on a man-made island Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 The new airport was commissioned after the existing one in Dalian reached its capacity limit Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport Its strategic port location has led to it becoming is hub for trade with neighbouring Japan and South Korea - and it plays a key role in the oil refining, shipping, logistics, and tourism industries. The new airport aims to bolster these industries further by improving connectivity and positioning Dalian as a regional air transport hub. Bigger airports are also a cornerstone of China's wider aviation ambitions. The country is on track to surpass the US as the world's largest air travel market - and massive new infrastructure is needed to accommodate that. Beijing's second airport, Daxing (PKX), opened to great fanfare on in October 2019 - the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At the time, Chinese officials said the country would need 450 airports by 2035, nearly doubling the current count.
The Irish Sun
03-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
World's largest manmade island airport size of a TOWN being built…& it's big enough for every single Brit to fly through
CHINA is steaming ahead with building the world's largest man-made island airport. The 7 Dalian Jinzhouwan Bay International Airport is currently under construction Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 The four-runway airport is expected to handle its first flights in 2035 Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 Around 80 million passengers will pass through the terminals when it is completed Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 The Dalian Jinzhouwan Bay International Airport will cover 20-square-kilometres out in the Bohai Sea when completed. First flights are expected on the runway in 2035, with capacity winding up to around 540,000 flights each year. When construction of the four runways is completed, Dalian will surpass Hong Kong International Airport and Japan's Kansai Airport to become the world's largest airport hosted on an artificial island. A recent post to the project's social media said: 'The country's largest offshore airport is rising slowly from the sea level like the sunrise in the east." read more in world news However, progress has not been plain sailing. The engineer running the project, Li Xiang, said in October: 'There have been great challenges to the construction as the project has complex geological conditions, high drilling difficulty and high demand in quality with a tight construction schedule.' The international travel hub will open with an initial passenger capacity of 43 million annually - but that is expected to double as construction completes. The new airport addresses limitations at the existing Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport. Most read in The Sun Operating for almost a century, the current airport was built during the Japanese occupation and has reached its maximum possible capacity after several recent expansions. Last year, it served 658,000 international passengers. JetBlue plane 'skids off runway' at Boston Logan Airport with all flights halted as rescue crews swarm aircraft Dalian Zhoushuizi sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, which means more planes cannot safely be introduced to the airspace. The difficult terrain has made navigation challenging for pilots, particularly in poor weather conditions, and the airport has reached its capacity limit after multiple expansions. The offshore placement of Jinzhouwan Airport solves these challenges by providing more space for expansion and enhancing safety measures, the reports. Dalian, in northeastern China , has long been a thriving coastal city with a population of around 7.5 million. 7 Dalian Jinzhou will be the biggest airport hosted on a man-made island Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport 7 The new airport was commissioned after the existing one in Dalian reached its capacity limit Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport Its strategic port location has led to it becoming is hub for trade with neighbouring Japan and oil refining, shipping, logistics, and tourism industries. The new airport aims to bolster these industries further by improving connectivity and positioning Dalian as a regional air transport hub. Bigger airports are also a cornerstone of China's wider aviation ambitions. The country is on track to surpass the US as the world's largest air travel market - and massive new infrastructure is needed to accommodate that. Beijing's second airport, Daxing (PKX), opened to great fanfare on in October 2019 - the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At the time, Chinese officials said the country would need 450 airports by 2035, nearly doubling the current count. 7 The grand project is part of China's bold aviation ambitions Credit: Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport
The Sun
03-07-2025
- The Sun
World's largest manmade island airport size of a TOWN being built…& it's big enough for every single Brit to fly through
