Chinese brands

A CAMPAIGN to raise the international influence and competitiveness of Chinese brands was launched in Shanghai on Tuesday.

Initiated by Xinhua News Agency, the Global Tour of China’s Brands campaign aims to promote Chinese brands. Xinhua will give full play to its resources to boost the international influence of Chinese brands.

In addition to strengthening the quality of their products, Chinese brands also need the help of influential media to expand presence and recognition, noted Yuan Bingzhong, vice president of Xinhua.

Photography works

THE fifth edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards ceremony was held Tuesday in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, as Getty’s photography works on Beijing 2022 won a prize.

The snowboard competition pictures by Ezra Shaw, a photographer from Getty Images, were ranked third in the Photography Portfolio category. Xinhua photographer Li Ying’s works on the Wimbledon Championship were also nominated in this category.

Road construction

GUIZHOU Province will pour more investment into road construction during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to bring its total expressway mileage to 9,500 km.

The mileage of expressways in Guizhou has so far reached 8,368 km, according to a press conference held Tuesday by the information office of the provincial people’s government.