In 2021, Guiyang city and Guian New Area of Southwest China's Guizhou province started the construction of 89 industrial projects with investment more than 100 million yuan ($15.69 million) each, and completed 120 industrial projects, according to the statistics released on Dec 24.
China's Guizhou province saw on Friday the start of the construction of two major battery plants.
Nearly two years after the COVID-19 outbreak, China has granted emergency approval for its first antibody combination therapy for COVID-19 treatment, adding a tool to the world's arsenal against the disease.
According to Guiyang Customs, during the first 11 months of this year, Southwest China's Guizhou province traded 56.96 billion yuan ($8.94 billion) in goods, an increase of 18.5 percent year-on-year.
Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, has been striving to improve housing, medical treatment, education, employment and the natural environment to improve people's living standards in recent years.
The 11th representative conference of the CPC of Guiyang – capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province – wrapped up on Dec 21, capping off an event during which Guiyang's 10th Party committee reported its achievements and set out future goals.
After five years of construction, Huawei's cloud data center in Guian New Area, Southwest China's Guizhou province, officially started operations on Dec 20.
The 2021 Annual Conference of International Mountain Tourism Alliance, or IMTA, was held on-site and online in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Dec 21.
During the first 11 months of this year, Guian New Area in Southwest China's Guizhou province achieved an estimated import and export volume of $453 million, an increase of 41.56 percent year-on-year, or 73.1 percent of the annual target.
Since becoming a cross-border e-commerce pilot area in 2018, Guizhou's provincial capital Guiyang has become several companies' first choice in starting international trading businesses leading to the growth of cross-border e-commerce.