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Exhibitors and buyers at the China International Import Expo have reached tentative deals totaling over 83 billion US dollars.
The United Nations COP30 climate conference in Brazil is getting underway on Monday.
And the U.S.
Senate's approved a spending bill that could end the government shutdown.
In business.
The World Internet Conference, which ends summits concluded with a long list of achievements.
And today we continue our special series on China's path toward its dual carbon and sustainable development goals and the role of new energy vehicles in this journey.
Now the day's top stories.
Exhibitors and buyers have reached tentative deals of more than 83 billion at the China International Import Expo that concluded on Monday.
The record amount marked a 4.4% increase.
As a vital platform to facilitate global trade.
The Fairs Trade and Investment Matchmaking Conference has yielded over 300 intentions to cooperate.
The scale of this year is the largest in the event's history, with a record high of over 4000 exhibitors from more than 155 countries and regions.
Ubin has details.
I really sense that CIEE reflects the huge consumption potential in China.
It covers basically all areas of our lives.
The food and consumer products pavilions, they expand.
They now take over 40%. of the entire convention center.
And we also see number of people at record high.
Some foreign exhibitors, they use not very fluent Chinese saying, 停下来,尝一尝, which means stop, have a taste.
All this enthusiasm, they show China's open to share its vast domestic market to all over the world.
And the second one is that more exhibitors from developing countries and least developed countries they participate.
Sri Lanka, this year they bring over 10 companies.
Many came because they've heard this is an exhibition they have to go to if they want to see the world.
Colombia, as the guest country of honor this year, brings some 40 companies to participate.
It's a record high, and the number for previous edition is just seven.
And Rwanda, for example, is one of the LDCs they participate for the eighth consecutive year.
And the reason they continuously being here is they see the benefit of this.
And one government official say that they've seen increasing export of Rwanda's chili coffee to China.
And the last aspect I continuously heard many exhibitors use the word certainty.
China's GDP growth in the first three quarters reached 5.2%.
And its 15th five-year plan, stressed the importance of expanding domestic consumption and also strengthening high-level opening up.
It really gave all the participants confidence and more opportunities.
That was Wu Bin in Shanghai.
Exhibitors have acknowledged the CIIE for being a testing ground for new products and understanding consumer behavior in the Chinese market.
Deloitte China Chair Zhang Ying says its role in facilitating partnerships extends beyond the six days of the expo.
CIIE has always been a great platform to showcase all the products from all over the world, not just in the few days of every year, but also the 365 days of online platform.
Platform has been the launching pad for many of the new products from many of the companies around the globe.
I think this is creating such a great window for companies to test their new product launch in this market and to understand the consumer behavior and behavior change.
Sinodus General Manager, Denis Verndeau, and GL Events Greater China CEO, Romain Piffere, say they chose Sedebi Products and explore cooperation through the CIIE because of its influence.
Innovation and speed of innovation.
Definitely China is the best.
And that's why, you heard before, we launch products in China first.
For seven years in China by China, for China really means something, not just advertising tagline.
It really means something, product development, local development to meet the local consumer needs.
China's exhibition market is fast moving, very competitive, and also very evolving, well, very fast.
What makes it attractive is with those evolution, there are opportunities.
And those evolution bring a need for complementary services, and this is a strong point of GL Events.
More than 400 new products, technologies and services have debuted at this year's Expo in Shanghai.
They cover areas such as medical care, artificial intelligence and aviation.
And for more on the appeal of the CIIE and how technology is changing lives in China.
We spoke with Professor of Strategy Carl Fay at BI Norwegian Business School.
Humanoid robots impressed me, and the fact that one was able to buy them for about 100000 to 400000 RMB, something that is starting to get to a more reasonable sum.
Drones were here a lot too, everyone wanting to come into China to be part of the sort of low altitude economy.
You know, just before attending the CIE, I was down in Shenzhen and ordered from a vending machine a cup of coffee, thinking it was just going to pop out of the vending machine, but instead it came by a drone.
And so I guess other countries want to take part in this type of thing as well.
There was quite a lot of things dealing with purifying water, purifying air and things like this as well.
But I'll tell you, on the tech side, what caught my attention the most was several large multinationals like BMW and L'Oreal that had come to CIE to show the small companies they were working with.
So they were developing an ecosystem of different startups, recognizing that large companies can't develop everything themselves, need to catch that energy of the small companies and have what we call open innovation.
