IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm Fully Supports Puya Semiconductor’s 32-bit Arm® Cortex® – M0+/M4 MCUs.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — IAR, the world leader in software and services for embedded development, is pleased to announce its comprehensive support for Puya Semiconductor’s 32-bit Arm® Cortex® – M0+/M4 MCU family. With IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm, developers can take advantage of maximized performance, assured code quality and functional safety when working with Puya’s 32-bit Arm® Cortex® – M0+/M4 MCUs.

Puya Semiconductor is a leading provider specializing in low-power non-volatile memory solutions (Flash and EEPROM), as well as cutting-edge MCUs. Its 32-bit Arm® Cortex® – M0+/M4 core harnesses high-performance Flash technology and places a strong emphasis on ultra-low power design. With a rich history in developing solutions, Puya boasts a dedicated technical support team, ensuring clients receive comprehensive technical support. Moreover, Puya has established an extensive network of sales channels across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with branch offices in Japan and South Korea. Puya also collaborates with representative channels in Vietnam, Singapore, India, Israel, Thailand, and other locations to provide localized, top-notch technical support to local customers.

Cao Yuxin, Vice President of R&D at Puya Semiconductor, stated, "We are delighted to collaborate with IAR. IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm is widely recognized as a leader in embedded integrated development solutions in the industry. This partnership will undoubtedly bring comprehensive development support to Puya’s MCU product series. Puya Semiconductor’s MCU product series finds extensive applications across various sectors, including consumer wearables, small appliances, industrial IoT, healthcare, motor control, and instrumentation."

Currently, Puya has launched a diverse range of MCU products, encompassing the 32-bit Arm® Cortex® – M0+/M4 series. These products are widely applicable across various sectors, including consumer electronics, Internet of Things (IoT), healthcare, industrial control, and more. They serve as a solid technological cornerstone for fostering innovation and progress in diverse industries.

IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm stands as the preferred choice for embedded software development among tens of thousands of developers globally. It includes highly optimized compilers that generate efficient executable code to maximize MCU performance. It also offers advanced debugging and tracing features, such as flexible code and data breakpoints, runtime stack analysis, and call stack visualization. Code analysis tools, C-STAT and C-RUN can help developers identify potential issues at an early stage and improve code quality. Furthermore, IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm provides a functional safety version certified by TÜV SÜD, helping users accelerate the certification of their functional safety products.

Kiyo Uemura, Vice President of IAR Asia Pacific, said, "The collaboration between IAR and Puya Semiconductor will not only strengthen the supply chain of the semiconductor industry but also actively drive the development of the ecosystem at the embedded system market. We will leverage our regional resources to fully support the efficient growth of the domestic semiconductor industry.  By providing professional development tool support, we are not only assisting our customers in achieving success, but also actively promoting the prosperity of the ecosystem. Together, we are leading the wave of industry innovation and contributing more power to the vibrant development of the embedded system sector."

For more information about Puya Semiconductor’s 32-bit Arm® Cortex® – M0+/M4 series microcontrollers, please visit: www.puyasemi.com. For more information about IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm, please visit: www.iar.com/arm.

Source : Puya Semiconductor and IAR Join Forces to Provide Exceptional Experience for Embedded Developers

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HONG KONG, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — SAP Hong Kong today announced that Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group ("Chow Tai Fook"), the renowned jewellery retailer, has adopted SAP SuccessFactors to accelerate its human resources digital transformation. Leveraging SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and SuccessFactors Recruiting solutions, Chow Tai Fook will streamline core HR processes, optimize recruitment, enhance employee experience and productivity of its workforce in Hong Kong and Macau of China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, Chow Tai Fook is a household name with a respected portfolio of jewellery brands, including the iconic flagship brand CHOW TAI FOOK, CTF Watch, HEARTS ON FIRE, ENZO, SOINLOVE and MONOLOGUE. The Group touches the hearts and minds of its discerning customers with a wide variety of jewellery products and attentive services through its extensive omnichannel retailing network.

With SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and SuccessFactors Recruiting, Chow Tai Fook will optimize its HR operations in the following aspects:

Standardized HR processes and integrated data – Chow Tai Fook will deploy best practices to standardize HR processes across its operating regions and enhance employee experience with fast, intuitive access to self-service tools across devices. With SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, the company can harmonize data into one single platform to maintain key HR data and user profiles; and better manage work schedules, holiday calendars and leave requests.

Enhanced organizational visibility and embedded insights – Chow Tai Fook can visualize the organizational structures across its entire operations with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central’s organizational management functionality. Embedded analytics enable it to gain real-time insight into the workforce, improve administrative efficiency and workforce planning. The solution also provides embedded reporting and graphical dashboards with data-driven insights to support better decision-making.

Automated regulatory compliance – Chow Tai Fook can quickly adapt to local business, practices, laws, and statutory reporting requirements as SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central includes regularly updated compliance capabilities based on analysis of local regulations.

Streamlined hiring processes – Chow Tai Fook can attract, identify and hire the right talent through results-oriented recruiting practices and embedded engagement and automation processes. SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting will guide the company’s recruitment process with embedded technologies including AI and applicant tracking system (ATS) for mass recruiting to executive search.

"Chow Tai Fook boasts a rich heritage and nearly 95 years of experience in Mainland China and Hong Kong, establishing itself as one of the world’s leading jewellery groups. Our unwavering commitment to fostering a people-centric culture and talent development has been instrumental in our success," said Theresa Lui, Chief People Officer, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group. "Building a strong and productive workforce is the key to drive sustainable business growth. To that end, we are leveraging SAP SuccessFactors to elevate our HR operations by streamlining processes, optimizing recruitment and making business decisions based on data-powered insights. We believe this digital transformation will empower employees and equip Chow Tai Fook with the agility to strategically align resources and operations, as well as to meet future development needs."

"Enterprises are renewing their focus on how to enhance employee experience," said Esmond Tong, Managing Director, SAP Hong Kong. "They realize that using digital tools to streamline HR operations can create a workplace environment where employees are more engaged and productive. SAP SuccessFactors enables companies to achieve that through an agile, cloud-based digital platform, accessible anytime online and through mobile devices. SAP is proud to support Chow Tai Fook in its drive towards better employee performance and satisfaction."

SAP SuccessFactors solutions are cloud-based human experience management software applications that support core HR and payroll, talent management, HR analytics and workforce planning, and employee experience management. The suite provides individualized experiences that keep employees happy, productive, and engaged. Launched in 2001 and part of the SAP family since 2012, SAP SuccessFactors solutions are used by over 262+ million users in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.

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Source : Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Goes Live with SAP SuccessFactors to Accelerate HR Digital Transformation

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TOKYO, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Armauer Hansen’s discovery of the leprosy bacillus, Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and Bergen International Film Festival are co-hosting a special Hansen’s disease programme within the festival, in collaboration with the University of Bergen and the Leprosy Museum.

Armauer Hansen International Film Festival: The world’s first leprosy themed film festival

Armauer Hansen International Film Festival (AHIFF), the world’s first leprosy film festival, consists of four feature films and two short films that depict the situation for people with leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, from both a historical and contemporary perspective. The festival includes a screening at the Leprosy Museum, regular screenings, and a dedicated school programme.

"Bergen International Film Festival facilitates the world’s first film festival for the disease of leprosy, which is still prevalent in many countries. We look forward to marking the conclusion of the anniversary of the Bergen native Armauer Hansen’s discovery of the leprosy bacillus 150 years ago," says festival director Tor Fosse.

Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, has shared his thoughts, saying, "I believe that there is much to be learned from the past experiences of people confronting leprosy, and I hope that people can feel this through the film festival. As well as being a disease, leprosy is also a pressing human rights issue that still affects millions of people around the world. I hope that those who watch the films will understand the deep-rooted stigma and discrimination that has isolated people affected by the disease and will play their part to create a world where no one is left behind."

Despite the leprosy bacillus having been discovered in Bergen, it is safe to say that most Norwegians and the general public know little about the current state of leprosy and the stigma surrounding the disease. Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and the Bergen International Film Festival will arrange a festival programme with a dedicated focus on bridging a knowledge gap surrounding the disease from a historical and current perspective. The festival consists of documentaries and fiction films with content related to the theme, as well as special school screenings.

