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Top industry regulators and experts say China's latest development plan for the new energy vehicle sector prioritizes quality over scale to achieve more technological breakthroughs. Improving technological innovation, boosting industrial ecosystems, advancing industrial integration and development, perfecting the nfrastructure system, and deepening global cooperation have been listed as five strategic tasks. Join the hosts of Studio Plus as they discuss them.

In a remote mountainous area in Tibet near the China-Myanmar border, there are some Tibetans who were once undocumented and known as people without a country. During the 1920s and the 1950s, hundreds of ethnic Tibetans left their homes for Myanmar to escape the oppression of the local rulers. After decades of living undocumented, they began returning to their homeland in the 1980s.

In a remote mountainous area in Tibet near the China-Myanmar border, there are some Tibetans who were once undocumented and known as people without a country. During the 1920s and the 1950s, hundreds of ethnic Tibetans left their homes for Myanmar to escape the oppression of the local rulers. After decades of living undocumented, they began returning to their homeland in the 1980s.

Beijing has recently unveiled its first equestrian path for residents and tourists. What does it look like and how popular is horse riding in China? Tune in to Studio Plus for more.

Ride hailing, ordering food, making a doctor’s appointment, and scanning a health code are part of life in the current digital era. But some elderly citizens are facing unprecedented challenges because they cannot operate smart gadgets. China is aiming to help them to overcome the tech hurdles. Find out how with Studio Plus.

The COVID-19 pandemic, while it has cast a shadow on the global economy, has also given rise to new forms of business and emerging occupations in China, such as group purchase manager and online store planner. Tune in to Studio Plus for more details.

A video featuring Chinese middle school students collectively dancing on the playground during a break has gone viral. They imitated the elegant dance moves of goddesses painted on murals in the Mogao Grottoes in Gansu Province. Would you prefer exercising with innovative dance for a change? Take a listen to what our Studio Plus hosts have to say.

Passengers can soon book a seat in the 'quiet carriage' on high-speed trains between Beijing and Shanghai. What are these 'quiet carriages' and how silent can they be? Who should or should not use these new carriages? Are train passengers happy with the idea? Tune in to Studio Plus for all the answers.

The Universal Beijing Resort is gearing up for trial operations in spring 2021. The resort will have seven themed lands: Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness, Transformers Metrobase, Minion Land, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Jurassic World Isla Nublar, Hollywood, and Waterworld. Join Studio Plus for more details.

A café called Healing Coffee, which recently opened at the Yangpu District Mental Health Center in Shanghai, is giving people with depression or other mental illnesses practical training to enhance their employment opportunities. From cashier to waitress to barista, the employees there all struggle with some form of mental problem. Staff at the center refers to them as trainees or apprentices, not patients. Find out more on Studio Plus.