And so they were working with small companies BMW, for example, to totally redesign a modern dashboard, and another company that was dealing with things like AI usage and digitalization.
So I thought that was really an interesting development.
Professor also noticed the interconnectivity between technologies and he said some of the trends could potentially make future businesses more sustainable.
It used to be sort of interesting to see something that was just a green technology or just AI.
Now we're starting to see, you know, AI and green technologies embedded into so many different products.
And I think that was what really caught my attention.
One of the uses of AI that I've found interesting which also has a green twist was a company that was helping to figure out when you're growing crops you know how much fertilizer you should put sort of in one part of a field as opposed to another part of a field and likewise how much water so that you were not having to place the same amount of fertilizer and water everywhere and waste that so this was saving a lot of resources and particularly potentially something that can help in the African countries, although this exhibit was a U.S.-based one.
That was Professor Carl Fay with his observations from the CIIE.
Seven companies were representing Slovenia at this year's CIIE.
Aljoso Milenkovic speaks with business leaders in central Slovenia to understand the significance of the Chinese market.
At Lotvich Metrology's laboratory in Slovenia, protective masks undergo rigorous tests.
Airflow resistance... chemical exposure and liquid impermeability are all measured with precision.
Our services, such as certification services for personal protective equipment and testing capabilities for automotive industry.
Our vision is to support Chinese manufacturers in achieving a faster and safer entry into the EU market, backed by more than 30 years of experience, innovation and commitment to quality in Slovenia's industrial town of Železniki.
The company develops high-tech electric motors with a focus on lightweight designs, crucial for portable appliances.
We are innovative in the way of lightweight design and this is, for the portable applications, very important and we believe this is something which also Chinese appliance manufacturer need and looking for and we can support them.
Domell already has a small production line in China, but with more than 1400 employees worldwide.
The Expo offers them a chance to strengthen existing ties and expand into new markets.
Slovenia's economy is highly export-oriented, with goods and services abroad making up over 80 of its GDP, and Slovenia imported Chinese goods to the value of more than 65 billion in 2024.
At the same time, China imported Slovenian goods worth just under $300 million.
Officials here see China's import expo as a natural opportunity for Slovenian firms.
We have very innovative products.
We are very well developed in the segment of ICT, in pharmaceuticals.
Automotive is becoming more and more important, which means that we can offer different industries and different ideas and most of know-how to Chinese companies.
Since its launch in 2018, the import expo in Shanghai has attracted thousands of global exhibitors and generated tens of billions of dollars in deals.
For smaller economies like Slovenia, the visibility it provides can be very transformative.
That was Elio Samalenkovic reporting.
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Delegates to the United Nations COP30 climate conference in Brazil are focusing on how to put their commitments and plans into action.
World leaders met in Belém last week for a two-day summit to set the stage.
Paulo Cabral reports from the host city in Brazil's Amazon region.
The COP30 leader summit last week brought together more than 140 nations to outline priorities for the year ahead.
At the opening ceremony, host and president-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that time is running out to save the planet, as global temperatures have already passed the 15 degrees Celsius mark set by the Paris Agreement.
The loss of human lives and material resources will be drastic.
More than 250,000 people could die every year.
The global GDP may shrink by up to 30%.
That's why COP 30 will be the COP of truth.
It's time to take the warnings of science seriously.
Among the key announcements was the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, a mechanism to channel both public and private money into forest protection.
More than five billion dollars was pledged at the leaders summit and discussions at COP30 are expected to address how to change an idea into an actionable plan.
We have more words, more promises than action.
That's true.
But the world would be very worse if we don't have the climate conference and this kind of agreements.
We don't have alternatives.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is where governments from around the world present their commitments and action plans.
But it's also a place where civil society NGOs, independent researchers and activist groups come to push leaders with their own agendas.
Environmental organization Greenpeace brought its ship Rainbow Warrior to Belém ahead of the conference and joined indigenous leaders for a demonstration and press event calling for a stronger participation of civil society inside the so-called Blue Zone, the restricted area where the key negotiations happen between government representatives.
I think the big question is, will it be heard inside the Blue Zone?
And I think that's always a question mark that we need to address.
We cannot keep having more lobbyists from private sectors and from sectors like the fossil fuel industry, for example, inside the Blue Zone, in delegations bigger sometimes than most of the countries.
We think that, compared to other COPs, we may have a little more access here in Brazil, but it will still be very insufficient to address the demands of indigenous people.
The COP30 Leaders Summit in Belém outlined the broad ideas new financing tools, stronger cooperation and the call to add fossil fuels.