On October 23rd, we will give the audience a glimpse of modern leprosy colonies in China and Brazil when we are showing the short films CHILDREN OF LEPROSY and THE VILLAGE at the Leprosy Museum, before taking a look back at Bergen’s local and groundbreaking leprosy history with a tour of the museum.

On October 24th the festival officially opens, with a reception at Kulturhuset followed by a screening of the documentary THE LAST MILE. The film documents international efforts of WHO Goodwill Ambassador Yohei Sasakawa to eradicate leprosy and remove the stigma and discrimination associated with the disease. Sasakawa will present at both the reception and the screening of THE LAST MILE.

We are also showing the internationally acclaimed films THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, YOMEDDINE, and SWEET BEAN, all of which tackle stigma related to Hansen’s disease.

You can find more information about the festival here.

About Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative:

The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative is a strategic alliance established in 2020 between WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa, The Nippon Foundation, and Sasakawa Health Foundation. Together they share a vision of zero leprosy and work towards a world without any suffering related to the disease.

About BIFF:

The Bergen International Film Festival annually presents over 150 documentary and fiction films, making it the largest film festival in Norway. BIFF has a dedicated focus on documentaries, but as an audience member, you also have the chance to catch a range of fiction films, short films, and more. This year it is also hosting AHIFF as part of the festival.

Source : Armauer Hansen International Film Festival to be Held: The world's first leprosy themed film festival

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BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The "Belt and Road – The Bridge of Civilization" Books and Creative Cultural Product Exhibition Series took place at Beijing Books Building from September 28th to October 28th. The event was co-organized by Beijing Publications Distribution Group and China Center for International Communication Development, with Beijing Books Building as the hosting venue. It was co-sponsored by the Capital Copyright Society and the Chinese Modern Contemporary Art Document, with the aim of further promoting the spirit of the Silk Road, facilitating cultural exchange between China and other countries, and strengthening the reach and impact of Chinese civilization. Representatives and officials from various organizations including the China Media Culture Promotion Association, Beijing Publications Distribution Group, China International Communications Group, Publicity Department of Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Beijing Publishing Group, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic attended the opening ceremony and visited the exhibitions.

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The "Belt and Road – The Bridge of Civilization" Books and Creative Cultural Product Exhibition Series featured a diverse array of cultural and artistic products. It includes thematic exhibition booths from eight renowned domestic cultural institutions, such as the National Museum of China, the Forbidden City Publishing House, the Guangzhou Museum, the Suzhou Museum, and the Hotan Museum, as well as Beijing Publishing Group and several other publishing houses. The exhibition also showcases international and domestic cultural and creative products such as Lök Chocolate from Colombia and Remy Bear (from a cartoon Our Friend Remy Bear), expanding the visibility of cultural and artistic works to a wider audience. To enhance the engagement in cultural activities, the exhibition also featured a series of cultural experiential events. Taking the Belt and Road Initiative as a focal point, these events included Guzheng performances and the related informative lectures, Silk Road-inspired culinary sessions, Hanfu fashion shows, hands-on experiences with Tian-Tsui (also Kingfisher Feather Art, a traditional ICH craft), and more, totaling eight activities. These endeavors aim to further enrich the cultural lives of the general public.

Source : "Belt and Road – The Bridge of Civilization" Books and Creative Cultural Product Exhibition Series Held in Beijing

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BEIJING and BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc. (1228.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company, with a foundation in China, committed to the research, development and commercialization of transformative therapies to treat rare disease and rare oncology, announced that the core part of the ongoing CAN103 Phase 2 trial, in treatment-naïve patients aged 12 or above with Gaucher disease (GD) Types I and III, has reached full enrollment. Phase 2 is a randomized, double-blind, dose comparison study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of CAN103 in newly treated GD patients, with extension period. This trial will serve as a potential registrational trial for CAN103.

CAN103 is the first clinical stage enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) being developed for GD in China.  According to Frost & Sullivan, there were approximately 3,000 GD patients in China in 2020. Due to reimbursement barriers, most patients with GD in China currently lack access to approved ERT treatments. CAN103 is an ERT under development by CANbridge, as part of its rare disease collaboration with WuXi Biologics (2269.HK), for the long-term treatment of adults and children with GD Types I and III.

