An English language news website -- http://shandong.chinadaily.com.cn/yantai/ -- was launched on April 16, with sponsorship from Yantai city and chinadaily.com.cn.
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Liu Zhifu, deputy director of Shandong provincial publicity department (left), Gao Anming, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily (middle) and Liu Yanlin, director of Yantai's publicity department, at the launching ceremony of the Yantai English website. [Photo by Ju Chuanjiang/ chinadaily.com.cn] | Yantai, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, enjoys favorable climate conditions with abundant marine resources, which bring the city great opportunities for marine economic development and tourism promotion.
The new site caters to the international community by providing detailed information on the city and the latest local news with a fresh perspective, with the aim of offering a window for foreigners to understand the city.
The channel carries eight major columns, including "News" with the latest news and developments, an "Economic Zones" column with industrial parks and investment opportunities, a "Travel" column with sights, hotels, travel agencies and transportation, as well as "Government", "Culture", “Living" and "International Exchanges". These show a full range of information on Yantai.
The website will be promoted on chinadaily.com.cn and Yantai's mainstream news websites. Annual page views are expected to reach 150 million.
In addressing the ceremony, Gao Anming, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily, said that the website will help foreigners learn about the city, attract foreign investment, and boost Yantai's culture and tourism.
Liu Yanlin, director of Yantai's publicity department, noted that Yantai will take advantage of the English website to raise the city's profile and accelerate exchanges with foreign countries.
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Liu Yanlin, director of Yantai's publicity department, at a ceremony for its new English website, in Yantai, on April 16, 2015. [Photo by Ju Chuanjiang/chinadaily.com.cn] | China Daily, China's leading English-language news organization with growing popularity abroad, has become the first choice for people interested in China through the English language media. Its website (chinadaily.com.cn) was launched in 1995, and has become a comprehensive multimedia outlet and China's most influential English-language web portal. It has launched over 200 English-language websites for major governments and enterprises in China, including the central government State Council, the Ministry of Culture and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.
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Gao Anming, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily (left) and Zhang Gefei, deputy director of Yantai's publicity department shake hands to show their cooperation on Yantai's English website. [Photo by Ju Chuanjiang/chinadaily.com.cn] | Edited by Andrew Ancheta |