Now it's up to negotiators at COP30 to decide how those plans will be put in practice to effectively implement global climate goals.
That was Paulo Cabral reporting.
China's pledged to work with the international community to advance eco-environmental conservation, promote green development and address climate challenges.
In a white paper highlighting efforts toward carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China noted the positive outcomes through campaigns such as the circular economy and carbon sinking.
For more on the path toward China's dual carbon goals.
Tianyu spoke with Zhou Mi, a senior research fellow at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.
So Professor, China's new white paper highlights ecological carbon sinks as a key pathway for reducing and capturing emissions.
So could you walk us through how China is strengthening its forests, wetlands and other ecosystems to boost carbon sink capacity?
Well, we know that for the carbon sink, it means that we have to have more forests.
So you can find that China has boosted a lot of forest planting, like we have proposed in the Arbor Days.
And also, it's not just limited in the trees.
China is trying to systematically deal with different elements, including the mountains, the farmland, the forest and the lake, and also the grassland and the desert.
From this white paper that in the past 20 years that China has contributed almost one fourth of the additional new forest in the world.
So it's kind of a very important achievement.
We are improving the abilities for China's territory to absorb the carbon.
And we're also trying to stop the spread of the deserts.
So there are kind of efforts not only by the Chinese government.
I think that it also encourages the people from the business days to the ordinary.
We are acting together, trying to reduce the use of the resources and also trying to be greener in the different kind of areas.
And one of the most important achievements in China is that we have improved the use of the new energy.
Right.
The document also stresses that climate change is a global challenge requiring joint action.
So how is China working with international partners to support global climate governance and advance the world's path toward carbon neutrality?
So for China, we are very firm commitment to the climate change actions.
And we're also trying to discuss a that's issue with our partners.
So the first one is that when you are talking about the United Nations actions, I think that China is very active, not just give our promises, but also trying to join the discussions about the rules with our trading partners or other partners.
In this regard,
So we want to do more specifically to address the challenges and also trying to find a better way to deal with these problems.
And the second, I think that we are also involved in many new elements in the ordinary free trade agreements.
You can find that there is a chapter of the new energy in the China-ASEAN free trade agreements, version 30.
So we are trying to put more enforcement mechanism in the ordinary trade agreements.
And the third one, I think that is also important for us to cooperate with our partners along the Belt and Road regions or under any other platforms to to improve the enterprise's abilities to deal with this kind of new issues.
So it's not only about the slogans.
We are really acting with our partners and trying to give a better support systematically.
I was Joe Mi at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.
Super Typhoon Fong Wong has hit the northern Philippines, killing at least two people and forcing more than one million to evacuate.
It affected the north of the archipelago's most populous island, Luzon.
Heavy rains and strong winds cut power in large areas of the Baikal region ahead of the storm's landfall.
Fong Wong is the 21st storm to hit the Philippines this year.
The country is still recovering after Typhoon Kalmegi killed more than 220 people last week.
Gretchen Malalet has more from Isabela Province.
Frantic residents are arriving in droves at evacuation centers in Santiago City, Isabela Province.
Some carry infants.
Others clutch bags of clothes and food.
Families rush down from packed vehicles seeking shelter as Super Typhoon Fung Wong threatens to slam into northern Philippines.
With winds intensifying and flood warnings in place, many say they left their homes fearing the worst.
We're scared of the typhoon.
That's why we came here.
We have many children with us.
We're afraid the roof of our house could be blown away.
This school has been turned into an evacuation center, now sheltering around 300 residents from nearby informal settlements.
Most classrooms are already full, forcing many families to stay in open areas.
So the problem?
There are no walls or barriers to protect them from the pounding rain and fierce winds.
So if the storm worsens, evacuees here could be soaked and exposed to dangerous conditions.
Evacuees are scrambling to find plywood and tarps to shield themselves from the rain.
Village officials say they will soon be moved into classrooms where they can stay dry and safe from the worsening weather.
This is another evacuation center, a gymnasium, where village officials have set up makeshift tents and began distributing food.
And officials say the turnout is larger than usual because of the strength of this typhoon.
Many here say they're not taking any chances after seeing what happened in Cebu during Typhoon Kalmegi.
There are a large number of evacuees seeking shelter from this typhoon.
Many of them live near the river, which often overflows during heavy rains.
Others come from districts and areas that are frequently hit by flooding and have decided to move here before the storm intensifies.