About CAN103
CAN103 is a recombinant human glucocerebrosidase ERT that is being developed to treat GD Types I and III, which are the chronic non-neuronopathic and neuronopathic forms of the disease that constitute the majority of patients.  CAN103 is delivered intravenously and is intended to supplement the lack of glucocerebrosidase in the lysosomes of GD patients. 

About Gaucher disease (GD)
Gaucher disease, one of the most common lysosomal storage disorders, is a rare inherited genetic metabolic disease caused by autosomal recessive mutations in the GBA gene located on chromosome 1 and affects both males and females equally. Gaucher disease is a clinical spectrum that comprises perinatal-lethal, Type I (chronic non-neuronopathic), Type II (acute neuronopathic), and Type III (chronic neuronopathic) forms, with Types I and III surviving into adulthood. Gaucher disease is caused by a deficiency of glucocerebrosidase (acid-glucosidase), an enzyme that helps break down a cellular membrane sphingolipid called glucocerebroside (glucosylceramide) inside lysosomes. As a result, glucocerebroside accumulates primarily in cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage (Gaucher cells) within certain organs, leading to splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, anemia, thrombocytopenia, bone pain and fractures, and in the most severe forms (perinatal-lethal, Types II and III), early neurological symptoms.  For more than 25 years, recombinant human glucocerebrosidase enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been the standard of care for Gaucher disease, with clinical trials and real-world data demonstrating significant improvement in the major non-neurological signs and symptoms of disease and quality of life. There were 3,000 patients with Gaucher disease in China in 2020, according to Frost & Sullivan.

About CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc.
CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc. (HKEX:1228) is a global biopharmaceutical company, with a foundation in China, committed to the research, development and commercialization of transformative therapies for rare disease and rare oncology. CANbridge has a differentiated drug portfolio, with 4 approved drugs and a pipeline of 10 assets, targeting prevalent rare disease and rare oncology indications that have unmet needs and significant market potential. These include Hunter syndrome and other lysosomal storage disorders, complement-mediated disorders, hemophilia A, metabolic disorders, rare cholestatic liver diseases and neuromuscular diseases, as well as glioblastoma multiforme. The CANbridge Next-Generation Innovation and Process Development Facility is developing novel, potentially curative, gene therapies for rare genetic diseases, including Pompe disease, Fabry disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other neuromuscular conditions, and collaborates with world-leading researchers and biotech companies. Animal data from the SMA gene therapy was presented  at the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) in 2022 and 2023, the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) in 2022 and the World Muscle Congress in 2022. CANbridge global partners include: Apogenix, GC Pharma, Mirum, Wuxi Biologics, Privus, UMass Chan Medical School, the University of Washington School of Medicine and Scriptr Global. 

For more on CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc., please go to: www.canbridgepharma.com.

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Source : CANbridge Announces Full Enrollment Reached in the Core Part of The CAN103 Phase 2 Trial for Gaucher Disease in China

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HONG KONG, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Global industrial property specialist Goodman Group and heavy-duty electric truck developer Windrose Technology, have announced a partnership to develop essential EV fast-charging infrastructure for heavy-duty trucks at Goodman properties. The two companies will share technical and sustainability expertise to test and deploy fast-charging stations at selected Goodman properties in China, before expanding to other regions.

(Left) Kristoffer Harvey, Chief Executive Officer of Greater China at Goodman Group and (Right) Wen Han, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Windrose Technology with the next-generation zero-emission and intelligent heavy-duty truck.

Wen Han, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Windrose Technology said: "For our fleet customers as well as their shippers, truck electrification is a crucial step in reducing both carbon output and operating costs. The ability to charge safely and quickly onsite, and having an expansive charging infrastructure for our heavy-duty electric trucks, will also allow us to better serve our customers. Goodman’s commitment to developing high-quality sustainable properties, in key strategic markets globally, will help us accelerate our roadmap in decarbonising our customers’ supply chains."

