Film consumption year

THE “China Film Consumption Year” has been officially launched in Beijing, aiming to harness the cultural appeal of cinema to boost consumer spending and support economic growth.

The campaign will feature a wide range of cinema-related promotional events and discount schemes.

C909 leased to Vietjet

CHINA’S domestically developed C909 passenger jet has begun commercial operation in Vietnam, further expanding its presence in Southeast Asia, according to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC).

Two C909 aircraft, wet leased by Chengdu Airlines to Vietnam’s Vietjet Air, began service on Saturday on the Hanoi-Con Dao-Ho Chi Minh City route, the aircraft maker said.

In December 2022, the C909 was delivered to its first overseas client TransNusa, an Indonesian airline. In March this year, COMAC delivered another aircraft to Lao Airlines. Vietjet is the third overseas operator of the aircraft.

New test satellites launched

CHINA sent six new test satellites into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China’s Shanxi Province.

The six Shiyan-27 satellites were launched at 6:51 a.m.aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered the preset orbits successfully. They will be mainly used for space environment exploration and related technology tests.