CHINA is steaming ahead with building the world's largest man-made island airport. The town-sized travel hub will sit off the country's northeast coast and process 80 million passengers each year - more than the entire UK population. 7 7 7 The Dalian Jinzhouwan Bay International Airport will cover 20-square-kilometres out in the Bohai Sea when completed. First flights are expected on the runway in 2035, with capacity winding up to around 540,000 flights each year. When construction of the four runways is completed, Dalian will surpass Hong Kong International Airport and Japan 's Kansai Airport to become the world's largest airport hosted on an artificial island. A recent post to the project's social media said: 'The country's largest offshore airport is rising slowly from the sea level like the sunrise in the east." However, progress has not been plain sailing. The engineer running the project, Li Xiang, said in October: 'There have been great challenges to the construction as the project has complex geological conditions, high drilling difficulty and high demand in quality with a tight construction schedule.' The international travel hub will open with an initial passenger capacity of 43 million annually - but that is expected to double as construction completes. The new airport addresses limitations at the existing Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport. Operating for almost a century, the current airport was built during the Japanese occupation and has reached its maximum possible capacity after several recent expansions. Last year, it served 658,000 international passengers. JetBlue plane 'skids off runway' at Boston Logan Airport with all flights halted as rescue crews swarm aircraft Dalian Zhoushuizi sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, which means more planes cannot safely be introduced to the airspace. The difficult terrain has made navigation challenging for pilots, particularly in poor weather conditions, and the airport has reached its capacity limit after multiple expansions. The offshore placement of Jinzhouwan Airport solves these challenges by providing more space for expansion and enhancing safety measures, the South China Morning Post reports. Dalian, in northeastern China, has long been a thriving coastal city with a population of around 7.5 million. 7 7 Its strategic port location has led to it becoming is hub for trade with neighbouring Japan and South Korea - and it plays a key role in the oil refining, shipping, logistics, and tourism industries. The new airport aims to bolster these industries further by improving connectivity and positioning Dalian as a regional air transport hub. Bigger airports are also a cornerstone of China's wider aviation ambitions. The country is on track to surpass the US as the world's largest air travel market - and massive new infrastructure is needed to accommodate that. Beijing's second airport, Daxing (PKX), opened to great fanfare on in October 2019 - the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At the time, Chinese officials said the country would need 450 airports by 2035, nearly doubling the current count. 7
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Li Auto Sends 5-Seat Electric SUV i6 for Regulatory Approval
Li Auto LI has submitted its second fully electric SUV, the Li i6, for regulatory approval in China, with its official launch anticipated in about three months. The vehicle was listed in the latest catalog of new models released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which is open for public feedback from June 21 to 27. Inclusion in this catalog represents the final major hurdle before a model is allowed to enter the Chinese Li i6 appears in three versions in the catalog with models designated as LXA6503BEVW01, LXA6503BEVW02 and LXA6503BEVW03. The first is a dual-motor variant featuring a 150 kW front motor and a 250 kW rear motor. The other two are single-motor variants with a peak output of 250 kW. All share similar dimensions: 4,950 mm in length, 1,935 mm in width, 1,655-1,670 mm in height and a 3,000 mm of Li i6 will take place at Li Auto's facilities in Beijing and Changzhou. The vehicle has a curb weight ranging from 2,380 kg to 2,515 kg and can reach speeds up to 180 km/h. It will be powered by lithium-iron phosphate batteries sourced from CATL and Li Xiang, founder, chairman and CEO of Li Auto, the Li i6 is a roomy two-row, five-seat electric SUV, positioned as an alternative for families considering premium models like the Mercedes-Benz GLC, BMW X3 or Audi Q5. It is slated to release in September. Xiang also posted images of the SUV's exterior on Auto is best known for its extended-range electric vehicles, such as the Li L6, L7, L8 and L9, all SUVs. Its first battery electric vehicle, the Li Mega MPV, debuted on March 1, 2024. The company is also preparing to launch the Li i8, its first pure electric SUV, later in July. LI carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at better-ranked stocks in the auto space are CarGurus, Inc. CARG, Strattec Security Corporation STRT and Michelin MGDDY, each sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks Zacks Consensus Estimate for CARG's 2025 sales and earnings implies year-over-year growth of 4.96% and 25%, respectively. EPS estimates for 2025 and 2026 have improved 30 cents and 44 cents, respectively, in the past 60 Zacks Consensus Estimate for STRT's fiscal 2025 sales and earnings implies year-over-year growth of 3.49% and 8.11%, respectively. EPS estimates for fiscal 2025 and 2026 have improved 73 cents and 91 cents, respectively, in the past 60 Zacks Consensus Estimate for MGDDY's 2025 sales and earnings implies year-over-year growth of 1.69% and 37.76%, respectively. EPS estimates for 2025 and 2026 have improved a penny and seven cents, respectively, in the past 30 days. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Strattec Security Corporation (STRT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Michelin (MGDDY) : Free Stock Analysis Report CarGurus, Inc. (CARG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR (LI) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
