2025-12-29
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of handling 1 million tonnes of annual cargo and mail throughput, following the arrival of an all-cargo aircraft operated by Malaysia's Raya Airways.
This demonstrates the strong development momentum of the airport in Zhengzhou The capital city of Henan Province, as it aims to build itself into a leading global air cargo hub on the Air Silk Road.
Data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China shows that by 2024 only four Chinese civil airports, namely Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Bayun, Shenzhen Bao'an, and Beijing Capital, reported annual cargo and mail throughput of over 1 million tonnes.
In recent years, Hanan has been actively developing the Zhangzhou Luxembourg Air Cargo route as a dual hub model to extend its reach and it is seeking to replicate the model with other partners.
Zhang Mingqiao Chairman of Zhongyu Aviation Group, which operates Zhengzhou Airport, said the airport will actively replicate the Zhengzhou Luxembourg dual hub model and deepen air logistics cooperation with other countries, including Malaysia, Ethiopia, and Hungary, to attract more airlines to open more routes.
Between 2021 and 2025, cargo and mail throughput at Jungzhou Airport grew at an average annual rate of about 10%.
reaching 825,000 tonnes in 2024.
The airport now has 70 all-cargo routes, linking Zhengzhou with 73 cities in 32 countries.
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A female from Russia recently became the 10,000th foreigner to enroll in China's basic medical insurance in Yiwu, in East China's Zhejiang province.
Yiwu, renowned as the world's small commodity capital, maintains trade ties with 233 countries and regions, attracting nearly 600,000 foreign merchants each year, with around 30,000 foreign businessmen active each day and over 1,500 family members living locally.
The demand for accessible healthcare coverage has surged.
Previously, insurance options were limited to foreigners employed by local enterprises, leaving flexibly employed individuals and their families uncovered.
To bridge this gap, the EWU Medical Insurance Bureau, with national level support, pioneered a programme allowing foreigners, holding at least two-year residence permits, to enrol as flexible employees.
This initiative ensures they receive the same benefits as Chinese residents.
Eligible foreigners contribute premiums at the same rate as local residents and receive identical coverage, including reimbursement scopes and ratios.
The programme has also been extended to foreign children enrolled in IWU's schools.
Since 2019, foreign beneficiaries have utilised medical insurance for 95,400 instances, with cumulative expenditure of the Medical Insurance Fund, exceeding 24 million yuan, around 3.4 million US dollars.
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