Authorities say more than 100000 people have been evacuated from coastal and low-lying areas across the country.
Wind continues to strengthen over northern Philippines, with residents racing for the full force of the super typhoon.
That was Gretchen Malalad at temporary shelters for people fleeing from Typhoon Phongwong in the Philippines.
In western Kenya, the military has joined the search for nearly a dozen people missing after a landslide killed at least 37.
But heavy rain and new slides have slowed their work.
Experts are blaming climate change and deforestation for the disasters.
Enoch Sekolia has more. for people living in Chesongoche and El Geo Marrakech County.
Tragedy struck earlier this month when a landslide killed dozens.
When the disaster hit Chesongoche, the Kenya Red Cross led rescue and recovery efforts that also involved several government agencies.
It says emergency teams faced many challenges reaching the affected area.
The entire area of Chesongoche was kind of made to be an island because all roads leading to Chesongochi were cut off.
Therefore, the multi-agency team that is responding to this disaster were not able to reach and give immediate response to this.
The hospital facilities were damaged, and this then had exposed us to having only one health facility, which is a mission health facility that was providing initial services and initial first aid to the affected people.
For the Red Cross.
Such disasters often drive home a painful truth, that of communities caught in a cycle of destruction and rebuilding, with little done to address the problem permanently.
Experts say such disasters are not new and not unexpected.
They say the North Rift is part of a fragile escapement.
The soil is loose and rainfall patterns have become erratic.
But people continue to build and farm there because they lack alternatives.
If we had these areas forested in its natural setting, of course, landslides would be very little.
And when we don't have settlements in those areas whenever it happens, then there would not be disasters.
So if we plan our land use in a proper way, We can have areas that are safe a little bit flatter, and then the slope areas can be used for planting trees.
Then we can have areas that are suitable for farming, set aside for farming.
Every rain season, these communities are told to move to safer, higher ground, but most never do.
Without a clear national resettlement policy, experts say Warnings urging people to move to safer ground are not enough.
And there is need for clearer action plans that will see people moved properly and safely from areas prone to landslides.
That was Enoch Sekolia reporting.
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Senate's agreed on a bill that could end the government shutdown.
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Senate's approved a bipartisan spending bill in an attempt to end the government shutdown.
The bill would extend government funding until the end of January.
It sets a vote on government health care subsidies next month, a key demand of Democrats that led to the impasse.
The bill also reverses President Donald Trump's firing of federal employees.
The measure now goes to a vote in the House.
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history reached its 40th day on Sunday.
It's put hundreds of thousands of federal workers on furlough and delayed food assistance payments.
40 major airports are canceling thousands of flights, citing safety concerns because of a shortage of air traffic controllers.
U.S.
Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, is warning that flights could slow to a trickle if the government shutdown continues.
Flight reductions began at 4 and are set to rise to 10 by November 14th, affecting all commercial airlines from 6 am to 10 pm local time.
On Sunday, over 1,700 flights were canceled and nearly 5,000 delayed.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson and Newark Liberty airports had the most cancellations.
And staffing shortages at Newark and LaGuardia are causing severe departure or rather average departure delays of around 75 minutes.
Travelers are feeling the impact firsthand.
I wish the shutdown wasn't happening because we need, especially during the holidays, we need these people to work so that we can have a good holiday and air traffic controls.
Yes, yes, we need them.
I was coming from Tampa and that flight got delayed, delayed, delayed.
Then it was canceled and then rebooked.
And so I had to stay at a hotel and then came back this morning.
Everything looked like it was good until you get the notification as you're on your way.
Oh, you got a delay.
That's what happened with me.
With the holiday rush underway, officials are urging travelers to check flight schedules in advance and plan for possible delays and cancellations.
The World Food Program says only half of required food aid is entering Gaza.
The media office in the enclave says limited aid falls far below the minimum humanitarian threshold.
Rami Omegari spoke with some displaced people in central Gaza.
The most affected ones here in the territory are the ones who are still being displaced and scattered everywhere in the Gaza Strip.
They continue to complain of their high needs for many things, especially the tents.
Nothing has changed for us.
Despite the announcement about aid trucks entering, nothing has reached us.
You can ask anyone here in the camp.
We only received a pack of bread.
Our tents are built in a primitive way and we're suffering from the cold as winter approaches.
260000 or 40000 tents are needed here in the territory, despite the fact that some quantities have entered the territory over the past period of time.
I feel like the war situation hasn't ended.
It's still the same.
