CGTN published an article on China’s economic performance in 2025, highlighting that high-quality development will remain at the core of China’s economic and social agenda over the next five years. Despite a complex mix of domestic and external challenges, China’s economy grew by 5 percent in 2025, meeting its preset target and posting a strong performance by global standards. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China’s GDP reached a record 140.19 trillion yuan (about $20.01 trillion) last year, reflecting progress in high-quality development. In October 2025, the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded a pivotal meeting that approved recommendations for the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan, a strategic blueprint guiding national development from 2026 to 2030. The...

Peace Country Solar is helping Grande Prairie homeowners better understand today’s residential solar options through an education-first, no-pressure approach. While earlier federal residential rebate programs have closed, provincial and municipal tools such as CEIP financing, net metering, and seasonal energy pricing continue to make solar a practical long-term investment for many households. Locally owned and operated, Peace Country Solar designs systems specifically for Northern Alberta conditions and focuses on transparent, real-world numbers to help homeowners determine whether solar makes sense for their home. Alberta, Canada, 28th Jan 2026 — Homeowners in Grande Prairie are taking a fresh look at solar as rising energy costs and improved financing options make clean power a more prac...

January 2026 – Allbridge has announced a new cross-chain architecture, designed to unify multiple bridging models into a single routing system that selects the most efficient transfer method per asset, chain pair, and market condition. After years of operating traditional bridge infrastructure, the team says the industry’s main failures were not technical but user-facing: fragmented assets, unreliable arrival experiences, and dependence on liquidity that introduced hidden costs. “Users don’t just want to move tokens – they want to move value and be able to act immediately on the destination chain,” said Allbridge’s founder. “The new architecture will be designed around that reality.” A Hybrid Model Instead of a Single Rail The new architecture integrates multiple existing transfer models r...

New York, Ny – Coinfari, a digital asset trading and financial technology platform, today announced the launch of its unified ecosystem designed to support cryptocurrency trading, market monitoring, and community engagement within a single, streamlined environment. The platform has been developed to address increasing demand for accessible trading infrastructure and transparent market tools as global participation in digital assets continues to expand. Coinfari brings together trading functionality, real-time market data, and user engagement features through a web-based and mobile-responsive interface. The platform supports multiple digital asset pairs and offers tools intended to accommodate a broad range of user experience levels, from individuals entering the crypto market for the first...

United States, 28th Jan 2026, – Quantara has announced the availability of its blockchain infrastructure platform designed for use in institutional, enterprise, and public-sector environments. The platform is intended to support applications that require data integrity, auditability, and long-term operational stability. The Quantara infrastructure includes a secure digital wallet, an application layer for enterprise and public-sector systems, and a blockchain network designed for extended operational lifecycles. The platform is structured to support settlement processes, system-level transactions, and application-driven economic activity. According to the company, the infrastructure has been developed for organizations that require predictable system behavior, verifiable records, and cry...

When Popularity Comes at a Cost Atlanta, Georgia, 28th January 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, In an era where wildlife photographs can reach millions of people in seconds, Saswat Panda believes the growing obsession with virality is quietly harming the very subjects photographers claim to celebrate. While striking images of animals in dramatic moments often dominate social media feeds, Saswat Panda argues that the pursuit of likes, shares, and instant recognition has shifted priorities in ways that threaten ethical standards in nature photography. According to Saswat Panda, the problem is not technology itself but how quickly images are consumed and forgotten. Viral wildlife images often reward shock value, proximity, and spectacle, encouraging photographers to push boundaries without fully consider...

How Self Awareness, Identity, and Purpose Redefine Modern Leadership Wayne, New Jersey, 28th January 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, In an era where organizations face constant disruption, rising complexity, and heightened expectations from employees and stakeholders alike, leadership is being re-examined at its core. According to seasoned executive and strategic leader Frank Okunak, the most significant leadership challenge today is not technological or financial. It is personal. Leaders must first learn to see themselves differently before they can lead differently. Frank Okunak argues that many leadership failures stem not from a lack of intelligence or experience, but from outdated self-perception. When leaders view themselves solely as decision makers, authority figures, or problem solvers, they ...

Bend, Oregon, 28th January 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, David Anthes has developed a reputation for structure. In both professional settings and personal routines, he’s known for calm planning, clear thinking, and consistent follow-through. That same mindset defines his approach to sourdough baking—a private practice he’s quietly refined over time. What began as an interest in fermentation turned into a weekly habit rooted in rhythm, observation, and adjustment. For David Anthes, sourdough baking is not about content, performance, or perfection. It’s a system. A form of self-reliance. A way to build skill through steady work. He’s baked dozens of loaves under different conditions: hot summers, cold kitchens, busy weeks, and late starts. Each time, he adapts. He tracks his variables. He pays attentio...

Canton, Michigan, 28th January 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, For decades, businesses have treated data as a rearview mirror, spending millions to answer a single question: What happened last quarter? Today, the challenge isn’t a scarcity of data; it’s a surplus. Companies are drowning in information, and before any of it can be used to build a game-changing predictive model or a dashboard that wows the board, it must pass through the treacherous bottleneck of data validation. This is the “dirty work” of data science. It’s a well-known industry statistic that data scientists can spend up to 80% of their time just cleaning and preparing data, leaving only 20% for the actual analysis that drives value. This painstaking process has long been a source of frustration, delays, and significant cost. But what...

HIX AI has evolved into an all-in-one AI agent platform, launching specialized AI agents for creating AI videos, images, presentation slides, writing and doing deep research. It offers complete workflow support—from idea to output—for these tasks in one unified, user-friendly experience. Singapore, 28th Jan 2026 – HIX AI today announced a major evolution of its platform: from a comprehensive AI solution provider into an all-in-one AI agent platform designed to help users accomplish both creative and efficiency-focused tasks. It now includes a suite of specialized agents for various use cases—all within a single unified experience. The move reflects where people increasingly need AI’s assistance: not just in a single task, but across the entire workflow. These agents are designed to help in...