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Expanding Expertise in Energy: SMART ENERGY WEEK [February] 2025 reveals conference lineup & new exhibit area

TOKYO, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With its strong belief in the role of renewable energy towards a progressive future, SMART ENERGY WEEK [February] continues to enrich industry expertise with the launch of its much-awaited conference programme for 2025, alongside a new exhibit area for photovoltaics.


This renowned show in the energy sector, organised by RX Japan Ltd., is set to welcome attendees on February 19–21, 2025, at Tokyo Big Sight. The Spring edition will also bring leading industry brands to exhibit, such as Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Vento Energy Support, and Windy Network Inc., to name a few.

Thought Leaders & Valuable Business Insights

SMART ENERGY WEEK [February] recently unveiled an impressive lineup of speakers for its conference programme.

All sessions promise visitors an opportunity to listen to experts on where the industry is headed so that they may leverage insights to elevate expertise and business. A simultaneous AI translation system is also available for real-time learning and accessibility.

General topics to be discussed are:

  • innovations in batteries and how they can support societal sustainability,
  • the latest trends in fuel cells and hydrogen,
  • current practices in biomass energy production,
  • the expansion of solar power generation technology,
  • turning thermal power generation carbon-neutral,
  • and the construction of power systems in the face of AI.

Keynote speeches will also be held across the 3-day event on climate change and its impacts on energy, as well as on adapting circular economies and managing decarbonisation efforts in lieu of the 2050 carbon-neutrality goals.

Industry leaders and authorities alike will spearhead these sessions. Some notable speakers are Ryota Kondo from the Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan, Akiyo Miyakawa from the Development Bank of Japan Inc., Tomoko Morikawa from the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., and Daisuke Hirota from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Diversifying Its Reach: Launch of the BIPV World

Attendees will also be introduced to a new specialised exhibiting area this 2025, located in the PV Expo show zone—BIPV World.

This special programme is co-organised with the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association, where products, services, and technologies concerned with building-integrated photovoltaics will be displayed.

BIPV or Building-Integrated Photovoltaics, are next-level solar power equipment. Instead of just panels, BIPVs are actual parts of the building structure that store and generate energy. This can be in the form of flooring, glazing, awnings, integrated roofs, and many more.

At SMART ENERGY WEEK [February], buyers of BIPV come from sectors such as housing manufacturing and building, architectural firms, construction, trading companies, government offices, and commercial facilities.

Exhibitors, on the other hand, for this specialised area deal with the following:

  • Perovskite Solar Cells
  • Solar Cell-Integrated Glass Building Materials
  • Solar Cell-Integrated Exterior Wall Materials
  • Solar Cell-Integrated Roofing Materials
  • Colouring and Decorative Films
  • Waterproofing and Insulation Technology
  • Energy Management System
  • Power Conversion and Inverters
  • Mounting Systems and Installation Technology

BIPV will host seminars daily across the expo’s 3-day event for exhibitors to introduce their top-calibre products and services. This is alongside real-time business meetings, specifically tailored to technical proposals, design consultations, equipment & materials specifications, and discussions for delivery schedules.

Expanding for Progress

This show zone expansion and continuous investment of value to conferences (and the market insights it offers professionals), demonstrates the unfailing ability of SMART ENERGY WEEK [February] to find the pulse of the industry and where it is headed.

Enriching the expertise that it provides stakeholders in the energy sector remains the expo’s priority, as it recognises the indispensable role of delivering timely and quality innovations and information to business growth and success.

To know more about SMART ENERGY WEEK [February], please visit this sitehttps://www.wsew.jp/spring/en-gb/register.html?cat=visitor&ct=U2FsdGVkX18LmRNiENF5[…]I=&utm_source=pr&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=spring_taiwanen

About RX (Reed Exhibitions)

RX is in the business of building businesses for individuals, communities, and organisations. We elevate the power of face-to-face events by combining data and digital products to help customers learn about markets, source products, and complete transactions at approximately 400 events in 22 countries across 42 industry sectors. RX is passionate about making a positive impact on society and is fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our people. RX is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. www.rxglobal.com 

About RX Japan

RX Japan organises 90 exhibitions, composed of 372 sub-exhibitions, annually at large exhibition halls such as Tokyo Big Sight, Makuhari Messe, and Intex Osaka across a wide variety of 39 fields, including jewellery, fashion, gift items, electronics, energy, IT, cosmetics, and medical. Visit the RX Japan website for more details.

