Shandong's gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded the 8 trillion yuan ($1,260.8 billion) threshold in 2021, local authorities said at a news conference held on Jan 19.
Shandong province, home to the first scientific and technological demonstration project for hydrogen energy in China, is ramping up efforts to produce, store, transport and use the clean energy resource.
The import and export revenue of the city of Zibo topped 109.7 billion yuan ($17.2 billion) in January to November, according to a news conference held on Dec 20.
From December 2021 to January 2022, the first Zibo Urban Theatre Festival will be held in the city, with its opening ceremony and theme party to open at 7:30 pm on Dec 23.
A pharmaceutical industry high-quality development conference held on Dec 16 in Zibo attracted leading experts and academics.
Huantai county – administered by Zibo city, in East China's Shandong province – on Dec 15 installed 50 automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, in public venues with large flows of people.
AEDs are medical devices used to help treat those stricken by a sudden cardiac arrest, often saving their lives.
Many residents in the city of Zibo – located in East China's Shandong province – are getting really enthusiastic about the emerging parks in the city, according to a report in the Zibo Daily on Dec 14.
Gaoqing county – administered by the prefecture-level city of Zibo, in East China's Shandong province – was listed on Dec 13 as an agricultural mechanization demonstration county by the Shandong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The county has been mechanizing the whole process of its staple crop production since 2020. It is said to have won recognition for its efficient mechanization, implemented to a high-quality and applied over a wide area.
By the end of 2020, the mechanization rate of the local planting industry had reached 99.7 percent, with the mechanized processing capacity for straw treatment hitting 100 percent.
