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Here's the news. China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has launched a tourism promotion campaign centering on the 15th China Tourism Day, which falls on May 19th.
Running until May 31st, the campaign features over 6 ,000 beneficial measures for tourists nationwide with more than one billion Yuan, about a hundred and thirty -eight million US dollars of subsidies to be provided by over 60 cooperative entities including Mei Tuan and Ali Pei.
Li Xiaoyong, an official with the Ministry said that the campaign will highlight inbound tourism promotion as the Ministry will work with other authorities to make inbound tourism more convenient and provide more diverse tourism products.
Lee added that Overseas tourism agencies will be invited to China for on -site visits and business negotiations, while promotion of Chinese tourism resources will be carried out overseas.
According to the National Immigration Administration, in the first quarter of this year, China's border officers recorded 17 .44 million border crossings made by foreign nationals representing presenting a 33 .4 % year -on -year increase.
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The practice of petkeeping is being reimagined as cutting -edge technologies, notably artificial intelligence, giving rise to a burgeoning realm of robot pets that are quite different from their fluffy biological kin.
One clip of a woman walking a robotic dog on a leash down an ordinary Street in Shanghai, followed by a fully clothed humanoid robot, has amazed many netizens.
This social media post, showing a futuristic lifestyle in the eastern Chinese Metropolis, has garnered tens of thousands of views on microblogging platform Weibo.
In another viral clip filmed in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, A robotic dog carries a real puppy on its back for a walk, attracting passers -by to stop and take pictures of the futuristic scene.
According to an interview published by local media, AI technology allows the robotic dog to identify its surrounding environment to ensure a safe hassle -free walking experience.
On Taobao, China's leading e -commerce platform, The total sales volume of the go -to quadruped robotic model developed by Chinese robotics startup Unitree Robotics on its official store has exceeded 3 ,000 units.
With a booming intelligent electronics and robotics consumer market, China has seen a rising trend of quadruped robotics being integrated into people's daily lives in recent years.
In East China's Hangzhou a robotic dog named Xiao Xi has grabbed the spotlight for its role as a caretaker in an elderly nursing home.
It delivers medicines to senior residents at designated times, carries various items for them, and serves as a companion during walks, among other functions.
In the city of Qingdao in East China's Shandong province, two robotic dogs with a range of 15 km have joined the local firefighting department to provide search and rescue assistance.
Research by GGII, a consultancy in South China's Shenzhen, that specializes in emerging industries, shows that China's domestic quadruped robot market size stood at approximately 468 million yuan, about 64 .9 million U .S. dollars in 2023.
It is expected to grow to over 4 .8 billion yuan in 2030.
Building on existing momentum, the Chinese government has pledged comprehensive efforts to boost the development of intelligent robotics.
The government stated in this year's work report that it will support the extensive application of large -scale AI models and vigorously develop new generation intelligent terminals and smart manufacturing equipment, including intelligent connected new energy vehicles, AI -enabled phones and computers, and intelligent robots.
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China has become the first non -European country to successfully deploy and integrate the services necessary to establish a node for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory in its initial phase, marking a significant milestone in international astronomical collaboration.
The Chinese node built by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences past the integration test organized by Observatory headquarters, joining Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom in the Global Network.
The Square Kilometer Array Observatory is a next -generation giant radio telescope array that is under construction.
Once completed, it will be the world's largest radio telescope array to explore the universe's origins and evolution.
The Chinese node employs an innovative cloud native architecture boosting resource utilization by more than 35 % compared to traditional computing models while enabling intercontinental data transmission.
The project is poised to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos with the potential to yield evidence on dark matter dark energy and gravitational waves this is special English China will take more steps to further facilitate cross -border financial services in Shanghai by leveraging the municipality's role as an international financial center according to a plan jointly issued by the central bank, the Shanghai Municipal Government and other financial authorities.
The plan China outlines 18 key measures including improving cross border settlement efficiency, strengthening the hedging of foreign exchange risks, and enhancing the insurance sector's services for export companies.
China will further optimize the management and operation of foreign exchange business and encourage corporate groups to establish fund pools in Shanghai to achieve efficient onshore management and use of global funds.
The country will also promote financial institutions to enhance their capacity to provide digital services and support them to improve services for enterprises to expand abroad by leveraging technologies such as blockchain.
According to the plan, efforts will be made to enhance the functionality and global coverage of the cross -border interbank payment system and encourage more banks to participate in the system.
The plan underscored the need to develop diversified products and services to hedge against foreign exchange risks and the promoting of cross -border use of the Chinese currency renminbi.
China will increase insurance support for key export enterprises, such as domestic commercial aircraft and new energy -vehicle companies, and promote collaboration between insurance companies and reinsurance firms to establish insurance consortiums, thereby enhancing their capacity to cover special risks.
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China's domestically developed C -909 passenger jet has begun commercial operation in Vietnam, further expanding its presence in Southeast Asia, according to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, two C -909 aircraft wet - leased by Chengdu Airlines to Vietnam's VietJet Air have begun service on the Hanoi -Kongdao -Ho Chi Minh City route.
