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Here's the news. A new direct air route linking Lhasa, the capital city of Shi Zhang, autonomous region in China, and Pokhara, the second largest city in Nepal, has been launched.
The air service is operated by Himalaya Airlines, with the outbound trip occurring on Monday and the return flight on Tuesday.
An immigration inspection officer of Lhasa noted that as a new achievement in boosting the interconnectedness between China and Nepal, under the Belt and Road Initiative, the inauguration of the Lhasa to Pokhara flight route will enhance Sizong's high -level opening up and foster cross -regional coordinated development.
Meanwhile, China China has continuously adjusted and optimized its visa -free transit policy to boost openness and people -to -people exchanges.
Last year, over 20 .1 million foreign visitors entered China under the visa exemption policy, marking a year -on -year increase of 113 .5 % in eligible Transit Visa Exemption travellers.
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As spring sweeps across most parts of China, temperatures are rising and people are eager to embark on journeys to witness stunning floral spectacles.
The growing popularity of flower -viewing tourism has given a vibrant boost to the springtime economy, with modern technology playing an important role in driving this trend.
Social media comes alive with photos of people adorned with flower garlands, celebrating the season's charm.
However, the yellow blossoms in East China's Jiangxi province are part of a colorful display, with cherry pink, peach red, snow white, and light purple blooms coming together as if painted by nature's palette.
These multi -colored flowers are the result of eleven years of research by Fu Donghui, a professor at Jiangxi Agricultural University.
his team has cultivated a wide range of species in seventy -five different colors.
The widespread popularity of bloom -chasing photos online years ago made Fu realize that the sea of rapeseed flowers had the potential to become a signature tourism resource.
However the single yellow color could lead to aesthetic fatigue limiting the industry's growth.
Since 2014, FU has used genetic engineering and hybrid breeding to create new colors, such as introducing the purple gene from radishes into rapeseed flowers.
The tech -enhanced blooms have revitalized local tourism, transforming scenic spots featuring the colorful rapeseed flowers into popular photography destinations.
Visitors flock to these vibrant landscapes, feeling as if they have stepped into a real -life version of Monet's garden.
Phu's team has forged cooperation with over 100 scenic spots for scientific demonstration planting, boosting rapeseed flower themed tourism in over 20 provinces.
These genetically engineered flowers offer more than just a visual treat.
They make real contributions to the industrial economy as they have been proven to yield higher rapeseed production as well as oil output.
Rapeseed is one of China's primary oil seed crops with its annual planting area and total production ranking among the highest globally.
It has long been used in agriculture providing oil, food and ingredients for cosmetics.
According to fool innovative beauty products derived from the multicolored flowers such as hand creams, and facial masks have already made their way into the market, showing the commercial potential of the research. You're listening to Special English.
The cyborgs of science fiction, once symbols of superhuman abilities, are now powering China's elderly care revolution as the nation's silver economy surges.
an exoskeleton walking aid device designed by startup RoboCT located in Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang province, can make hiking easier for seniors by counteracting the weight of five bottles of water with each leg lift. In China's Eastern tech hub, more firms are developing robotics aimed at assisting elderly mobility.
It was noticed that many elderly people walk with bent backs, take small steps, and use waist braces in nursing homes.
So engineers focused the devices assistance efforts on the waist back and hips.
Yen Hai, RoboCT's product director said that the product assists with hip flexion and stabilizes the lumbar spine designed to help seniors walk with longer strides, quicker steps, and greater stability.
The battery -free device, which weighs 2 kilograms, is worn around the hips and above the knees, capturing and storing some of the energy generated by the body's own efforts before releasing it to assist with walking.
According to Yin, Exoskeleton Robotics support Seniors with weaker muscles, enhancing mobility through force compression and release, rotation speed and angle adjustments.
Even physically fit young people can get 30 % assistance when wearing it.
Chen Zhiran, Director of the Digital Economy Research Office at Zhejiang Development and Planning Institute, noted that China's exoskeleton robots set for significant growth in the field elderly care have mastered key technologies like ergonomic design, motion recognition and self -learning AI that dynamically refine movement patterns.
China's increasing elderly population faces widening unmet mobility needs, resulting in overburdened rehabilitation therapists and an annual shortfall in terms of rehab therapy graduates.
This latest data shows that by the end of 2024, China's population aged 60 and above had reached 310 million, accounting for roughly 22 % of its total population.
The country's silver economy is emerging as a major growth driver and is currently valued at 7 trillion yuan.
According to a survey from data analysis provider i -i Media Research, China s silver economy is expected to reach a scale of 30 trillion yuan by 2035.
Notably, enterprises are leveraging emerging technology such as AI and robotics to pioneer a new consumption scenario tailored to the elderly.
Guided by a Chinese proposal, the International Electrotechnical Commission has released a global standard for elderly care robots.
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China's manned deep -sea submersible Jiao Long has set a new record for dive frequency in its first hardware testing mission after a major technical upgrade.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, during a mission from February 27th to March 25th, Zhao Long achieved 14 successful dives in 10 days, including an unprecedented 4 instances of completing two dives within a single day.
The tests verified the reliability of newly upgraded domestic components.
The ministry said that these high -frequency, high -quality dives greatly enhanced Jiaolong's overall operational capability laying a solid foundation for future intensive deployments adding that Jiaolong is expected to conduct over 80 dives in 2025.
