China s electric multiple units, a form of suburban trains, are expected to play a key role in boosting regional connectivity, low-carbon travel and economic development in Central and Eastern Europe, experts and business leaders said on Wednesday.
Trains off assembly line heading for Egypt-The first of 22 electric multiple units, or EMUs, designed for Egypt's urban rail transit system by China's rolling-stock maker CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co, came off the assembly line on Friday in Qingdao, Shandong province.
From:ChinaDaily | 2021-06-02 09:57
Environment protection, multilateral environmental protocols to get priority
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and upgraded free trade agreement between New Zealand and China will generate fresh momentum for their trade ties in the coming years, boosting trade in goods and services and expanding regional connectivity activities, said government officials and business leaders.
They said many opportunities occurred after the two sides inked an upgrade to their 12-year-old bilateral FTA in late January on the basis of the RCEP agreement that they signed along with 13 other countries in November.
Under the new deal, China and New Zealand have committed to reinforcing cooperation in areas including e-commerce, competition rules, government procurement, the environment and goods trade.
Trade ties on the up thanks to FTA boost
The upgraded free trade agreement between China and New Zealand will generate fresh momentum for their trade ties in the coming years, boosting the trade in goods and services and regional connectivity activities.
Many opportunities occurred after the two sides inked an upgrade to their 12-year-old bilateral FTA in late January, on the basis of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that they signed along with 13 other countries in the region in November.
Under the upgraded agreement, China and New Zealand have committed to reinforcing cooperation in areas including e-commerce, competition rules, government procurement, and their trade in goods, said Yu Benlin, director-general of the Department of International Economic and Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce.
Central SOEs to boost R&D spending By ZHONG NAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-17 08:10 PowerChina employees undertake construction work in Bolikhamxay province, Laos, in August, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
China s centrally-administered State-owned enterprises will invest more in research and development to secure higher production efficiency and income during the country s 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), while keeping liabilities under control, the country s top State-asset regulator said on Friday.
The government will guide central SOEs to further grasp the opportunities generated from the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation during this period. Their focus will be on key areas of emerging industries with bit growth potential like digital, platform and sharing economies. They will cultivate new growth drivers, said Peng Huagang, secretary-general of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commis