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BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — China is accelerating the harvest of autumn grains, which form the bulk of the country's annual grain production, aiming to secure another bumper harvest this year despite unfavorable weather conditions in some regions.

The latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China show that more than 60 percent of the country's autumn grain crops have been harvested. Autumn grains typically account for approximately three-quarters of the country's annual grain production.

As for individual crops, 70 percent of mid-season rice, 50 percent of corn and 80 percent of soybeans have been harvested, according to the ministry.

The aforementioned ministry updated this harvest progress data amid persistent rainy weather conditions in several regions of China since September. Central and local authorities have taken urgent response measures, including accelerating financial support to various regions to expedite the harvest.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the country's central budget has allocated 484 million yuan (about US$68 million) to support agricultural disaster prevention and relief efforts in response to the recent heavy rains.

The funds will be used, in particular, to support the efforts of seven provinces – Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan and Shaanxi – to harvest autumn grain using agricultural machinery, dry wet grain and drain flooded farmland, the Chinese Ministry of Finance announced last week.

Earlier this week, Vice Premier Liu Guozhong also called for all-out efforts to ensure a bumper autumn grain harvest by coordinating the use of necessary agricultural machinery and ensuring timely drying of harvested grain to prevent spoilage.

To raise public awareness of food security on World Food Day, which falls on Thursday, Chinese authorities are holding themed events this week, calling on the public to stop wasting food.

In recent years, campaigns like "Clean Plate" and reminders to avoid food waste have become commonplace in restaurants and other food service establishments in China, as food conservation becomes an increasingly common consensus and habit that respects the hard work of farmers.

Chinese government data showed that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China's food security was further strengthened, with sufficient food reserves and a stable food market.

According to data, the country's annual grain production has remained at over 650 million tons for the past five years. In 2024, grain production exceeded 700 million tons for the first time, and per capita grain consumption reached 500 kg, above the internationally recognized food security threshold of 400 kg.

Recently, Liu Huanxin, head of the State Food and Material Reserves Administration of the People's Republic of China, stated that China has achieved a basic level of self-sufficiency in grain and absolute security for essential food products.

According to the official, in addition to domestic achievements, China is also actively seeking to deepen international cooperation in food and agriculture, playing a key role in developing the global food industry and ensuring food security worldwide.

These efforts are reflected in the country's initiatives to share agricultural expertise with other developing countries through technology exchanges, joint research and training programs, and active participation in global food governance. -0-

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Beijing, October 16 (Xinhua) — On Wednesday, ahead of the China International Education Expo, the Russian Cultural Center (RCC) in Beijing held a livestream to announce the upcoming event. The Russian Cultural Center in Beijing announced this on its public account on the Chinese social media platform WeChat.

The broadcast's theme was "Meeting the Future – Limitless Possibilities of Studying in Russia." It presented the country's educational resources, its policies for educating international students, and explored student life in Russia. The broadcast generated considerable interest among viewers interested in pursuing an education in Russia.

Tatyana Urzhumtseva, Director of the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing, introduced the audience to Russia's higher education system, including world-renowned universities, a wide range of diverse majors, and high-quality teaching. Particular emphasis was placed on Russia's rich traditions in technology, arts, and humanities, which offer ample opportunities for international students to learn and develop.

"Education in Russia remains high-quality and yet very affordable. And for the best applicants, we offer scholarships and quotas that cover tuition in full or in part!" said T. Urzhumtseva.

Alexander Guptor, Executive Director of the RCC in Beijing, discussed opportunities to study in Russia using federal budgetary allocations within the Russian government's quota, as well as the application and selection process, as well as the selection criteria.

Yulia Aleshkina, Head of Russian Language Promotion, spoke about the Russian language, the opportunities it offers, as well as the challenges one might encounter while learning it and how to overcome them. Special attention was also paid to motivation for learning Russian.

In addition, the Center's staff shared information about Russian life and culture to help viewers better understand the country's charm.