CONTACT: Smart Energy Week Show Management, wsew.jp@rxglobal.com 

Medidata Advances New Frontiers for Life Sciences Through Patient-Centric Experiences, AI-Powered Innovations, and New Patient Engaging Alliances

In the era of the generative economy, Medidata is transforming how industries are empowering patients with new cure and care experiences and lifelong engagement

SINGAPORE, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand, reaffirms its vision and commitment to advancing the life sciences industry and transforming patient experiences across the entire clinical development process, from pre-trial planning, to post-trial outcomes, and ongoing patient care. With advanced technologies, such AI and virtual twins, Medidata enables biopharmaceutical companies, researchers, and patients to accelerate therapy development and improve patient lives.

A trusted partner to 19 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies, Medidata continues to break ground with new categories of critical patient-centric experiences, seamlessly integrating AI into its suite of solutions: elevating data utilization, streamlining research studies, and transforming the patient journey. These generative experiences leverage synthetic data to create simulations of patients representing key virtual cohorts, helping sponsors reduce exposure to experimental therapies and improve trial performance. Fueled by the largest patient-level historical clinical trial trustable data set in the world, Medidata’s bundled offerings for specialized therapeutic areas amplify Dassault Systèmes’ knowledge and know-how impact and value for treatments.

“Dassault Systèmes is deeply committed to advancing the life sciences industry, and Medidata is well positioned to lead this mission,” noted Pascal Daloz, CEO, Dassault Systèmes. “A shift to value-based experiences, powered by premier AI across the entire Medidata portfolio, is aligned with our vision of leveraging virtualization to enhance people’s lives.”

Driven by its purpose to empower the life sciences and healthcare stakeholders, Medidata is also establishing new patient health ecosystems. High quality patient data collected using biosensors is helping shape a 360-degree clinical and medical view of the patients, laying down the foundation for creating virtual twins of individuals, pathologies and journeys. In addition, the brand is positioned to engage patients beyond the clinical trial setting through its collaborations with innovative medical technology companies, supporting treatment plans with leading-edge virtual approaches, such as digital therapeutics, and paving the way to Virtual + Real (V+R) treatments.

“Medidata is at the forefront of a critical shift in the life sciences sector,” said Anthony Costello, CEO, Medidata. “By harnessing AI-powered solutions and partnering with visionaries, we aren’t just accelerating and improving clinical studies, but also driving a lasting impact on patients’ lives well beyond the trial.”

Medidata – along with other key Dassault Systèmes brands, such as BIOVIA, SIMULIA, and DELMIA – has significantly shaped the life sciences ecosystem, connecting research, drug discovery, R&D, clinical research, laboratories activities, manufacturing, quality, and patient care. In 2024 alone, Medidata added 300+ new customers, including major pharmaceutical firms and research organizations such as Sanofi, Eisai, and PPD, the clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. These organizations are driving breakthroughs in research, from developing the first non-opioid drug for neuropathic pain in over 20 years to integrating biometric solutions in studies and advancing an mRNA vaccine for RSV, a respiratory virus.

As Medidata continues to innovate within its broad portfolio, ranging from industry leading solutions designed for clinical researchers to supporting ongoing patient care and lifelong engagement, the company is committed to the metamorphosis of its customers in the Age of the Generative Economy, enabling new inclusive and empowering relationships with patients, fostering new health ecosystems, and unleashing new defining clinical and medical knowledge, know-how, and innovations for the sector. To learn more about Medidata’s portfolio, please visit the website.

About Medidata

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 35,000 trials and 10 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and the largest patient-level historical clinical trial data set in the world. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata’s seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us @Medidata.

