HONG KONG - A youth exchange program named "Belt and Road Journey" kicked off here Thursday, aiming to raise awareness of the opportunities brought about by the Belt and Road Initiative.Twenty young people will travel by train at the end of this month to cities including Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Kazakhstan's Almaty.The 20 young people, aged between 18 and 25, were selected from more than 500 applicants.During the six-day trip, they will visit local businesses and landmarks, and interact with local university students, one of the organizers, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) said at a press conference.In this way, the young people from Hong Kong will get "first-hand knowledge of the economic and cultural landscape of different Belt and Road regions," the organizer noted.The journey will be filmed and broadcast as a special TV series in September, as part of the HKTDC's ongoing efforts to promote the Belt and Road Initiative through the media and social media channels to attract more young people to get involved.HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Raymond Yip described the program as a flagship Belt and Road promotion event for young people this summer.He hoped that through direct interaction with local youths and visits to companies, the trip will help young people here gain a deeper understanding of the initiative.The initiative, proposed by China in 2013, refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road. tyvek wristbands londoncustom printed wristbandsblack rubber wristbandscustom fidget spinners24 wristbandspersonalized rubber bracelets
BEIJING -- Persistent high temperatures and humidity in northern China are putting pressure on regional power supply, as power consumption in large cities hit record high. The National Meteorological Center (NMC) Thursday issued an orange alert for the heat wave, as temperatures rise above 35 degrees centigrade in various areas, including parts of Hebei, Beijing, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Gansu, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Hubei. A number of those areas could see temperatures surpass 40 degrees, according to the meteorological agency. The summer heat wave has been baking the country's northern regions since the beginning of the week, causing power supply tension. In Beijing and Tianjin, the maximum load on local power grid on Wednesday reached 21.2 million kilowatt-hours and 14.8 million kilowatt-hours respectively, both a historic high. Nevertheless, China's power supply will remain sufficient for the next three years, according to a recent forecast from an industrial think tank. The country's power consumption is likely to reach between 6.65 trillion and 6.93 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2019, said the Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute, a think tank under the state-owned China Energy Engineering Group. The prediction is based on the country's power development goals, the level of power exchange between regions, and controlling plans on coal-fired power, the institute said in a report.
