 | | The newly opened Fuyao cliffside glass elevator (L) stands alongside the older Qingyun elevator in Nizhuhe Grand Canyon in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province. The Fuyao elevator began operating last week and rises 288 meters, compared with 268 meters for the Qingyun elevator that has served the remote area since 2022. Together, the elevators have shortened students’ daily commute from more than three hours along a hazardous mountain trail to about 30 minutes. |
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| Industrial tourism gains popularity | | WHEN Xiaomi opens registration for guided tours of its electric-vehicle factory in Beijing, demand often runs into tens of thousands for a small number of tour slots each month. Many spend months entering lotteries before finally securing a spot. ... | |
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| BYD ranks 6th globally by auto market share in H1 | | Shenzhen-based automaker BYD ranked sixth among the world’s top 10 automakers by market share in the first half (H1) of 2026, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Three Chinese automakers made the top 10. Geely ranked seventh and Chery tied with U.S. automaker Ford for ninth. Toyota of Japan ranked first, accounting for 11% of the global auto market, followed by Germany’s Volkswagen and South Korea’s Hyundai-Kia group ... | |
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