About Dassault Systèmes

Dassault Systèmes is a catalyst for human progress.  Since 1981, the company has pioneered virtual worlds to improve real life for consumers, patients and citizens.  With Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform, 350,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, can collaborate, imagine and create sustainable innovations that drive meaningful impact.  For more information, visit: www.3ds.com

Inflation Rate Eases to 15.5% in January

Inflation Rate Eases to 15.5% in January

Laos’ inflation rate eased to 15.5 percent in January, compared to 16.9 percent in December 2024, according to a report by the Lao Statistics Bureau. 

Thailand to Launch New Digital Arrival Card

Thailand to End up Paper Arrival Card and Transform to Digital System (Photo: The Nation Thailand)

Starting 1 May, Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports will introduce the digital arrival card (TDAC), also known as the “TM.6 online” system, for all foreign passport holders, replacing the traditional paper form.

Amadeus and Traveloka strengthen travel technology partnership

SINGAPORE, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Amadeus, the leading global travel technology company, has strengthened its partnership with Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s top travel platform. This agreement sees Amadeus’ already extensive footprint in the region expand as the two organizations work to deliver a more personalized travel experience through technology.

In line with Traveloka’s focus on empowering consumers to explore, book, and enjoy a wide range of travel products, the collaboration will expand Traveloka’s growing business by using Amadeus’ technology to enhance the travel experience of its customers. Travelers will enjoy new services to help them explore and book a wide range of travel products, including fully customized flight search technology and servicing capabilities.

Amadeus and Traveloka will also work together to bring more NDC enabled content to its travel platform so it can provide its customers with competitive prices and truly tailored offers. Traveloka will also benefit from advanced servicing capabilities that are integrated into its existing technology stack.

Caesar Indra, President, Traveloka says, “Collaborating with Amadeus allows us to leverage its expertise and technology to provide better services to our customers. This partnership is a significant step in our growth strategy, and we are confident in Amadeus’ ability to provide a smoother and more seamless travel experience for our customers.”

Javier Laforgue, EVP & Managing Director Asia-Pacific, Amadeus says, “We are pleased to expand our collaboration with Traveloka to bring our innovative technology solutions to the Asia Pacific region. This partnership will not only enhance Traveloka’s services but also strengthen Amadeus’ position as a regional leader in travel technology. We are committed to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that will drive growth and innovation in the travel industry. Together, we will create a seamless and enhanced travel experience for Traveloka’s customers across the APAC region and beyond.”

Notes to the editors:

About Amadeus

Amadeus makes the experience of travel better for everyone, everywhere by inspiring innovation, partnerships and responsibility to people, places and planet.

Our technology powers the travel and tourism industry. Inspiring more open ways of working. More connected ways of thinking, centered around the traveler. Our open platform connects the global travel and hospitality ecosystem. From startups to big industry players and governments too. Together, redesigning the travel of tomorrow.

We are working to make travel a force for social and environmental good. A collective responsibility to protect and improve the people and places we visit, ensuring travel continues to make positive contribution to our world.

We apply innovation to meet new needs, to solve real challenges. Our truly diverse global workforce, made up of 150 nationalities, is passionate about travel and technology.

We are an IBEX 35 company, listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange under AMS.MC. We have also been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last 13 years.

Amadeus. It’s how travel works better.

Learn more about Amadeus at www.amadeus.com

About Traveloka

Founded in Indonesia in 2012, Traveloka has operations in Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. With nearly 140 million app downloads and more than 40 million monthly active users, Traveloka stands as one of the most popular travel apps in the region.

SonicWall Celebrates Excellence with the 2025 SonicWall Partner Awards

Global Partners and Distributors Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Cybersecurity


SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 February 2025 – SonicWall proudly honored its exceptional partners and distributors at the annual SonicWall Partner Awards, celebrating their unwavering commitment to safeguarding customers in a dynamic and increasingly complex threat landscape. This prestigious award acknowledges partner organizations worldwide that have demonstrated remarkable dedication to delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions.

