
Artificial intelligence is set to take center stage at the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo, as the event moves beyond showcasing digital technologies to promote trade, investment and international cooperation.

For the first time, the world’s 4 leading digital trade platforms—Alibaba, Google, Amazon and Meta—will assemble at a single event, Hangzhou mayor Du Xuliang said.

Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has expanded digital services to make entry and travel more convenient for international visitors.

A new port facility for offshore wind projects in Ningbo has been approved, paving the way for the city to handle the assembly and shipment of giant wind turbines for installation farther offshore.

Foreign businesspeople arriving at Yiwu Airport in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, can now complete entry procedures in just 15 minutes thanks to a new system combining the 240-hour visa-free transit policy with Jinhua's port visa services.

The State Council Information Office held a press conference for the 5th Global Digital Trade Expo in Beijing, on Sept 7.







As summer heat fades and autumn settles over China's Jiangnan region — the area south of the lower Yangtze River — a tiny white kernel begins appearing in markets, restaurant kitchens and family bowls.

The provincial championship stage of the 2026 Zhejiang City Basketball League, known as "ZheBA," tipped off on Sept 4, with Hangzhou offering more than 200 tourism and cultural perks to fans and players during the tournament.

Visitors to Kaisen Tribe in Wangjiangjing town, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, can now experience interacting with sika deer through the scenic area's "deer-view rooms", allowing guests to observe and interact with the animals from their balconies while enjoying a nature-filled stay.

A Bulgarian delegation visited Xiaomen village in Ningbo's Beilun district on Sept 6 to learn about its rural development initiatives and explore cooperation in herbal cultivation, wellness tourism, and community services.

Alex Proyas is working with an Oscar-caliber creative team to shoot an epic film adapted from real historical events at the Deqing Bocai AI Virtual Film and Television Base.

Asadullah Ahmadzai, an Afghan businessman known locally as Asad, arrived at the Yangtze River Delta Market Cluster in Shengshan town, Cixi, a county-level city of Ningbo.