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China mulls routine navigation through Arctic to Europe

DALIAN, Oct. 26 (Greenpost) — Shipping experts are considering routine navigation through Arctic waters to link China and Europe, a shortcut to bypass the route that passes through the Malacca Strait and Suez Canal.

In October 2015, Chinese vessel Yong Sheng finished a record-setting round trip from Europe to north China by sailing through the Arctic waters of the Northeast Passage and docking at Tianjin Port.

The cargo ship operated by China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), the country’s top shipping line, is the first Chinese merchant ship to sail from Europe to China via the Northeast Passage, an icy path north of Russia and Scandinavia.

Yong Sheng sailed nearly 20,000 nautical miles (37,040 kilometers) during the 55-day voyage, according to COSCO.

Many experts expect the Arctic passage to become the next “golden waterway” for trade between China and Europe, according to a seminar held last week in the northeast China port city of Dalian.

The seminar focused on the possibility of normalizing the Yong Sheng’s Arctic shipping route.

“The company is considering increasing the number of ships sailing via the new path,” said Cai Meijiang, general manager of the safety and technical supervision department of COSCO.

The 19,000-tonne vessel first started its journey from Dalian to Rotterdam on August 8, 2013, sailing through the Northeast Passage and shortening the traditional shipping time by nine days.

Global warming has transformed the Arctic in recent years, and its summer ice cover has dropped over the last few decades, making it possible to sail along the Arctic sea routes with comparative ease. Enditem

Source   Xinhua

China to draw international experience in urbanization

DALIAN, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday welcomed deeper cooperation between developed and developing nations to improve China’s urban development and planning.

“Each and every country has its own unique strengths, or comparative strengths, in its urbanization process,” Li told business leaders during the annual meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum.

Noting China’s urbanization rate at only 55 percent, the premier said China’s urbanization remains a long-term process and will provide vast room for domestic demand.

Acknowledging challenges in rapid urbanization, Li said China will press ahead with the large-scale renovation of low standard housing, where about 100 million urban residents deserve modern living conditions.

The premier added that China is developing underground infrastructure, with latest progress having been made in underground urban utility pipeline networks.

The Summer Davos Forum is being held from Sept. 9-11 in China’s northeastern city of Dalian. Li is expected to give a keynote speech on Thursday. Enditem

China’s software sector presents new features

China’s software sector presents new features

DALIAN, June 19 (Greenpost) – China’s software industry has exhibited new trends and features alongside the rapidly developing global software and information services market, according to a report released on China International Software and Information Service Forum 2015 held here Friday.

In 2014, the country’s software export continued to rise at a fast pace and industrial structure was further optimized together with service taking up a steadily rising proportion in the entire software sector.

Meanwhile, software developers revealed an eye-catching profitability when labor costs rose constantly.

Besides, software business in central and west China saw faster revenue growth than in other places of China. (Edited by Duan Jing, duanjing@xinhua.org)

Source Xinhua

Editor  Xuefei Chen Axelsson