Windrose is building the next generation of zero-emission and intelligent heavy-duty trucks that serve customers in moving consumer goods, facilitating cross-border commerce and logistics around the world. The company’s initial truck model has a target range of 600km and weighs 49 tons. It has an 800V high-voltage fast-charging platform and has completed high-temperature and high-altitude testing with global sports brand Decathlon, also a Goodman Group customer. The vehicle fleet will debut in China in 2024, with the United States, Europe and Australia to follow.

Kristoffer Harvey, Chief Executive Officer of Greater China at Goodman Group, added: "Our business is focused on the current and future needs of our customers including helping them improve productivity and meet ESG targets. We do this by incorporating sustainable design features in our properties to optimise efficiency and minimise impact. Our work with Windrose to implement heavy-duty EV transport infrastructure highlights our innovative approach to finding sustainable solutions that will benefit our customers and the communities we operate in."

Goodman joins Windrose Technology’s growing group of investors that includes Fountainvest Partners, Yunqi Partners, GSR Ventures, as well as current and former executives from Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Decathlon, Li Auto, Geely, etc.

About Windrose Technology

Windrose Technology is a developer of zero-emissions and intelligent heavy-duty trucks to revolutionize the road freight business in China, the United States, Europe, and other markets. Windrose team was founded by Stanford University graduate Wen Han, who formerly served as Chief Strategy and Financial Officer at leading autonomous trucking company Plus. With over 200 patents, Windrose currently has over 100 R&D professionals who are seasoned veterans from world-leading OEM’s, Tier-1 suppliers, and technology companies. Prior to founding Windrose, Wen was chief strategy and financial officer at leading autonomous driving company Plus. Windrose’s advisory board includes executives from Decathlon, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Toys "R" Us Asia, J.B. Hunt, XPO, Rokin Logistics, Li Auto, Geely, etc. For more information: visit https://www.windrose.tech/.

About Goodman Group

Goodman Group is a global industrial property specialist group with operations in key consumer markets across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the Americas. Goodman Group, comprised of the stapled entities Goodman Limited, Goodman Industrial Trust and Goodman Logistics (HK) Limited, is the largest property group on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: GMG), a top 20 entity by market capitalisation, and one of the largest listed specialist investment managers of industrial property globally. Goodman provides essential infrastructure for the digital economy by owning, developing, and managing high-quality sustainable properties that are close to consumers in key cities around the world. Our property portfolio includes logistics and distribution centres, warehouses, light industrial, multi-storey industrial, business parks and data centres. We take a long-term view, investing significantly alongside our capital partners in our investment management platform and concentrating our portfolio where we can create the most value for customers and investors. For more information visit: www.goodman.com.

Source : Windrose Technology partners with Goodman Group to develop EV fast-charging infrastructure for heavy-duty trucks at Goodman properties

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BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A report from People’s Daily: The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) is slated to take place in Beijing from Oct. 17 to 18. Themed "High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Together for Common Development and Prosperity", the forum, to be held on the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, is set to bring together representatives from over 140 countries and more than 30 international organizations.

Photo shows a section of the Nairobi Expressway linking the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya’s main airport, on the eastern side of the country’s capital to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway in the west. The expressway has been financed, built, and operated by a Chinese company. (Photo by Huang Weixin/People’s Daily)

Since it was proposed 10 years ago, the BRI has ushered in many heartening stories of cooperation of the times.

British scholar Martin Jacques has pointed out that it is not an exaggeration to argue that over the decade of its existence the BRI has "changed the world".

A review of the BRI cooperation in the overall context of global changes and development of the times can help better understand how it has changed the world.

The BRI was proposed at a time when the deep impacts of the Global Financial Crisis continued to emerge, and the international community faced the common task of exploring new growth points and starting a new cycle of world economic growth.

At that time, the foundations of global economic growth were unstable, trade and investment were sluggish, and economic globalization suffered setbacks while imbalances in development intensified.

In an effort to help the international community jointly meet the challenges of the times and overcome obstacles to development through cooperation, China proposed the BRI, a solution full of Oriental wisdom.

"The Belt and Road Initiative embodies our pursuit of common development. The Initiative aims to break development bottlenecks, narrow development gaps and promote the sharing of development fruits among countries. It envisions a community of common development where we work together through thick and thin for a shared future," Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out.

