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Policies yield key results in Xiong'an

  Key achievements have been made in implementing a package of measures rolled out by central policymakers last year to support the high-standard and high-quality construction of Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province, local authorities said."Currently, the package of targeted support measures has been fully implemented in Xiong'an, and important phased achievements have been made in various tasks," Ding Xiaolong, a member of Xiong'an's Communist Party of China Work Committee and deputy director-general of the area's administrative committee, said at a news conference about the measures on Wednesday.According to Ding, the achievements include progress in the transfer of non-capital city functions from Beijing to the area, life and work guarantees for relocated personnel from Beijing, and scientific and technological innovation.

'City of the future' rapidly developing

  Xiong'an New Area a shining example of modernization in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region This year marks the 10th anniversary of the coordinated development strategy of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, as well as the seventh anniversary of the establishment of Xiong'an New Area. Over the past decade, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province have collaborated to create a pioneering and exemplary area for China's modernization, while Xiong'an has been developed as the "city of the future". Among the area's many construction projects, the Xiong'an Sports Center, with its distinctive architectural features, is taking shape.

Interview: Xiong'an New Area a "miracle" for China, says Swiss executive

  XIONG'AN, Hebei Province, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Xiong'an New area is a miracle for China, with the construction of such a big plan within such a short time almost unbelievable, a Swiss construction executive said Wednesday after his first visit to the area. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province. The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordination nets results

  Workers inspect a tunnel that is part of Line 22 of Beijing's urban railway transit network, which passes through Langfang, Hebei province, last month. The line will link the capital's Pinggu district to its downtown area via Yanjiao, an area under the administration of Langfang but located just across the Chaobai River from Beijing. WANG XIAO/XINHUA Over 10 years ago, daring to hang your clothes out to dry was often a fool's errand in the dusty Luquan district in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, as they'd likely come indoors dirtier than they were before.

Letter from China: Seeing the "city of the future"

  BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Back in 2010, when Shanghai hosted the World Expo, the theme of "Better City, Better Life" inspired dreamers from across the globe to look to the future. Over a decade later, in an area in northern China nearly three times the size of the land of New York City, a "city of the future" is rising. My recent visit to Xiong'an New Area in Hebei Province, with its futuristic designs and innovative construction, was an eye-opener.

Comprehensive bonded zone of China's Xiong'an launches export business

  SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- On Saturday, a truck carrying 150,000 piezoelectric quartzs left the comprehensive bonded zone of the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, marking the first export business conducted by the zone. This export business marks the start of regular operations in the comprehensive bonded zone, said Wang Lei, deputy head of Xiong'an Customs.

What China has got over a decade on its iconic coordinated regional development strategy?

  BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Monday will mark the 10th anniversary of the beginning of coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Since coordinated development was proposed as a national strategy in 2014, the region has made remarkable breakthroughs in high-quality development, offering Chinese wisdom on the future of mega-urban governance to the world.

Coffee craze in China's "city of the future" brews up entrepreneurial spirit

  SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Until a few years back, locals in China's Xiong'an New Area, also dubbed the "city of the future," were perhaps not much into drinking coffee, but today it has evolved into a daily staple for many, with local coffee shops serving as hubs for networking, business discussions and exchanging entrepreneurial ideas. The Migu Cafe in Xiong'an is an innovative space, blending a coffee shop, reading nooks, and a technology and innovation experience center by China Mobile.

Chinese firm eyes geothermal energy research hub in Xiong'an

  BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The China National Administration of Coal Geology (CNACG), a state-owned enterprise, will work with institutions and universities to build a "high ground" for the scientific research of the geothermal energy industry in Xiong'an New Area in north China. CNACG Party Secretary Jia Chunqu, in a company press statement, said the company will fully leverage its own advantages by integrating its geothermal technology and industrial resources and accelerate the creation of a geothermal energy science and technology innovation research center, with a view to building a geothermal energy technology design institute in Xiong'an.

New expressway links Beijing and Xiong'an New Area

  This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows motor vehicles running in a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) BEIJING, Dec.


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