GUIYANG, China, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by Huanqiu.com
Guizhou, a province situated in China's southwestern hinterlands, is advancing its high-quality development based on digital economy. From 5G smart plants to agricultural digital technologies, and then to characteristic tourism services embedded with large models, digital economy is profoundly reshaping the local industry, agriculture and cultural tourism, and promoting the digital-real integration, thereby opening up a path for industrial transformation and upgrading.
Although located deep inland with no advantage of raw material costs, the made-in-Guizhou tyres are sold to over 140 countries and regions, with overseas revenue accounting for above 40%. Addressing the weakness of high energy consumption of the traditional manufacturing sector, Guizhou Tyre Co has resolutely pushed ahead green and intelligent transformation, and implemented more than 40 solutions of the fourth industrial revolution, e.g. AI-driven design, advanced data analysis and flexible automation, so as to improve production agility and productivity. These initiatives have uplifted labor productivity by 68%, and reduced product defects and inventory by 57% and 34% respectively. Thus, Guizhou Tyre Co earned a spot on the first batch of "lighthouse factories" for 2025 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
At present, Guizhou Tyre is accelerating the pace of transformation, and actively advancing the stage 2 construction of the Zhazuo phase 4 project. After being put into service this year, the rooftop PV power project will produce 35GWh green electricity annually, which will reduce carbon emissions by 22,800 tons and save electricity costs up to 10 million yuan. Meanwhile, 5G technology has been deeply integrated into manufacturing. In the digital workshop, 5G-based unmanned AGVs precisely deliver materials, robotic arms complete the fabrication of a tyre bead every 25 seconds, and fully automated vulcanizing machines save 15% of energy consumption. In this July, the 2# intelligent hot production line of the engineering radial tyres branch company was launched, symbolizing a milestone of the intelligent transformation.
The "Guizhou solutions" for smart agriculture have emerged when the local mountain agriculture is empowered by science and technology. In just a few minutes, the drones of Guizhou Tianditong Technology Company are able to complete the plant protection tasks which required several hours of manual labor in the past, uplifting its efficiency by over 20 times. As a breakthrough of traditional spraying methods, such technology has realized targeted seeding, fertilization and transportation of supplies, and broken the bottleneck of farming on sloping fields by the terrain-following flight algorithm.
The progression of smart agriculture depends on the industry-academia-research integration. Jointly established by Guizhou University, Guizhou Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, and Guizhou Aerospace Smart Agriculture Co., Ltd., the Guizhou key laboratory of mountain intelligent agricultural mechanization is the unique R&D platform dedicated for agricultural mechanization in hilly and mountainous areas in this province, addressing the dilemma of "no suitable machinery available". At present, the "unmanned rice farm" in Jianhe County has achieved unattended operation for the whole process; the Rosa roxbunghi harvester records a picking rate of 94.42%, up tenfold compared to manual picking; the intelligent irrigation system has been rolled out in more than 500,000 mu of farmlands, saving water consumption by over 30%. Guizhou Aerospace Smart Agriculture's innovative technologies and services have so far covered more than 20 provinces and autonomous regions across China, and the cumulative application area totals over 3 million mu. The company also actively explores the international market and exports the "Guizhou solutions".
Digital technology has also reshaped the province's culture and tourism service pattern and experience. The upgraded "One-Code Tour Guizhou" 3.0 version in this April, the provincial smart tourism portal platform, attaches great importance to user experience and service efficiency, and offers three innovative functions of "one entry for reservation of province-wide discounted admission tickets", a new version of App and "Huang Xiao Xi", an AI tourism model, heralding a new epoch of smart tourism in Guizhou.
Service inclusiveness and efficiency revolution are the core values of platform upgrading. The newly launched certification channel for concessionary tourists like teachers and students in April has cumulatively served 600,000+ people. The "Guizhou travel agency certification channel for concessionary tourists" was recently launched in July that authorized travel agencies can complete online certification, reservation and verification of group tourists, which are expected to save over 70% of labor and time costs.
Upholding the principles of "data aggregation, industry promotion, efficient management, targeted marketing and tailor-made service", the platform has integrated tourism resources and empowered various scenic areas to develop their own business ecology and distribution systems, which contribute to the quantitative increment and efficiency improvement of the tourism industry, and precisely meet the needs of tourists for convenience, customization and immersive experiences.