“While partners have been key to SonicWall’s success for over 30 years, our dramatic transformation over the last two years is directly attributable to SonicWall stepping it up and taking a relentless focus on our valued partners, said SonicWall CEO and President Bob VanKirk. “That’s meant listening to and acting upon their key needs and feedback, which has in turn shaped our roadmaps (organic and inorganic), the delivery of technical support (reduced wait times with immediate access to higher tiers of support), how we charge for our products and services, sales resource alignment, and much, much more. Many of our partners posted record years in 2024, and we couldn’t be more pleased about that. These awards are a small token of thanks and recognition of the strategic value SonicWall’s partners have and will continue to play in shaping and driving SonicWall’s business.”

“The 2025 SonicWall Partner Awards celebrate the outstanding dedication and innovation of our partners who continually raise the bar in cybersecurity excellence. This year’s winners have demonstrated exceptional commitment to protecting businesses against the ever-evolving threat landscape, leveraging SonicWall’s solutions to deliver proactive, strategic security. Their success is a testament to the power of strong partnerships in driving growth, resilience, and trust in today’s digital world,” said SonicWall Vice President of Sales, APJ Debasish Mukherjee.

Partners were nominated across various categories in each region, showcasing their outstanding performance throughout the previous year. From a large pool of nominees, SonicWall selected one partner per region in each category, highlighting their consistent excellence and exceptional service. Based on a matrix of criteria including but not limited highest revenue, partner count, highest growth, etc.

SonicWall is excited to announce the following winners for the Asia, Pacific & Japan:

Distributor of the Year – ANZ DICKER DATA AUSTRALIA
Partner of the Year – ANZ VIRTUAL GRAFFITI AUSTRALIA
Enterprise Partner of the Year – ANZ DYNATEK SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
Newcomer of the Year – ANZ COM-X PTY LTD
Partner Sales Hero of the Year – ANZ MARK WHITTINGTON – OZDOC SOLUTIONS PARTNERSHIP
Distributor of the Year – ASEAN MEC NETWORKS CORPORATION
Partner of the Year – ASEAN PENTECH SOLUTION SDN BHD
Enterprise Partner of the Year – ASEAN ACCENT MICRO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Managed Security Partner of the Year – ASEAN PT MAXINDO MITRA SOLUSI
Newcomer of the Year – ASEAN ST ENGINEERING UNMANNED AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS PTE LTD
Partner Sales Hero of the Year – ASEAN SIVA ANNADURAI – XCESS NETWORKS MALAYSIA SDN BHD
Distributor of the Year – GCR DATA WORLD COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Partner of the Year – GCR NANJING YINQIANG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Enterprise Partner of the Year – GCR IT CHECK SOLUTIONS, INC
Newcomer of the Year – GCR SHIH CHIANG LTD
Partner Sales Hero of the Year – GCR CARY WU – SHENZHEN SECUUNION INFO-TECH
Distributor of the Year – INDIA & SAARC INFLOW TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD
Partner of the Year – INDIA & SAARC eCAPS
Partner of the Year – INDIA & SAARC UNITED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
Enterprise Partner of the Year – INDIA & SAARC SAFEZONE SECURE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Newcomer of the Year – INDIA & SAARC VS SQUARE INFO SOLUTIONS
Partner Sales Hero of the Year – – INDIA & SAARC PARAMALINGAM S – SAFEZONE SECURE SOLUTIONS
Distributor of the Year – JAPAN MARUBENI INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO.,LTD.
Partner of the Year – JAPAN NIHON ICS CO.,LTD.
Newcomer of the Year – JAPAN KOKUSAI JOHO NET
Partner Sales Hero of the Year – JAPAN KYOYA SAKAKIBARA – NEC FIELDING, LTD.
Partner Technical Hero of the Year – JAPAN TOMOYUKI TOKIAN – TANAKA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Distributor of the Year – KOREA SECUWIDE CORP.
Partner of the Year – KOREA KICHANG INFOTECH INC.
Newcomer of the Year – KOREA GODUNBIZ
Partner Sales Hero of the Year – KOREA YEON DONGHO – CORE IT.CO.,LTD

To see all the winners, please visit: https://www.sonicwall.com/partnerawards.

