China marked International Women's Day on Saturday with vibrant celebrations and diverse events across the country, honoring women's contributions and promoting gender equality through cultural, health, and career-focused initiatives.
The All-China Women's Federation launched a series of activities to celebrate women's roles in social and economic development.
Women in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and Changsha, Hunan, participated in group fitness walks, while those in Shanghai, Tianjin, Xiongan New Area in Hebei, Lanzhou in Gansu, and Jiayin in Heilongjiang engaged in crafting traditional items like velvet flowers and mother-of-pearl inlays.
Free medical checkups and health workshops were held in Xining, Qinghai, while a women-focused job fair in Zhengzhou, Henan, offered career-planning guidance and policy briefings.
In Yiwu, Zhejiang, female entrepreneurs shared their firsthand experiences of leveraging AI and other new technologies to drive the growth of small commodity trade.
Meanwhile, multiple locations in Liaoning hosted forums showcasing women's vital role in the comprehensive revitalization of northeast China.
Activities held across China to celebrate Int'l Women' Day, honor women's contributions, promote gender equality
Industries based on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) are likely to see their scale top 1 trillion yuan (about 144.9 billion U.S. dollars) in five years, according to China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Currently, the BeiDou Satellite Navigation System has entered a phase of rapid development featuring market operation, industrial application and international cooperation.
BeiDou's high-precision services are employed across various fields, including transportation, logistics, agricultural machinery, and deep-sea fishing. Additionally, its short message service offers a reliable backup for emergency response and disaster relief.
The NDRC stated that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will continue to implement the project for large-scale application of BeiDou and strive to expand the Beidou industry's scale to exceed 1 trillion yuan within five years.
In the future, China will continue to foster the development of new BeiDou technologies and products, implement major projects for the large-scale application of BeiDou by expanding its use in consumer markets, public services, and emerging fields such as autonomous driving, the low-altitude economy, and intelligent robotics, as well as enhance the quality of international services to provide secure and user-friendly public services to more countries around the world.
China's BeiDou industries to exceed 1 trillion yuan in 5 years
China's BeiDou industries to exceed 1 trillion yuan in 5 years