We haven't been able to return to our homes yet, because they're in the so-called yellow zone, where entry is not permitted.
They said the war is over, but it's still going on.
Our homes are in the yellow zone and we're not allowed to return.
When my sons went there, they were shot at.
They almost got killed.
Only 4000 truckloads of aid have entered the Gaza Strip over the past month, while the actual need is 600 truckloads of aid per day.
That was Rami Amagari on the desperate need for food and daily necessities in Gaza.
Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean have met in Santa Marta Colombia, for the CELAC-EU summit, unveiling a 50-point joint agreement aimed at boosting cooperation on issues including renewable energy, food security and governance.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, highlighted the summit's significance in building consensus despite global crises.
What we've demonstrated today to the world is that, amid barbarities that advance, genocides that have undoubtedly existed, we can talk about democracy and common agreements.
In these 50 points of the joint declaration, we demonstrate to the world that it is possible to reach an agreement and that it is possible, in terms of differences, to achieve consensus.
There is only one country that does not sign this.
The summit takes place amid controversy over a US military operation in the Caribbean Sea in eastern Pacific, targeting alleged drug-carrying vessels.
At 29 past the hour, Beijing's down to plus one this evening. cloudy and 13 degrees for Tuesday.
Nanchang will be overcast in 15 overnight and then cloudy in 15.
Elsewhere in Asia, Islamabad's 9 overnight, then sunny and 20 for Tuesday.
Vientiane will get a light rainfall overnight and tomorrow.
The low is 20, the high is 30.
Phnom Penh will see a light rainfall tonight and tomorrow with a low of 24 and a high of 32.
In Africa, Nairobi is getting a light rainfall and 25 degrees on Tuesday.
Kampala will see moderate rainfall with a low of 17 tonight, then it's a light rain and 24.
Juba will be overcast tonight and tomorrow with a low of 22, a high of 34.
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Chinese authorities have announced their progress pausing port fees for US ships for one year, starting Monday.
The Transport Ministry said the move aims to implement the agreements reached between Chinese and US delegations after trade talks in Kuala Lumpur.
China will also suspend investigations on shipping, shipbuilding and related industrial and supply chains.
Washington's taken similar steps.
Meanwhile, China's Commerce Ministry has halted countermeasures against five US-linked subsidiaries of shipbuilding firm Hanwha Ocean.
The U.S.
Senate's announced a deal which is seen as the first step to end the government shutdown.
The bipartisan deal aims to extend government funding until the end of January.
The proposal sets a vote on government health care subsidies in December, a key demand of Democrats that had contributed to the impasse.
U.S.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson warns that economic growth for the fourth quarter could be cut by as much as half if the government shutdown continues.
He said the shutdown's impact on the economy is disrupting holiday supplies, slowing down cargo and the movement of people.
President, Donald Trump's economic advisor said the fourth quarter GDP could turn negative as the government shut down dense holiday spending and travel demand.
Officials in Vietnam say Typhoon Kalmegi and days of heavy rain have caused losses of around 300 million.
According to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority, the central province of Gia Lai suffered the worst damage, nearly 200 million by Sunday afternoon.
The storm had sunk or damaged about 180 boats, collapsed over 2000 homes and affected around 57000 others.
Aquaculture was hit especially hard, with more than 54000 fish farming cages damaged.
Authorities also reported the loss of cattle and poultry, as floods swept through multiple communities.
Authorities say rains helped curb the spread of a wildfire in New Zealand's oldest national park.
But foggy weather conditions have delayed some firefighting efforts.
The blaze has burnt around 2,500 hectares of Tongariro National Park on the North Island.
It forced some residents and hikers out of the area on the weekend.
New Zealand's National Weather Bureau has forecast thunderstorms in the region.
The civil defense minister said they don't know how the fire started, but officials are treating it as a crime scene.
Israel says Turkish troops will not be part of the planned multinational force which is expected to take control of Gaza once Israeli forces withdraw.
U.S.
President, Donald Trump's plan to end the two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas calls for a temporary international stabilization force to gradually take over security in Gaza from the Israeli army.
Washington has reportedly been in talks with Egypt, the United Arab Emirates Qatar Indonesia, Turkey and Azerbaijan to contribute to this force.
The BBC faces controversy over how it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.
Director General Tim Davey and News Chief Deborah Ternes have resigned following criticism that a Panorama documentary misrepresented Trump's January 6th remarks by cutting out his call for peaceful protest.
The issue triggered political backlash and renewed scrutiny of the broadcaster's impartiality.
