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Chinas civil aviation industry has seen a stable recovery, with the total transport turnover reaching 46.5 billion tonne kilometers in the first half of this year, data by civil aviation authorities showed.   The volume represented a 45.4 percent year-on-year increase, and reached around 74.1 percent of that in the corresponding period in 2019, data by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) showed.   The industry served 245 million passengers and handled 3.74 million tonnes of carg...

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been bringing socio-economic development for Pakistan and improving peoples livelihood, said a Pakistani official.   A host of projects under the CPEC being implemented in Pakistan have been helping the country in generating employments, promoting socio-economic benefits for the locals, and lifting the poor masses out of poverty, Chairman of the CPEC Authority Asim Saleem Bajwa told Xi...

Photo taken on July 16, 2021 shows roads and houses damaged in flood disaster in Schuld, a town in Ahrweiler, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Bywaletz/Xinhua)   In Germany, the death toll climbed to 103 as of Friday afternoon local time, with many more people still missing.   In Belgium, a national day of mourning has been set for July 20 for the victims of the severe weather in recent days.   Devastating flash floods due to intense rainfalls have swept through several western European countries ...

At a glass factory located in north Chinas Shanxi Province, workers are busy painting white flowers on unfinished cups with glass powder.   After completing more than a dozen steps, they began to use melted gold to draw gorgeous lines on the cups. Not long after that, the delicate glass cups made at the workshops of Hong Hai Glass Company would be packed and shipped to the Middle East.     Qixian has been engaged in glassware manufacturing for more than a century, but disorderly development ...

The 46th Yangtze River Crossing Festival kicked off in central Chinas Wuhan, Hubei Province on Friday, with the participation of 52 enthusiasts to swim across the longest river in China.   Chen Xinkun from the provincial swimming team, the winner of Wuhans water marathon last year, won the mens race in 12 minutes and 32 seconds, while Yang Peiqi, a 14-year-old from the Wuhan swimming team, clocked in 13 minutes and four seconds for the womens title.   "This is my second time to participate in...

The number of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border reached a yearly high in June, according to new statistics released Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).   CBP encountered 188,829 people attempting to come to the United States through its southern border in June, a 5 percent increase from May, CBP said, in which 180,641 individuals were encountered.   The June total is the highest monthly number of encounters by CBP in at least two decades. Junes numbers mean CBP ha...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that "we must act together, joining forces" in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences.   The issue of accessibility and fair distribution of test kits, vaccines, medicines and personal protective equipment has not been dealt with, Putin said while addressing the Informal Economic Leaders Retreat of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) via video link.   "In light of the persisting high risks, we believe that our prio...

Standing in a snack shop located at the entrance of Anshi Village in southwest Chinas Yunnan Province, Wang Zhengmei, 45, fervidly greets tourists and offers them local specialties like fried potatoes and rice noodles.   Wang used to struggle for a living far away from home, but when Anshi became a favorable destination for tea lovers, she seized the business opportunity and returned home to open the snack shop last year.   Wang initially set up a shed to sell snacks, but with government supp...

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has launched a new technology and innovation hub to promote remote working and studies in Kenya during the pandemic era.   The Huawei IdeaHub integrates high definition video conferencing, intelligent writing and sharing of wireless connection to facilitate remote work and learning.   Will Meng, CEO of Huawei Kenya said the pandemic necessitated the launch of the IdeaHub that leverages digital tools to ensure key activities at the brick and mortar offices and clas...

  ISLAMABAD: July 17, 2021 (China Economic Net)- Friends of BRI Forum- an initiative by the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies organized a special webinar on “100 Years of Communist Party of China: Views from the Globe” to raise awareness among the global audience on centenary accomplishments of CPC.      Webinar on “100 Years of Communist Party of China: Views from the Globe” [Photo provided by Muhammad Asif Noor]   Through an intellectual discourse, speakers of the Webinar...