In the prefecture-level city of Taizhou in East China's Zhejiang province, the local branch of the State Grid — a state-owned enterprise in the country and the world's largest utility provider — said its tasks of safeguarding local energy security and economic lifeline have been well accomplished in 2023.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China said it will promote its domestic narrow-body passenger jets to be certified in Europe this year, as part of the C919's efforts to gain more international recognition and compete with Boeing and Airbus, South China Morning Post reported on Jan 4.
China's shipbuilding companies win increasing global orders with delivery time being extended to 2028 thanks to green development advantage, CCTV reported on Friday.
With the take-off of flight MU551 from South China's Sanya Phoenix International Airport to London Heathrow at 08:39 am on Friday, China Eastern Airlines became the first Chinese airliner to launch a regular passenger flight from Sanya in Hainan province to Europe since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.
China's first domestically-built large cruise ship finished its commercial maiden voyage on Sunday after traveling 1,119 nautical miles on the trip of seven days and six nights.
Serving as a strong force expanding the nation's global cooperation footprint in fields such as infrastructure, state-owned enterprises have also been working hard at home to improve livelihoods, boost rural vitalization and link remote areas.
A Chinese homegrown electric airplane has completed its maiden flight at an airport in the country's eastern province of Zhejiang, according to the Science and Technology Daily on Friday.
China Eastern Air Holding Co. Ltd (China Eastern) had over 2.34 million hours of flight time and 116 million passengers in 2023, a year-on-year growth of 108.3 percent and 173.4 percent, respectively.