Spring Festival holiday, more and more enterprises are accelerating the resumption of work and production, and all parts of the country are ushering in the peak period for migrant workers to return to work. On February 22, News Broadcast reported many good news, such as the sustained recovery of light industry production in China, the solid results achieved in consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation, the steady progress of a number of major projects, and the hot employment market. The economic bugle sounded at the beginning of the year, releasing a positive signal of a steady start in many fields.
In 2023, China's light industry realized a profit of 1.4 trillion yuan
, according to the data released by the China Light Industry Federation, in 2023, China's light industry production continued to rebound, the market recovered steadily, the new kinetic energy industry grew rapidly, realizing business income of 22.2 trillion yuan and profits of 1.4 trillion yuan. Year-on-year growth of 3.8%. In
2023, with the effectiveness of a series of policies and measures to expand domestic demand and promote consumption in China, the consumption potential has been continuously released, the market vitality has been gradually enhanced, and the light industrial consumer goods market has steadily recovered. The rapid growth of green manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing industries in light industry, represented by solar cells and household appliances, has become a new momentum to promote the high-quality development of light industry. In
2023, the operating income of battery manufacturing increased by 11.8% and the profit increased by 12.4%; the operating income of household appliances manufacturing increased by 7.0% and the profit increased by 12.2%. In
2023, light industry accounted for 13.2% of the national industrial assets, realized 16.7% of the national industrial business income and 18.1% of the profits, and strongly supported the stable development of the industrial economy. The Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Areas recently announced that China has achieved solid results in consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation, and 22 provinces in the central and western regions with the task of poverty alleviation and consolidation have established monitoring and assistance mechanisms. Over the past three years after the overall victory in the battle against poverty, more than 60% of the monitoring objects have eliminated the risk of returning to poverty, and the rest have implemented assistance measures to keep the bottom line of not returning to poverty on a large scale. In terms of
promoting employment and developing industries, over the past three years, the employment scale of migrant workers has stabilized at more than 30 million people annually, reaching 33.969 million people in 2023, and the income of migrant workers accounts for more than 60% of the income of the people out of poverty. The proportion of subsidies from the central government for rural revitalization has increased from 53% in 2021 to more than 60% at present, and three quarters of the poverty-stricken households have established a relatively close interest linkage mechanism with the new agricultural operators. Over the past three years, the average annual growth rate of per capita disposable income of farmers in poverty alleviation areas has exceeded the national average level of rural residents.
Long March 8 Yao-3 carrier rocket arrived at Wenchang Space Launch
Site. The National Space Administration announced on February 22 that the Long March 8 Yao-3 carrier rocket used to launch Queqiao 2 relay satellite had arrived at Wenchang Space Launch Site. At present, the launch site facilities are in good condition, and preparations for the Queqiao 2 relay satellite mission are being carried out in an orderly manner and will be launched in the first half of this year.
Zhangzhou Nuclear Power "Hualong 1" Unit started construction
on February 22, Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Phase II Project "Hualong 1" Unit 3 started construction, the unit is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2028, after completion of the annual power generation of more than 10 billion degrees. It can meet the annual production and living electricity demand of 1 million people. According to the statistics of Xiamen Customs, the first cross-border e-commerce
air transport special line in BRICS cities in China, "Xiamen-Sao Paulo, Brazil, China", has exported more than 16 million pieces
in the first year. Since its opening one year ago, there have been 234 flights and more than 17000 tons of goods imported and exported.
According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, from February 22, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Henan and other places, relying on the Spring Wind Action, have launched special service activities for college graduates. Employers around the country provide jobs in many fields, including technology, management and service, covering medicine, science and technology, equipment manufacturing, commerce and other industries. The total economic volume of
Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei has crossed 5 trillion yuan steps
in 10 years, and the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei has achieved an excellent report card. In 2023, the total economic volume of the three regions reached 10.4 trillion yuan, 1.9 times that of 2013. The overall strength of the region continued to improve, and the pace of high-quality development was steady. Just after the end of the Spring Festival holiday in the Year of
the Dragon, more than 2000 employees of an enterprise producing silicon rods, solar cells, photovoltaic modules and supporting materials in Xining (National) Economic and Technological Development Zone have all returned to work.
It is understood that in 2024, around the construction of a modern industrial system, Xining issued a series of proposed investment projects focusing on new energy, new materials, bio-economy and other fields, with a total investment of nearly 250 billion yuan. At present, 14 key projects, such as new display industrial park, hydrogen fuel cell power system and green intelligent computing center, have landed in Xining.
China fully resumed international cruise transport, and Shanghai Cruise Port welcomed four international cruise ships in the early morning of
February 22, when a large domestic cruise ship "Aida Mordor" carrying more than 3900 passengers slowly arrived in Shanghai. It berthed at Wusongkou International Cruise Port with two cruise ships, Gulangyu and Blue Dream Star. Meanwhile, at the terminal of Shanghai Port International Passenger Transport Center, the visiting cruise ship "Europa" berthed on February 21.
It is reported that the Wusongkou International Cruise Port and Shanghai Port International Passenger Transport Center are "four ships together", which is the first time that Shanghai Cruise Port has welcomed international cruise "four ships together" since China fully resumed international cruise transport in 2023. Since
2023, the international cruise market has accelerated its recovery and revitalization, relying on the market advantages of Asia's largest cruise port, the volume of entry and exit of Shanghai cruise port has increased significantly.
It is understood that since February, 20 international cruise ships have been berthed at Shanghai Cruise Port, and more than 65000 entry-exit personnel have been inspected by Shanghai Frontier Inspection Authority, which is close to double the total number of international cruise ships in January, and on February 9 and 14, the number of single-day entry-exit personnel at Shanghai Cruise Port has been refreshed in the past four years. 10 thousand and 700 and 10 thousand and 500 respectively. It is estimated that there will be more than 380 inbound and outbound cruise ships at Shanghai Cruise Port in 2024.
