Francina Lerato Kuwali, a 35-year-old international student from Malawi at China Agricultural University (CAU), returned recently with the exciting news that she and her classmates had helped local farmers in her country achieve a maize yield of 9,000 kg per hectare, nearly three times the local average. Over the past year, they have applied the agricultural techniques learned at CAU to assist 30 farmers in Malawi with maize cultivation, as part of the cultivation plan under the cooperative postgraduate education…

The Chinese government, together with nine key departments, has issued new rules aimed at combining digital development with green economic transformation. This is reported by China Daily, a partner of TV BRICS. These rules focus on two main objectives: The aim is to combine digital development with the green economy, creating new technologies that will integrate with green industries and help traditional industries adopt digital and green technologies. The rules outline the key principles and roles to be played by…

Xinhua Institute released a research report on Belt and Road development studies during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Wednesday. The report, titled “The Belt and Road Development Studies — A Synergy Approach to Global Development,” was unveiled by Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency, at a thematic forum on think tank exchanges. The report comprises six parts, including the brief history, theoretical logic and global significance of Belt and Road development studies, among others.…

A think tank report on the achievements and global contributions of China’s reform endeavors in the new era was unveiled at a forum held Tuesday in Beijing. Titled “Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization: Major Achievements and Global Contributions,” the report was jointly issued by the think tanks under the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Xinhua News Agency. The report systematically summarizes the major achievements, basic principles and…

New quality productive forces are key for China to continue building a modern industrial system and attain sustainable development. The strategy, first mentioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping last September, is also crucial for achieving the objectives and tasks set out in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) in its final year of implementation.   With innovation playing the leading role, new quality productive forces mean advanced productivity that is freed from traditional growth constraints, features high technology, high efficiency and high…

Automated guided vehicles shuttle through the workshop and transport various parts to different production lines. The huge robotic arm completes each step incessantly and quietly. The humming sound of machines and noise of factory floor conversations associated with traditional manufacturing processes are largely absent.   That’s the scene at the Lingang Base of Shanghai-headquartered SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Co., one of China’s top automakers.   But SAIC is not alone. More and more factories in Shanghai are making use of advanced technologies…

The medical equipment valley in Jiading District of Shanghai, known as Shanghai MedValley, is a powerhouse of medical innovation. As an industrial park centred on creative medical equipment development, the valley has gathered a cluster of high-end medical device enterprises and highly qualified professionals. It aims to promote new quality productive forces in the medical field, with a focus on developing devices for advanced diagnosis and highly effective treatment. It is home to seven major research institutions and joint labs,…

Workers at a kitchen appliances manufacturer use robotic arms to make a pot in less than five minutes; dock workers use levers in an office to accurately grab and move containers; and doctors operate auxiliary robot systems to perform complex surgical operations with just a flick of their fingers …   In Shanghai, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a common sight in numerous fields including smart production, smart finance, and smart cities, and is profoundly changing people’s lifestyles. AI and other…

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a state visit and to attend the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. This is Xi’s fifth visit to Kazakhstan and the second one in less than two years, following his previous state visit in September 2022. The visit this time is expected to bring a renewed focus on the multifaceted aspects of bilateral ties and cooperation. Calling the China-Kazakhstan partnership “unique,”…

In a bustling freight terminal in northwest China, rows of brand-new electric vehicles gleam in the noonday sun, while workers use forklifts and cranes to stack containers onto waiting trains. This is a typical scene at the China-Kazakhstan (Xi’an) Trade Logistics terminal in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. The freight terminal was launched in February to facilitate the operation of China-Europe freight trains, which are often referred to as the “steel-camel caravans.” It was…