Before stepping down, Davey apologized to audiences for the disruption caused by the fallout.
Well, I'm very sorry. for the disruption today.
It's been a difficult day and I am sorry that audiences have been affected and they haven't got the programming.
As a keen sports fan, I know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow, and I am sorry about that.
We are working very hard to resolve the situation and make sure that we get output back on air.
BBC says it'll work with its board on a smooth leadership transition.
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36 past the hour.
And with business now, here's Tianyu.
Thank you, Shane.
Stock markets on the Chinese mainland closed higher on Monday.
The Shanghai composite was up over 0.5%, while the Shenzhen component gained nearly 0.2%.
Retail tourism and catering shares were among the top gainers.
The Hong Kong stock market also ended higher as the Hong San Index increased nearly 1.6%.
In Japan, the Nikkei also rose nearly 1.3%.
Over 1600 guests from more than 130 countries and regions have discussed the pathway to an inclusive digital future at the just-concluded 2025 World Internet Conference, Woojin Summit.
The light of Internet Expo at the summit featured over 100 interactive exhibits and drew over 17000 visitors in a single day.
Participants released a wide array of documents and reports during the 24 sub-forums, covering five major fields, including tech governance issues.
One of the reports outlines and showcases the three transformations achieved by Wuzhen over the past decade.
The report says Wuzhen has amplified the reach of China's Internet future.
Discussions on artificial intelligence have dominated the just-concluded Beijing Forum.
Global leaders and experts participating in the three-day event say AI could bring new opportunities to developing countries.
NYU Shanghai Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman says the possibilities that AI creates for raising people's standard of living are tremendous.
Just for example, in healthcare.
Right now, healthcare is not distributed equally around the world.
And it's possible that AI will overcome that.
It's possible that AI tools will enable people in developing world countries to obtain a quality of health care that they didn't think was going to happen in their lifetime.
Lehman suggests that AI has the potential to significantly boost agricultural productivity by optimizing crop selection and management for specific local conditions.
Qingdao Port has opened another direct route to Southeast Asia, further boosting trade ties with the region.
The first vessel sailing on it is MSC's container vessel Diego.
The ship will carry a full load of chemicals, mechanical and electronic products and fresh produce to destinations in Vietnam and Thailand.
This newly launched service is set to deploy six vessels connecting key domestic hubs, including Dalian Tianjin, Newport and Shenzhen, with major Southeast Asian nodes, including Singapore.
This year, Qingdao Port has opened 17 new routes connecting to key regions, including Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, reinforcing its position as a vital international logistics gateway.
The world's leading farm machinery fair, Agritechnica, is underway in Hanover, Germany.
This year's event has attracted around 2,800 exhibitors from 52 countries and regions.
A record 68.5% of exhibitors come from abroad, reflecting the fair's growing international reach.
China stands out with a strong presence, ranking third among the 250 exhibitors, after Germany and Italy.
The week-long exhibition focuses on innovations in agricultural machinery, digital technologies and connected farming systems.
The German Agricultural Society says the event provides a platform to present solutions for sustainable productivity growth and to foster dialogue between practice, science and industry.
Thank you very much.
That's Tianyu with Business.
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Today in our special series on low-carbon, high-quality development in China, we continue our journey in Guangzhou, where the NEV industry is accelerating the move towards sustainability.
From steady progress to new challenges.
China's NEV industry remains central to the nation's green transition.
As one of China's key NEV hubs, Guangzhou plays a leading role in driving innovation and confronting the hurdles that come with it.
Yangyang explores the city to see how rising costs, supply chain emissions and data gaps are shaping the next stage of China's drive toward a sustainable future.
Every step in the life of an electric vehicle, from production to use, faces the test of going carbon neutral.
It's really tough to achieve absolute zero carbon emission.
So many technologies in the labs seemed great at the time, but in the end they never made it to the market.
I'm always worried about his battery life.
Hello, I'm Yang Yang.
In the last two episodes of this program, we heard how China's growing awareness of new energy vehicles' role in cutting carbon emissions has translated into real actions.
But challenges still lurk behind the progress.
I arrived in Guangzhou, the capital of South China's Guangdong Province, on November 26, 2024.
The streets there were filled with electric vehicles that are quietly shaping the future of green transportation in the city.
I started my visit in GAC Ion, a subsidiary of GAC Group, a leading automobile manufacturer based in Guangzhou.
Stepping into the factory where new energy cars were taking shape in rows.