Wet leasing is a common global aircraft leasing model in which the LESUR provides not only the aircraft, but also crew, maintenance, insurance, and operational support.
VietJet, Vietnam's first private airline, is a major operator in domestic and Asia -Pacific regional routes.
Industry insiders believe that the addition of the C909 jets is expected to boost its fleet capacity and support the development of Vietnam's aviation market.
Formerly known as ARJ21, the C -909 is a Chinese -developed regional jetliner with a range of 2 ,225 to 3 ,700 kilometers.
In December 2022 this model was delivered to its first overseas client Transnusa, an Indonesian airline.
In March this year the company delivered another aircraft to Laos Airlines.
VietJet is the third overseas operator of the aircraft. To date, the three overseas airlines have collectively launched 15 routes using the C909 in Southeast Asia transporting over 250 ,000 passengers.
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The population of the Bayer's poacher, a critically endangered diving duck, has more than doubled in China over the past years according to a nationwide wintering survey by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
The survey revealed that 2 ,555 such ducks were recorded across the country, A remarkable increase from the 1 ,000 individuals in 2012, the findings underscore significant progress in the conservation of one of the world's most endangered waterfowl species.
listed as critically endangered on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and designated as a first class protected wildlife species in China.
The Bayer's poachers has been a focal point of conservation efforts across the East Asian -Australasian flyway.
Once widespread across East and South East Asia and the Russian Far East, The species has experienced a dramatic population decline since the 20th century due to habitat loss and illegal hunting.
Today, China is home to the majority of the global population, with only sporadic sightings reported from other countries in recent years.
The latest survey showed that the birds now winter in 76 sites across China, with 16 of these sites hosting more than 30 individuals each. These high -density habitats account for 2 ,136 birds, or 83 % of the total recorded population.
In recent years, China has ramped up efforts to protect bird species like the Bayer's poacher.
The measures include the introduction of a national action plan for protecting migratory corridors, the publication of a key habitat list for terrestrial wildlife and the strengthened protection of nature reserves and vital wildlife habitats.
Looking ahead, the administration said it will build on the survey's findings to enhance monitoring systems, intensify conservation efforts in critical areas and advance the protection of migratory birds and other endangered wildlife species.
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China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has launched a tourism promotion campaign centering on the 15th China Tourism Day which falls on May 19th.
Running until May 31st, the campaign features over 6 ,000 beneficial measures for tourists nationwide with more than 1 billion yuan, about 138 million US dollars of subsidies to be provided by over 60 cooperative entities, including Meituan and Alipay.
Li Xiaoyong, an official with the ministry, said that the campaign will highlight inbound tourism promotion.
As the ministry will work with other authorities to make inbound tourism more convenient and provide more diverse tourism products.
Li added that overseas tourism agencies will be invited to China for on -site visits and while promotion of Chinese tourism resources will be carried out overseas.
According to the National Immigration Administration, in the first quarter of this year, China's border officers recorded 17 .44 million border crossings made by foreign nationals, representing a 33 .4 % year -on -year increase.
This is Special English.
The practice of pet keeping is being reimagined as cutting -edge technologies, notably artificial intelligence giving rise to a burgeoning realm of robot pets that are quite different from their fluffy biological kin.
One clip of a woman walking a robotic dog on a leash down an ordinary street in Shanghai, followed by a fully clothed humanoid robot has amazed many netizens.
This social media post showing a futuristic lifestyle in the eastern Chinese metropolis has garnered tens of thousands of views on microblogging platform Weibo.
In another viral clip filmed in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, a robotic dog carries a real puppy on its back for a walk, attracting passers -by to stop and take pictures of the futuristic scene.
According to an interview published by Local Media, AI technology allows the robotic dog to identify its surrounding environment to ensure a safe, hassle -free walking experience.
On Taobao, China's leading e -commerce platform, the total sales volume of the go -to quadruped robotic model developed by Chinese robotics startup Unitree Robotics on its official store has exceeded 3 ,000 units.
With a booming intelligent electronics and robotics consumer market, China has seen a trend of quadruped robotics being integrated into people's daily lives in recent years.
In East China's Hangzhou, a robotic dog named Xiaoshi has grabbed the spotlight for its role as a caregiver in an elderly nursing home.
It delivers medicines to senior residents at designated times, carries various items for them, and serves as a companion during walks, among other functions.
In the city of Qingdao in East China's Shandong Province, Two robotic dogs with the range of 15 kilometers have joined the local firefighting department to provide search and rescue assistance.
Research by GGII, a consultancy in South China's Shenzhen that specializes in emerging industries shows that China's domestic quadruped robot market size stood at approximately 468 million yuan, about US $64 .9 million in 2023.
It is expected to grow to over 4 .8 billion yuan in 2030.
Building on existing momentum, the Chinese government has pledged comprehensive efforts to boost the development of intelligent robotics.
The government stated in this year's work report that it will support the extensive application of large -scale AI models and vigorously develop new generation intelligent terminals and smart manufacturing equipment, including intelligent connected new energy vehicles, AI -enabled phones and computers, and intelligent robots.
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