This broadcast was organized with the aim of providing Chinese students with the opportunity to learn about studying in Russia and to help more motivated young people planning to study in Russia realize their dreams. -0-

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On October 11, the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post published an article titled "What China's Next Five-Year Plan Means for Foreign Investors: A Shift from Quantity to Quality."

The article noted that as China begins to develop its new Five-Year Plan, many foreign investors have noticed a shift in focus from quantity to quality. The new Five-Year Plan is expected to emphasize stimulating innovation and leveraging new technologies to support sustainable growth. China also hopes to attract more foreign investment and plans to open more industries to foreign capital.

Over the past decade, China has reduced its negative list for foreign capital access from the original 190 items to the current 29 in the national version and 27 in the pilot free trade zone version. China is also taking steps to expand openness in areas such as telecommunications, finance, and healthcare.

Senior Chinese officials have recently spoken repeatedly about "expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world," and this concept is likely to figure prominently in China's next five-year plan.

Analysts say that despite its self-sufficiency policy, China still hopes to attract foreign investment, particularly in certain industries. In some technologies and expertise, China still lags behind some developed countries, creating potential for attracting foreign investment in these areas.

Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals are among the areas where Europe still leads. European companies have always sought to invest in China to exploit business opportunities in this rapidly growing pharmaceutical market.

As living standards rise and the population ages, China's healthcare and social care spending is expected to rise sharply in the coming decades. Data shows that a number of French elderly care providers have already entered the Chinese market.

Other promising areas for foreign investment in China include nuclear energy, environmental protection, and aerospace. For example, investments by European giants like Airbus have helped improve China's domestic aviation supply chain. Most foreign companies already doing business in China are also unlikely to leave, as the Chinese market remains an important source of revenue for them.

According to the American Chamber of Commerce in China's China Business Environment Report, 71% of American companies in China reported profits in 2024, up 5 percentage points from the previous year; 57% reported profit growth, up 7 percentage points from the previous year.

A number of European companies also emphasized their goal of remaining in and adapting to the Chinese market. One executive at a major European hotel group said, "China's recent GDP growth rate exceeds 5%, which is still four times higher than the eurozone. China remains a growing economy, and that's why we won't leave China."

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HARBIN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — As China celebrated World Food Day on Thursday, tracked combine harvesters in major grain-producing regions were busy harvesting a bountiful crop despite weather challenges that threatened crops.

In the eastern province of Shandong, farmers have taken various measures to ensure the autumn harvest, coping with problems caused by prolonged rains.

In Wenshan County, an important agricultural county in Shandong Province, 65 professional drying machines are operating at full capacity, drying harvested corn and reducing grain loss due to mold.

As of October this year, 38 grain drying centers have been established in the county with a daily capacity of 9,500 tons, nearly five times more than in 2020, ensuring a bountiful autumn harvest.

In China, scientific land management and modern agricultural infrastructure have helped give new impetus to agricultural development and soil conservation. Technology has helped farmers overcome various challenges throughout the entire crop production process.

In the fields of a cooperative in Boli County, Qitaihe City, northeastern Heilongjiang Province, large combine harvesters moved back and forth along lush rows of soybeans.

"The cooperative has deployed more than 70 large combine harvesters to speed up the harvesting process with the goal of completing it this week," said cooperative director Shan Qingdong.

This year, the cooperative planted over 4,666.7 hectares of corn and soybeans. Shan Qingdong added that warmer-than-usual temperatures helped the crops mature earlier than in previous years and contributed to overall stronger growth.

According to him, this year the cooperative has introduced modern plant protection methods, including aerial spraying with drones and dense seeding technology, which is expected to significantly increase soybean yields.

The planting technologies he mentioned, along with integrated irrigation and fertilization technology, are scientific farming methods promoted by the Heilongjiang Provincial Government. These technologies already cover approximately 4.5 million hectares and 267,000 hectares of grain fields in the province, respectively.