Focusing on the fundamental issue of development, the BRI aims to realize economic integration, interconnected development, and the sharing of achievements through the alignment of development strategies, injecting impetus into global economic recovery.

In June 2019, the World Bank released a special research report, which presented the concept of "Belt and Road Economics". According to the report, BRI transport projects, if fully implemented, could contribute to lifting 32 million people who live on less than $3.20 a day from moderate poverty, and are estimated to increase trade by as much as 6.2 percent for the world. 

Development is an inalienable right of all countries, not a privilege reserved for a few. However, the reality in recent years is that the global development gap continues to widen, and imbalanced development has become the biggest imbalance in today’s world.

The BRI has unleashed the development potential of developing countries and promoted balanced, coordinated and inclusive global development.

It has helped many countries improve infrastructure, establish their own industrial systems, and solve long-standing problems such as power and talent shortages. Thanks to cooperation projects under the framework of the BRI, many countries have built their first expressway, first modern railway, first industrial park, among other key infrastructure facilities.

A foreign scholar noted that the BRI has created development opportunities for countries in the Global South and changed the prospects for many developing countries.

For a long time, some developing and least developed countries have become "forgotten corners" in the tide of economic globalization. The international community has increasingly recognized the need to reform the traditional global economic governance model and establish a new global development philosophy that is fair and inclusive.

Upholding the aim of facilitating policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and closer people-to-people ties, the BRI has promoted connectivity over land, maritime, air and cyberspace.

It has facilitated the building of high-quality, sustainable, risk-resilient, reasonably priced, inclusive and accessible infrastructure, promoting the orderly flow of production factors, efficient allocation of resources, and deep integration of markets. This has helped more countries better integrate into global supply, industrial, and value chains, making it an effective solution to promote healthy economic globalization and build an open world economy.

For many countries, the development opportunities brought about by the BRI are unprecedented. Because of these unprecedented development opportunities, Kazakhstan, the world’s largest landlocked country, has gained access to the sea, Croatians held grand celebrations on the day the Peljesac Bridge opened, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina joined the public in cheering "Goodbye, mud!" at the opening ceremony of the Route Nationale 5A after a renovation project. The list goes on.

The BRI has brought to the world a new type of economic globalization and a new model of global economic governance.

The BRI is very timely and is a better benchmark for economic globalization, said former German President and former International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Koehler.

BRI cooperation represents a new model of international relations and world trade that will make globalization fairer and more humane, pointed out former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev.

Source : Guo Jiping: BRI cooperation ushers in heartening stories of the times

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BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A series of cultural and tourism activities including folk performances, fruit picking and live-streaming sales have been kicked off in Fengxin County in east China’s Jiangxi Province to celebrate bountiful harvest of kiwifruit.

Photo shows that tourists pick kiwifruit at a kiwifruit plant base in Chengxia village of Chian Town in Fengxin County. (Photo by Deng Jiangang)

On the opening night of the cultural festival, visitors enjoyed spectacular performances, traditional dragon lantern shows, and strolled through the night market, fully immersing themselves in the vibrant local life of the county.

In mid-autumn, under the lush vines in the kiwi picking garden, large kiwis hang from the branches, emitting a wave of fragrance. Both fruit farmers and tourists wander through the garden for picking, filling the air with ongoing laughters.

To continuously promote and build the brand of kiwifruit culture, the county has planned and held kiwifruit cultural and tourism activities since 2018, leveraging the activities to stimulate the consumption and enhance the city’s reputation and popularity.

In nearly a month ahead, focusing on the bountiful harvest of kiwifruits, towns in the county will host various activities to demonstrate unique culture and folk customs, such as agricultural experience and folklore ceremonies to attract visitors.

Fengxin County is known as the "Home of Chinese Kiwifruit", surrounded by mountains on three sides, distinct four seasons, ample sunlight, and abundant rainfall. All these contribute to the fine texture, soft and juicy taste of kiwifruits. Currently, the county has a kiwi planting area of 95,000 mu.

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Aerial photo shows ten thousand mu of ecological kiwifruit base of Chian Town in Fengxin County. (Photo by Deng Jiangang)

Source : Xinhua Silk Road: Fengxin County in E. China's Jiangxi celebrates bountiful harvest of kiwifruit

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