SonicWall takes great pride in recognizing the contributions of its partners and distributors each year, acknowledging their vital role in protecting customers from evolving cyber threats. For more information about the Partner Awards, please visit: https://www.sonicwall.com/partnerawards.
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About SonicWall

is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as the leading partner-first company. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides seamless protection against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit or follow us on , , and .

Modlily Unveils SS25 Flattering and Supportive Tummy Coverage Swimsuits Collection–Perfct Choices for Older Women

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Looking for a swimsuit that’s both supportive and flattering? Modlily is excited to introduce its SS25 tummy coverage collection.

Modlily has been consistently designing comfort, casual, and cost-effective swimsuits for older women for over 15 years. The Modlily design team is made up of women who, for over a decade, have been creating original designs that not only take into account the functionality of the swimsuit, but also develop spectacular patterns from a woman’s point of view. Adhering to original design and the spirit of eco-friendly, Modlily has been trying to meet the different requirements of customers and maintain the high ratings.

The Collection features more than 100 swimsuits with abundant range of tankinis, swimdresses, bikinis, and one pieces, available in sizes S to XXL, with affordable prices.

The tankini swimsuits range not only provides effective support for the chest, but also leaves enough space in the tummy to cover the belly, providing the perfect solution to the problem of belly fat. Capturing the essence of the holiday vibe, this season’s swimdresses feature a range of original paisley prints.


The Modlily’s swimdresses offers more hip coverage as well as tummy coverage. The addition of elements such as drawstring, patchwork, pleating and irregular cuts redefines the swimdress, while the use of different fabrics creates different textural effects.


Designed with a spirit of showing up ourselves at the beach, Modlily’s one piece swimsuits collection enhances curvy by flattening the abdomen and emphasizing the waist curvy, providing a confidence boost with every wear. The fabric at the waist of the swimsuit is ingeniously pleated to enhance the curves and conceal the tummy.


This season’s new arrivals also include a wide range of stylish bikinis, so if you can’t wait to hit the beach and soak up the sun, head over to Modlily to pick out your very own swimsuit!


Last but not least, a stylish cover-up can really spice up your outfit for the beach. The classic white mesh cover-up will keep you comfortable on the beach. If that’s too modest and plain for you, we have a range of sarongs at Modlily.


 


For more details, please visit: https://modlily.com/

Global Times: Observing China’s He Culture through the lens of Spring Festival

BEIJING, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Qingcheng Palace complex at the Xiannongtan Temple, a gem along Beijing Central Axis, is the first ancient palace complex that was revitalized and unveiled after the Beijing Central Axis was successfully inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List last year.

During the Spring Festival holidays, both domestic and international tourists flocked to this site to pray for blessings, wishing for “family harmony,” “bountiful harvests,” and “good things in succession.”

Praying for blessings is one of the key themes of the social practices of Chinese people celebrating the Chinese New Year.

The Spring Festival is rich in soul due to the inheritance of tradition, and vibrant with life through adaptation to the times. Over thousands of years, despite its ever-changing forms and profound content, the core themes of reunion, welcoming the new year and praying for blessings have remained unchanged, becoming an enduring cultural bond and spiritual totem for the Chinese people throughout history.

Reunion means peace and harmony, joy and auspiciousness.

Welcoming the new year means renewal and vitality, endless vitality.

Praying for blessings means happiness, health and everything going smoothly.

At the heart of these basic elements lies the value core of He culture.

Chinese culture values justice, harmony and solidarity. The value concept of “He” is deeply embedded in the spirit of the Chinese people, influencing their thoughts, ideas and behaviors. As China’s most important traditional holiday, the Spring Festival is a key carrier for He culture.

In his important speech at a high-level reception to ring in the Chinese New Year, Chinese President Xi Jinping touched upon reunion, hard work and a better life, these are the key words of wishes and expectations.

In 2024, the Spring Festival was successfully inscribed to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and nearly 20 countries have established the Chinese New Year as an official public holiday. Approximately one-fifth of the world’s population celebrates this festival in different ways. The global “fandom” of the Spring Festival reflects the widespread recognition of He culture.

Through the Spring Festival, we can more deeply appreciate that the concept of “He” has a silent but powerful force that transcends hearts, surpasses nature, crosses borders and offers us new insights.

