Transformation into winter venues fine-tuned By SUN XIAOCHEN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-05 10:05 Share CLOSE Hockey players go to battle at Beijing s National Indoor Stadium, which has been transformed from a 2008 Summer Olympics facility into a 2022 Winter Games venue. The Experience Beijing test program was the first competitive action on the stadium s newly produced ice surface. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]
The remarkable transformation of Beijing s Summer Olympic facilities into Winter Games venues is being fine-tuned this week with the roll-out of a rigorous ice sports test program.
Built for the 2008 Olympics in the capital s downtown area, the National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Arena have switched to Winter Games mode as organizers this week stage an invitational ice hockey tournament to evaluate facilities, operations and COVID-19 protocols as part of the 10-day program.
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China s plan to expand and modernize its transport network will boost connectivity, the allocation of global resources, and trade across the globe, experts have said.
China recently unveiled a program called the Global 1-2-3 Logistics Circle to expand the country s strength in the transport sector over the next 15 years, setting long-term goals for the industry to develop a modern, high-quality and comprehensive national transport network.
The aim is for one-day domestic delivery of goods in China, two-day delivery from neighboring countries, and three-day delivery to major global cities, according to guidelines jointly released last month by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council.
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ECNS App Download Aerial photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Helsinki, Finland departing from Putian Station of Zhengzhou, central China s Henan Province, Nov. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)
Global gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at 5.6 percent this year if vaccination rollout is fast and effective enough across the world, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday in its Interim Economic Outlook.
The forecast was 1.4 percentage points higher than the Paris-based organization s December prediction.
In its Interim Economic Outlook, the OECD predicted world output is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels by mid-2021 and the world economy is expected to grow by 4 percent in 2022 after a 5.6-percent growth in 2021.