Jiaolong, named after a mythical sea dragon, is capable of diving to depths exceeding a set of guidelines on the application of a national platform for supervision and services related to off -campus education and training.
The document states that the platform is a unified public service platform for off -campus training across the country.
It provides technical support for the full process regulation of and services related to off -campus training through website and mobile applications.
According to the guidelines, off -campus education and and training organizations should register with the national platform to make public their courses and services and place all pre -payments under supervision.
Students and parents are encouraged to select courses, make payments, request refunds, provide evaluations and lodge complaints through the platform to safeguard their own legitimate rights and interests.
Currently, more than 120 ,000 legitimate off -campus education and training institutions have been incorporated into the National Platform's Unified Management System.
The platform was established in 2021 and officially launched in July 2023.
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China's Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development has released new national standards for residential projects aiming to meet the people's demand for improved living quality.
The new standards targeting residential projects as a whole emphasize safety, comfort, green practices and smart design while specifying requirements for construction, use and maintenance in terms of scale, layout, functionality, performance, and key technical measures.
The new Standards, effective May 1st, cover seven aspects that include general principles, basic regulations, living environment, building space, as well as structure, indoor environment and building equipment.
Key provisions include a minimum ceiling height of 3 m for new residential buildings, mandatory elevators for structures with 4 or more floors, and enhanced sound insulation standards for walls and floors.
An official from the Ministry said that rapid economic and social development, coupled with improvements in living standards and construction technology, have raised expectations for housing quality.
Adding that the new standards formulated through extensive consultation and research will further support the high quality development of urban housing.
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As spring sweeps across most parts of China, temperatures are rising and people are eager to embark on journeys to witness stunning floral spectacles.
The growing popularity of flower viewing tourism has given a vibrant boost to the springtime economy with modern technology playing an important role in driving this trend.
Social media comes alive with photos of people adorned with flower garlands celebrating the season's charm.
However the yellow blossoms in east China's Jiangxi province are part of a colorful display with cherry pink, peach red, snow white, and light purple blooms coming together as if painted by nature's palette.
These multi -colored flowers are the result of 11 years of research by Fu Donghui, a professor at Jiangxi Agricultural University.
His team has cultivated a wide range of species in 75 different colors.
The widespread popularity of bloom -chasing photos online years ago made Fu realize that this sea of rapeseed flowers had the potential to become a signature tourism resource.
However, the single yellow color could lead to aesthetic fatigue, limiting the industry's growth.
Since 2014, Fu has used genetic engineering and hybrid breeding to create new colors such as introducing the purple gene from radishes into rapeseed flowers.
The tech -enhanced blooms have revitalized local tourism, transforming scenic spots featuring the colorful rapeseed flowers into popular photographic destinations.
Visitors flock to these vibrant landscapes feeling as if they had stepped into a real life version of Monet's garden.
Fu's team has forged cooperation with over 100 scenic spots for scientific demonstration planting boosting rapeseed flower themed tourism in over 20 provinces.
These genetically engineered flowers offer more than just a visual feast. They make real contributions to the industrial economy as they have been proven to yield higher rapeseed production as well as oil output.
rapeseed is one of China's primary oil seed crops, with its annual planting area and total production ranking among the highest globally.
It has been long used in agriculture, providing oil, food, and ingredients for cosmetics.
According to Fu, innovative beauty products derived from the multi -colored flowers such as hand creams and facial masks have already made their way into the market, showing the commercial potential of the research. This is Special English.
The cyborgs of science fiction, once symbols of superhuman abilities, are now powering China's elderly care revolution as the nation's silver economy surges.
An exoskeleton walking aid device, designed by startup RoboCT located in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, can make hiking easier for seniors by counteracting the weight of five bottles of water with each leg lift. In China's Eastern tech hub, more firms are developing robotics aimed at assisting elderly mobility.
It was noticed that many elderly people walk with bent backs, take small steps, and use waist braces in nursing homes.
So engineers focus the device's assistance efforts on the waist, back, and hips.
Yen Hai, Roboct's product director, said that the product assists with hip flexion and stabilizes the lumbar spine to help seniors walk with longer strides, quicker steps, and greater stability.
The battery -free device, which weighs 2 kilograms, is worn around the hips and above the knees, capturing and storing some of the energy generated by the body's own efforts before releasing it to assist with walking.
According to Yin, exoskeleton robotics support seniors with weaker muscles enhancing mobility through forced compression and release, rotation speed and angle adjustments.
Even physically fit young people can get 30 % assistance when wearing it.
Chen Zhiran, director of the Digital Economy Research Office at Zhejiang Development and Planning Institute, noted that China's exoskeleton robots, set for significant growth in the field of elderly care, have mastered key technologies like ergonomic design, motion recognition, and self -learning AI that dynamically refine movement patterns.
China's increasingly elderly population faces widening unmet mobility needs resulting in overburdened rehabilitation therapists, and an annual shortfall in terms of rehab therapy graduates.
Latest data shows that, by the end of 2024, China's population aged 60 and above had reached 310 million, accounting for roughly 22 % of its total population.
The country's silver economy is emerging as a major growth driver, and is currently valued at 7 trillion yuan.
According to a survey from data analysis provider, II Media Research, China's silver economy is expected to reach a scale of 30 trillion yuan by 2035.
Notably, enterprises are leveraging emerging technology such as AI and robotics to pioneer a new consumption scenario tailored to the elderly.
Guided by a Chinese proposal, the International Electrotechnical Commission has released a global standard for elderly care robots.
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