Since its launch in December 2021, the China-Laos Railway had handled over 9 million passenger trips as of Thursday, said the China Railway Kunming Group Co Ltd.
Restaurants, hotels and shopping malls across the city have seen the hustle and bustle of crowds return during the New Year holiday amid China's optimization of COVID-19 control measures.
The burgeoning internet industry in Kunming, capital city of Southwest China's Yunnan province, has fueled the high-quality development of the digital economy.
Kunming, capital city of Southwest China's Yunnan province, made the list of "2021 Charming China -- Top 10 Chinese Cities with the Most Potential in the Eyes of Foreign Talents".
Now, in the wake of a pivotal global meeting on biodiversity chaired by China, there may be a unique opportunity to change course.
Kunming’s dazzling sunset views
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, recently concluded in Montreal, Canada.
A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section recently.