Nationwide, there are more than 66.7 million hectares of high-quality arable land, where soil fertility is well preserved thanks to technological progress and scientific agricultural management.

Chinese grain producers are increasingly introducing new high-yielding varieties. A 34.2-hectare experimental field managed by Shenyang Agricultural University in northeastern Liaoning Province is growing six high-yielding super rice varieties as a demonstration field for farmers to evaluate and select.

"I often visit the experimental field to learn about the crops and see which variety is best," shared experienced rice farmer Zhu Shiyong, manager of the Shenyang Nonghe farm. Last year, the rice yield in his field reached 11,250 kg per hectare.

During the grain harvest season, the city of Shenyang (the capital of Liaoning Province) held its annual "seed selection competition," where 54 new rice varieties developed by agricultural research institutions such as the Liaoning Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences were showcased in a demonstration field. Farmers were able to compare them based on yield, quality, and taste.

The country's self-sufficiency in providing food for 1.4 billion people is its contribution to the stabilization of global food markets, which resonates with the World Food Day initiative promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which aims to improve the security and sustainability of global food systems.

According to FAO, the theme of World Food Day 2025, “Together for Better Food and a Better Future,” calls for global cooperation to create a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous and food-secure future.

In 2024, grain production in China exceeded 700 million tons for the first time. Science is playing an increasingly key role in the steady increase in grain yields, with agricultural technology now accounting for over 63 percent of yield growth.

Ensuring its own food security, China is sharing its agricultural development experience with the world.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, China has established 24 agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa, increasing crop yields in the region by an average of 30-60 percent and contributing Chinese wisdom to global agricultural modernization. -0-

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Beijing, October 16 (Xinhua) — On a sunny day in an open rice field in Madagascar, several local women farmers, holding rice seedlings, chat with members of a delegation from the Hunan Provincial Women's Federation. Their faces beam with smiles and a sense of hope. This photo, on display at the China Women's and Children's Museum in Beijing, has attracted many visitors.

On September 14, the "Exposure to Empower Women and Girls with Digital Intelligence" opened as part of the Global Women's Summit. The photographs in this exhibition are fragments of "her story," vividly depicting how China and other countries are empowering women and inspiring hope.

"NEW HOPE" FOR AFRICAN MOTHERS

Madagascar's central plateau is located more than a kilometer above sea level. Precipitation here is uneven. Due to the poor adaptability of traditional rice crops, inadequate water conservation systems, and a shortage of fertilizer, local farmers have long been "living on what the sky sends."

"We've been putting in a lot of effort, but the harvest isn't up to par," said 29-year-old local farmer Mbolatiana. The young mother anxiously looks at her growing children and the meager harvest in her field. "Our yields were inadequate, and compared to experienced farmers using modern technology, this lag was obvious. Training through the Chinese New Farms for African Mothers project has enabled us to better select seeds and plant our crops. I hope this training will turn rice farming into a viable source of income, allowing me to support my family and send my children to school," Mbolatiana said.

Chinese-African cooperation has given her hope. In September of this year, the non-agricultural cooperation project "New Farms for African Mothers" was officially launched in Madagascar. It is implemented by the Hunan Provincial Women's Federation with the support of the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center and the seed company Yuan's Seed Industry High-tech Co. Collaboration in agricultural R&D, high-quality seed breeding, and mechanized production are key areas of the project.

During training as part of the "New Farms for African Mothers" project, Mbolatiana learned scientific methods for growing seedlings and caring for crops, as well as learned how to better select and use seeds. Currently, the rice seedlings in her field are growing luxuriantly, which has significantly eased the young woman's worries.

According to statistics, thanks to this project, 1,150 African women found jobs, and 1,862 received vocational training. The living conditions of 950 families were also improved.

As the project progresses, more and more trained women are actively participating in its implementation. In the fields, they share knowledge on growing seedlings, in the classroom they share their experiences in pest and disease control, and by their personal example they encourage even more women to undergo training and improve their lives and the lives of their families.