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The "Guizhou Model" of Digital-Real Integration: Big Data Empowers Industrial Transformation and Upgrading
HONG KONG, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife (International) Limited ("Manulife") and Bupa International Limited ("Bupa") are pleased to announce today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU"), intended to establish a strategic collaboration in Hong Kong that will provide customers with greater convenience and flexibility in managing their health.
United by a shared commitment to enhancing healthcare and wellbeing for the people of Hong Kong, this proposed strategic collaboration will combine the strengths of two industry leaders to build a more robust and integrated healthcare network for their customers. Under the signed MoU, Manulife and Bupa intend for customers to benefit from expanded access to high-quality care, greater convenience, enhanced value and affordability through integrated healthcare solutions and personalised support at every stage of their healthcare journey.
"This strategic collaboration marks a significant milestone in our ambition to be the health partner of choice, driving better value and health outcomes for our customers," said Patrick Graham, CEO of Manulife Hong Kong and Macau. "As people live longer and aspire to healthier, more purposeful lives, we see an increasing need for a connected healthcare ecosystem that ensures longevity goes hand in hand with quality of life. By combining our strengths with Bupa, this strategic collaboration will offer greater choice and sustainable healthcare solutions that empower individuals and communities to live healthier and more fulfilling lives. This also underscores our commitment to addressing the needs of a society with a rapidly aging population and shaping a future where healthcare is more accessible and affordable."
Fiona Harris, Managing Director of Bupa Hong Kong, said, "Collaborations are more important than ever as we work together to deliver the connected healthcare ecosystem that enables each consumer to achieve their best health outcome. By joining forces, we can reach more of the people of Hong Kong, introducing new innovations and creating more opportunities through embracing the era of digital health and AI. Together, we are dedicated to delivering future ready, customer first, individualised healthcare solutions."
She added, "At Bupa, our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world, and this strategic collaboration is a powerful step forward in fulfilling that commitment."
This strategic collaboration will benefit both customers and our businesses. We will share further updates in due course on how this strategic collaboration will continue to strengthen and grow.
About Manulife Hong Kong
Manulife Hong Kong has been a trusted name for more than 125 years. Since our operations started in Asia in 1897, we have grown to become one of the top-tier providers of financial services, offering a diverse range of protection and wealth products and services to over 2.6 million customers in Hong Kong and Macau. We are committed to helping make decisions easier and lives better for our customers.
Manulife Hong Kong, through Manulife International Holdings Limited, owns Manulife (International) Limited, Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited, and Manulife Provident Funds Trust Company Limited. These entities are all subsidiaries of Manulife Financial Corporation.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping our customers make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice and insurance for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2024, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 109,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 36 million customers. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under '945' in Hong Kong.
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About Bupa Group
Established in 1947, Bupa's purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We are an international healthcare company serving over 60 million customers worldwide. With no shareholders, we reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. Bupa has businesses around the world, principally in Australia, the UK, Spain, Poland, Chile, Hong Kong SAR, India, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico and New Zealand. We also have associate businesses in Saudi Arabia.
Bupa (Asia) Limited, a subsidiary of Bupa, has been a health insurance specialist in Hong Kong since 1976, offering one-stop solutions across domestic and international health insurance, and healthcare services. Our comprehensive medical insurance schemes are tailored to meet individual needs, and we provide health solutions for companies of all sizes. We also have a team of registered nurses, health management professionals, and doctors who provide various expert healthcare support.
Our healthcare provision arm, Quality HealthCare Medical Services (QHMS), became part of Bupa Group in October 2013. QHMS offers Western Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Diagnostics & Imaging, Physiotherapy, Mental Health and Wellness services via a network of over 1,650 provider service points in Hong Kong.
For more information, visit www.bupa.com.hk/en/.
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Manulife and Bupa Sign MoU for Strategic Collaboration in Hong Kong to Create a More Robust, Integrated Healthcare Network Offering Customers Greater Access and Choice
Manulife and Bupa Sign MoU for Strategic Collaboration in Hong Kong to Create a More Robust, Integrated Healthcare Network Offering Customers Greater Access and Choice
