2025 Paragliding World Cup opens in China's Henan

The 2025 Paragliding World Cup kicked off in Linzhou City, central China's Henan Province on Saturday, drawing 130 elite athletes from 24 countries and regions for a week of high-altitude competition.

Pilots launched from mountain slopes in the opening round of the global tournament, executing precision maneuvers in the "race-to-goal" discipline.

Dubbed "Formula 1 of the sky", the event combines navigational skills, meteorological analysis and strategic flight planning as competitors navigate electronic waypoints.

The competition runs through June 14, with pilots accumulating points toward the World Cup championship.

Linzhou's unique topography creates consistent thermal updrafts ideal for paragliding. The city has hosted over 40 high-level international paragliding events since 1992, including four World Cup competitions.

2025 Paragliding World Cup opens in China's Henan

The SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park in east China's Jiangsu Province handled over 6.69 million tonnes of cargo in January, up 3.66 percent year on year, according to the Nanjing Customs.

The transported goods mainly included six categories such as auto parts, photovoltaic modules, and general consumer goods, with business covering major countries in Central Asia and Southeast Asia.

Throughput of SCO int'l logistics park in Lianyungang hits 6.69 mln tonnes in Jan