Southwest China's Guizhou province is targeting a 15 percent year-on-year increase in the added value of its new energy vehicle industry in 2024, according to the annual session of the Guizhou Provincial People's Congress held on Wednesday.
The manufacturing sector, which has been prioritized across Guangdong province — an economic powerhouse in South China — played a significant role in driving local economic development in 2023, said a senior government official.
Southwest China's Guizhou province has set its regional gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at about 5.5 percent for 2024, according to the annual session of the provincial people's congress on Wednesday.
Trade unions and their members in the Xizang autonomous region will receive better legal protection, with the regional legislative body recently announcing a revision of the Xizang Autonomous Region's Implementation Measures of the Trade Union Law of the People's Republic of China, which will take effect on Feb 1.
In recent years, Gansu has developed a batch of high-quality agricultural products by improving its industrial chain and optimizing its industrial structure. These products are favored by consumers in ASEAN countries.
Jilin, a key agricultural province in Northeast China, reported grain production of 41.87 billion kilograms in 2023, setting a new record, despite the challenges posed by floods in certain regions.
Tianjin is positioning itself to advance its technological innovation capabilities as part of its contribution to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, said its mayor Zhang Gong at the local two sessions government work report on Tuesday.
China's southernmost island province, Hainan, will cultivate quality productivity and focus on new areas such as deep sea and aerospace to promote technological innovation and industrialization, according to Hainan governor Liu Xiaoming.