I was impressed by that environmentally friendly workplace.
The air was fresh and there was no smell of gasoline.
There was only the hum of robotic arms moving in quiet order.
A sign indicated that this was a green factory.
But Huang Guihua, a senior manager from the engineering department of GAC Iron, told me that decarbonizing was harder than it looked.
It's really tough to achieve absolute zero carbon emission.
He said one major reason is the huge amount of energy it takes to make these cars.
Car factories use a lot of energy.
Although they are not the biggest energy users, they are huge, and it all adds up.
Some of the energy they use still comes from fossil fuels like gas or coal.
For that, solar power is one answer, but it's not perfect.
Solar is unstable.
When clouds block the sun, the power drops.
When the sun's too strong, the power spikes.
Solar power also means higher costs.
If we switch entirely to solar, it will be way too expensive.
So, while we are cutting down on gas, we still need to buy carbon credits to make up for the emissions we cannot avoid.
Economically speaking, that's still a heavy cost.
And it's not enough to just decarbonize the factory.
Cutting emissions involves the whole supply chain.
Pan Jingchi, head of the engineering department of GAC Iron, who just attended the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference, when I met him, explained
Manufacturing is responsible for only a small part of the emissions.
Most emissions come from the materials we use up front and how we run the vehicles once they are on the road.
When Penn mentions the materials, he referred to the upstream part of the industry, which includes the production of core components like batteries motors, electric control systems and their RD.
The upstream of the automobile industry covers the development and production of the auto parts.
The midstream focuses on the vehicle manufacturing process and the downstream involves sales and after-sales services.
To truly reduce carbon, every part of the industry has to decarbonize.
Some of China's biggest carmakers are already working on it.
JCIEN is on this journey, and so is Expo, an electric vehicle company headquartered in Guangzhou.
Zheng Yeqing is its vice president.
When it comes to the assembly plant, it only eats up less than 10 of the total energy used across the entire production process.
Real carbon reduction is not only about what happens on the assembly line.
More importantly, it's about working with our suppliers to cut emissions across the whole production chain.
Brian Gu, president of Expo, echoed his view.
In addition, in order to really understand carbon neutrality, you need to make sure not just yourself your entire supply chain is under the same umbrella, to make sure it adhere to the carbon neutrality agenda.
But it's no small task cutting emissions across the entire process.
One big challenge is measuring the carbon footprint in this process.
Wu Changhua, a climate expert, explains.
The production of electric vehicles involves a massive supply chain.
The challenge is that a lot of the carbon data just isn't there because we haven't tracked it yet.
Getting detailed data costs time and money.
Bai Mei, an energy economics expert from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, elaborates further on it.
Another problem is the precise calculation of carbon emissions.
The total amount of carbon emissions might be easy to figure out, but a company often makes different products and figuring out how much energy each product uses can be hard.
If there's no legal requirement, the companies won't add the cost of doing that.
Coal is an issue too.
Unlike standardized products, different batches of coal may have different properties, such as impurities, and thus produce different amounts of electricity, so tracking carbon emissions from each batch of coal is difficult.
To really get the calculations right, power plants should have a carbon emission meter that measures carbon dioxide, just like our water meter that measures water flow.
But that's not the case now.
For now, emissions are calculated based on averages.
They figure out the average carbon emission factor and estimate how much carbon dioxide is produced.
Clearly, it's not the actual emissions attributed to the electricity being used.
This difficulty isn't exclusive to China.
As is pointed out by NPJ Climate Action, an open access journal in Climate Action, and direct carbon outputs generated along a company's supply chain typically account for the largest portion of its overall carbon footprint.
Yet currently these emissions are often estimated using industry averages and rough approximations, which contributes to the disadvantage of carbon data calculation.
To exacerbate the problem.
Baimei says providing carbon data can be difficult due to business secret protection concerns.
A vehicle has too many parts.
Each part connects with many different suppliers.
The main difficulty right now is that carbon emissions can be used to calculate output, which can be a business secret.
So when it comes to calculating cumulative emissions, it's tough.
A survey of 210 German companies' reviews.
In a research report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, a multinational firm that provides accounting, auditing and consulting services, found out that the biggest reason companies hesitate to share data through traditional business platforms is a fear of exposing core information and business secrets.
Beyond carbon emissions along the supply chains, when a new energy vehicle leaves the factory and hits the road, new challenges arise.
Even though electric vehicles don't produce tailpipe emissions, the energy to drive them has to come from somewhere.