"Thanks to the training, I feel like farming can be a real lifeline, enabling me to feed my family and send my children to school," Mbolatiana smiled as she gave the interview. Her eyes were filled with hope for her future.

"HER POWER" IS REVEALED IN REFUGEE CAMPS

In the second photo, on a rudimentary sports field in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya, Chinese Olympic short track speed skating champion and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yang Yang shakes hands and chats with members of the local women's soccer team, including Margaret McDomnick from South Sudan.

The 21-year-old was thrilled to meet the Olympic champion. "We're both athletes, we both love sports, we have something in common." She said meeting Yang Yang in person helped her feel that "female solidarity knows no bounds."

More than 280,000 people live in the Kakuma refugee camp and surrounding temporary accommodation facilities. They live in extremely poor conditions, and their lives are extremely difficult. It was in these circumstances that the Margaret women's soccer team was formed. Together, the players overcame gender prejudice and, through the sweat of their brows, demonstrated the strength of women. By encouraging each other, they dispelled the darkness that had hung over the refugee camp and regained confidence in the future.

“No matter how difficult the external circumstances, they never give up,” Yang Yang said enthusiastically.

The transmission of intangible cultural heritage creates a “bridge that connects hearts”

The third photograph was taken at the "Talented Mothers' Friendship Workshop" in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It depicts two Laotian women learning to weave flower baskets from bamboo and rattan.

"Talented Mothers" is a charity project for rural women created by the China Women's Development Foundation. The "Talented Mothers Friendship Workshop" officially launched in Vientiane this August. Heirs of intangible cultural heritage from China brought with them bamboo weaving techniques (from Guizhou Province) and rattan weaving techniques (from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region).

"The photo shows me and my friend," said 45-year-old Bang Utipavongsai. As one of the first students at the "Friendship Workshop for Talented Mothers," she learned to weave trays, flower pots, and pencil cases from bamboo and rattan.

"They constantly ask me about bamboo processing, dyeing, and weaving techniques. Their eyes are full of thirst for knowledge. I will give them all the tools I brought with me. I hope these 'seeds' will take root in Laos," Tian Yajia, a Guizhou bamboo weaving heir, told Xinhua. Despite the difference in languages, their love for handicrafts and culture, as well as their caring for one another, have brought the workshop's students very close.

The transmission of intangible cultural heritage techniques has not only enabled Lao women to achieve a certain level of mastery and economic independence, but has also created a “bridge connecting the hearts” of middle-aged and elderly women.

"I want to teach Laotian women everything my Chinese teachers taught me so that each one can increase their income and improve the lives of their families," Bang Uthipavongxay told Xinhua.

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BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Industries are the main driving force behind rural modernization in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a report said Thursday.

Industries are crucial for optimizing resource allocation and shaping the structure and form of villages in Xizang. By the end of 2019, 628,000 people in poverty in the SAR had been lifted out of poverty, according to a report titled "Harmony Between Tradition and Modernity: Rural Development and Cultural Heritage in China's Xizang."

In recent years, Xizang has adapted its development strategies to local conditions, leveraging its unique resource advantages to vigorously develop agriculture and livestock farming on the plateau, according to a report jointly published by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Xinhua News Agency.

In 2024 alone, the Xizang administration allocated 12.39 billion yuan (approximately $1.75 billion), prioritizing the development of industries that connect, support, and enrich farmers and herders. These measures have accelerated the transformation and modernization of rural industries, increasing local incomes.

According to the report, in 2024, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Xizang reached 21,578 yuan, exceeding the 20,000 yuan threshold for the first time, an increase of 8.3 percent over the previous year, the fastest growth rate in the country.

In the 60 years since the founding of the SAR in 1965, Xizang has made significant economic and social progress, and together with other regions of the country, has achieved the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and embarked on a new campaign to comprehensively build a modernized socialist country. -0-

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