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New air cargo route links Xinjiang, London

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region recently opened its first air-freight route to London, said local authorities on Monday. The maiden flight, carrying some 50 metric tons of cross-border e-commerce cargo, left Urumqi Diwopu International Airport for London on Saturday. With the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce, the sector's volume of goods at the airport has been steadily increasing, said the airport's Customs.

Utilization of wind, solar power stays high

The nation has maintained high utilization rates of wind and solar power so far this year, said the National Energy Administration. Utilization rates of wind and solar power remained above 95 percent this year. By end-2024, the country's installed wind power capacity reached 510 million kilowatts, while its solar power capacity stood at 840 million kW.

Yuan weakens against greenback

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 6 pips to 7.1882 against the US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

Xinhua - China Daily