In terms of relationships between people and families, the Spring Festival emphasizes “harmony brings good fortune”

“A family is the smallest unit of a nation while a nation is a myriad of families put together.” Without national prosperity and development, there can be no happy and harmonious families; without the happiness of millions of families, there can be no national prosperity and development. Chinese modernization is the modernization of common prosperity for all, which ultimately concerns every family.

President Xi emphasized that respect for the elderly and caring for the young, a marriage comprising a virtuous wife and a hardworking husband, a kind mother with filial children, brotherly harmony, equal emphasis on work and study, frugality, knowledge and respect, observing disciplines and obeying laws as well as family harmony leading to prosperity – these traditional virtues of the Chinese family are deeply ingrained in the Chinese people’s hearts and blood. They are the important spiritual forces that support the vitality and continuity of the Chinese nation.

For the Chinese people, family is the place where dreams begin and also the home of the soul.

Therefore, reunion is the eternal theme of the Spring Festival. The wish for family reunion reflects the spiritual pursuit of “Hehe.” The fact that “reunion is happiness and unity is strength” has become a common emotional expression for the Chinese people.

From Xiamen in Fujian Province to Lanzhou in Gansu Province, spanning over 2,700 kilometers and taking 29 hours, migrant worker Chai Shunyao returned home. After nearly 21 hours on the road, Wang Chunxi, over 60 years old, and his wife traveled from their hometown in Changchun, Jilin Province, to Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, to reunite with their daughter – a kind of “reverse reunions”…

No matter the long distances or exhausting travel, the promise of “coming back for the Spring Festival” and the belief that whether rich or poor, one must return home for the Spring Festival have made the Spring Festival travel rush the “largest population migration in the world,” becoming a cultural phenomenon. According to the US website “Travel and Tour World,” “this year’s Spring Festival reflects not just the scale of human movement but also the resilience and optimism of a nation prioritizing connection and cultural celebration.”

The family is the cell of society. When the family is harmonious, society is stable; when the family is happy, society is peaceful; when the family is civilized, society is civilized.

The story of harmony and courtesy in the Liuchixiang, an ancient alley in Tongcheng, Anhui Province, between family and neighbors has been passed down to this day. Following this traditional cultural concept, and integrating it with harmonious justice ideas, Tongcheng developed the “Liuchixiang Work Method in New Era,” which effectively mediates conflicts and promotes social governance.

Many local communities and neighborhoods have established platforms for consultation and mediation, such as “people’s corner” and “neighbor mediation rooms,” promoting the approach that small matters stay within the community, major matters stay within the street, and conflicts don’t get escalated.

The Chinese people practice “filial piety at home and loyalty to the country.” Understanding the “family” of the Chinese people is key to understanding the Chinese people’s view of “nation.”

The peaceful and tranquil scenes of countless homes, the serenity of everyday life, and the quiet passage of time are made possible because there are always those who diligently stand guard and bear the weight of responsibility, moving forward despite the burdens they carry.

Whether during the Spring Festival or other holidays, from taxi drivers and couriers to doctors and police, countless people silently persevere in ordinary positions, demonstrating a noble sense of devotion to both their families and the nation.

Connecting love for the family with love for the country, blending the dream of family with the Chinese Dream, uniting as one, harmonizing as a community, the wisdom and passion of 1.4 billion people and more than 400 million families form the immense strength that advances Chinese modernization.

In terms of the relations between humans and nature, the Spring Festival emphasizes that when harmony is achieved, all things can grow and develop

Complying with the laws, respecting nature, holding heaven in high regard and obeying the times, the culture embedded in the Spring Festival contains the ecological concept of the unity of nature and humans, and the coexistence of all things. Respecting nature, complying with nature, protecting nature, and promoting the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature are the distinctive features of Chinese modernization.

The ordinary people have a happy holiday, which heralds a good start to the year. In this happiness and beginning, people live in harmony with themselves, with their families and with nature. People work dedicatedly over and over again, and continue to innovate while learning the old and incorporating the new.

