A series of paintings of Chongqing landmarks done in the style of impressionist Vincent van Gogh have gone viral online recently.
Chongqing municipality in Southwest China has put 200 pure electric taxis into trial operation in downtown areas in an effort to boost greener development, according to local authorities.
Editor's Note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country's development and where they are today.
Chongqing was known as "fog city" in the 1980s and '90s when it suffered through more than 100 days of heavy air pollution every year.
The pilot zone equipped with Level 4 (L4) self-driving capabilities was launched in Chongqing on Thursday.
A series of events, collectively named "Chongqing Day," kicked off at the ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing on Thursday.
Freight trains between Southwest China's Chongqing municipality and Europe have made a total of 812 trips in the first half of this year, up 86.7 percent year-on-year, the operator said Wednesday.
A total of 46 foreign government officials and experts visited Chongqing municipality and studied the experience of building the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative from Sunday.
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality saw its foreign trade volume reach 266.36 billion yuan ($38.7 billion) during the first half of this year, up 16.48 percent year on year.
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality will launch a pilot zone for 5G-based autonomous driving in late August, the China Autonomous Technology & Research Center, a co-founder of the zone, announced Tuesday.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.