The power consumed by the battery and motor still leads to indirect carbon emissions.
That's according to Gu Huainan, general manager of GACIM.
Everyone knows electricity isn't a primary energy source.
We don't just dig it up.
We dig up minerals, oil, but electricity is converted.
It comes from coal, oil, solar energy, everything that can be converted.
So reducing energy consumption of an electric vehicle on the road is just as important.
An Expo employee told me that autonomous driving could be part of the solution.
Autonomous driving reduces the need for frequent braking and acceleration, which are common habits of human drivers.
When we see a red light, we slam on the brakes.
That wastes energy.
But with autonomous driving, the vehicle can brake smoothly and efficiently using less energy.
But Expo's Vice President Zheng Yejin pointed out the hard part isn't just building self-driving.
It's making those investments paid off in features drivers can use today.
We are making long-term investments in autonomous driving, with RD efforts that have already lasted a decade.
At the same time, we are placing more emphasis on features that consumers can actually see, touch and experience in the short to mid-term.
These are features they will be able to enjoy inside the car within the next year or two, giving them a real sense of advanced technology.
Striking a balance between these two priorities is challenging.
General manager of DSAI in Kuhui Nan, added that in an industry where everything evolves fast, a new technology must prove its value in the market before you call it a success.
Take autonomous driving, for example.
We've put in a lot of resources, but the return hasn't matched the investment.
Technology is evolving so fast that before you start to make money, it's time for an upgrade again.
Climate expert Wu Changhua points out that some technologies never even get off the ground.
So many technologies in the labs seemed great at the time, but in the end they never made it to the market.
According to China Automotive Low Carbon Action Plan, compared to traditional gasoline cars, electric vehicles reduce carbon emissions by 434.
The International Energy Agency estimates that that to meet the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, global N-EV sales need hit around 45 million units by 2030.
And, according to EVTank, in 2023, global sales of China's new energy vehicles surpassed 60 of the world's total.
As the world's largest N-EV market, China is a key player in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable development.
But even though Chinese consumers are increasingly embracing the new EVs, there are still concerns.
I'm always worried about its battery life.
They've packed it with features and focused on computing power.
But does it matter to us?
Only time will tell.
Unlike a gas-powered car, an electric one accelerates and decelerates more rapidly.
I'm not very used to that.
Beyond consumer concerns, China's EV makers also face considerable challenges in the export markets.
As the country's new energy vehicles make their way overseas.
Some observers believe that China's EV industry is running into overcapacity.
Wu Changhua disagrees.
I don't think we're overproducing.
Overcapacity means more goods have been produced than are needed, right?
But from the perspective of tackling climate change, what we're doing now isn't enough.
Look at the number of NEVs in China.
It's a small percentage compared to all types of vehicles.
How can there be overcapacity?
And it's not just about selling cars abroad.
Hu Henan from GACIM pointed out the software localization is also a complex process.
Take smart connectivity for instance.
When you go abroad.
Your map might not work, your music might not play, you might have to use someone else's navigation.
Even things like databases. you need to build them locally.
For example, if I want to monitor the battery's temperature remotely, it's very difficult to send that data back to China.
These are huge challenges.
At the same time, taking part in global discussions on carbon emissions and establishing international standards is another formidable task for China's NEV sector.
In Europe, some observers still raise questions about China's carbon emission data.
If we want to be part of shaping global standards, we need to make sure our data is clear and verifiable.
And that means ongoing dialogue and building mutual understanding.
Achieving carbon neutrality concerns various parties.
It isn't just any one country's responsibility.
It's a global mission.
While China's making strides in cutting emissions, it will take the collective effort of everyone to achieve net zero.
Reducing emissions and protecting the environment is something the whole society needs to work on.
We need to work together in every field to achieve this goal.
We must stay firm, stick to the right path and be patient.
That was Yang Yang reporting. listening to the Beijing hour.
We're at 57 past.
Checking the forecast before we go for the day.
Beijing's down to plus one this evening.
It'll be cloudy in 13 on Tuesday.
Nanchang's overcast with a low of 15, then cloudy in 15.
Elsewhere in Asia, Islamabad's down to nine overnight, then sunny in 20 for Tuesday.
Vientiane will get a light rainfall overnight and tomorrow, lows 20, a high of 30.
Phnom Penh will see a light rainfall tonight and tomorrow, a low of 24 and a high of 32 degrees Celsius.
And that's it for this edition of the Beijing Hour.
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