The Yunnan provincial government and Huawei Technologies Company recently signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Kunming, capital city of the province. Under the agreement, the two sides will build an international communications hub and regional information centre oriented towards South…

The 1,032 km long North-South Road in Yunnan was recently upgraded to expressway standards. Planning and construction of the North-South Expressway began with the Songming-Kunming Expressway (Yunnan's No.1 Expressway) whose construction started in September 1994. After years of construction, most…

Recently, track laying officially began on the Yunnan section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Passenger Railway, which will lay the foundation for…

The Bid Evaluation and Awarding Committee (BEAC) of Myanmar's Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone recently announced that a multinational consortium composed of CITIC Group Corporation, Chia Tai Group, CHEC, China Merchants Group, Tianjin Teda and Yunnan Construction Engineering Group had won the bid…

The first aircraft of Yunnan Hongtu Airlines Company recently touched down at Kunming Changshui International Airport. The A321 aircraft (registration B-8285) departed from Toulouse, France, flew over Tarbes, France and Aktobe, Kazakhstan and arrived in Kunming after a 15-hour flight. The new aircraft…

Recently, the press conference for the first Kunming Asia Animation Expo was held in Kunming Economy and Technology Development Zone. This expo is the first trial for the development of Yunnan animation, tourism and Internet industries with milestone meaning. It is also the highest-profile international…

Every winter, thousands of black-headed seagulls fly from Siberia to Kunming. This year, their number exceeds 40,000, a historical record. Photo by Lin…