The Chinese dictionary Shuowen Jiezi explains, “The year is when the grains are ripe.” The Spring Festival is a festival built on farming civilization and embodies the rhythm of agricultural production.

February 3 this year is the Start of Spring. The 24 solar terms, headed by the Start of Spring, are a knowledge system formed by ancient Chinese people who grasped the laws of nature. They are the fruit of the wisdom of production and life in ancient farming societies.

Bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new is a social practice in which people respect the laws of life on the basis of grasping the laws of nature. After a year of hard work and busy struggling, people can relax and exchange emotions during the Spring Festival, and at the same time accumulate energy for a new beginning, replenish spirits and become even more motivated.

The folk proverb “A year’s plan starts with spring” precisely guides people to place their expectation of the progression of seasons and a bumper grain harvest on hard agricultural work and life struggling after nurturing their energy and resources.

Today, natural time, social time and humanistic time are integrated into one. Humans and nature are interdependent and live in harmony. The space for high-quality development continues to expand through people’s struggle and innovation. This year’s Spring Festival has become a vivid display platform and a subject of story-telling.

New consumption shows that supply-side reforms have given rise to new demands, from the disfavored over-packaged gift bags and the popularity of environmentally friendly fireworks, to the significant year-on-year sales increase of various culturally creative New Year goods like bracelets and refrigerator magnets. Additionally, creativity and technology are empowering blockbuster films for the Spring Festival, winning positive audience reviews. The acceleration of the deep integration of “culture+creativity” and “culture+technology” are forming new growth points.

New trends reflect the strong pulse of new quality productive forces. The human-robot collaborative performances such as Yangge folk dance, digital twins and “bullet time” on the Spring Festival gala brought people a feast of culture and technology. When climbing Mount Tai, people can choose an exoskeleton robot for assistance. It uses advanced ergonomic design and core technologies such as power, electronics and artificial intelligence algorithms to sense every movement trend of the wearer’s legs, helping tourists have an even more enjoyable climbing experience.

The new ecology demonstrates the practical power of new development concepts. Lanterns are lit up like daylight, fireworks are bright and people are everywhere – during the Spring Festival in Nianhua Bay in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu Province, the drones and fireworks displays are breathtaking, and related videos have become popular on overseas social platforms. More than 10 years ago, rivers here were silted up and mines were exposed, bringing pollution to Taihu Lake. Implementing “treating the Taihu Lake and preserving the resources” and improving the ecological environment, Nianhua Bay has changed tremendously by embarking on a path of win-win for the environment and economy and coexistence of ecological beauty and people’s prosperity, becoming a vivid portrayal of “Lucid waters and lush mountains are as valuable as gold and silver.”

In today’s China, the path of civilized development featuring development of production, prosperity of life and good ecology is constantly being consolidated. By accelerating the formation of green production methods and lifestyles, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains will become more colorful, and Chinese modernization will embrace greater potential and stamina.

The Spring Festival emphasizes “harmony and symbiosis” in terms of the relationship between people and the world

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed in his new year’s message that “the snake symbolizes wisdom, resilience and renewal” and proposed that “in these trying times, let us be guided by these qualities and renew our commitment to peace, equality and justice.”

Chinese modernization is a modernization that follows the path of peaceful development. Chinese civilization inherits the philosophy of peace and harmony. China has no genes for foreign aggression and expansion. It is the only major country that has written peaceful development into the Constitution of the country and the Constitution of the governing party, thus making peaceful development a commitment of the nation.

China has put into practice the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, provided new opportunities for world development with new achievements in Chinese modernization, and worked with all parties to promote peaceful development, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.

In a world facing more divisions and turbulence, people are more eager for the happiness of a festival than ever before in history – the light of peace, the dream of reunion and the way home. The Spring Festival fits the universal aspirations of people of all countries for peace, development and stability, resonating with the world.

Eric Solheim, former under-secretary-general of the United Nations, believes that “Hehe culture is a ‘powerful antidote’ to conflict and division.” The Spring Festival, a time when everything is renewed, can also become a “singularity moment” for human beings to bid farewell to the past and walk side by side.

The article was first published in People’s Daily.