As of the end of May 2007, Dali Bai Nationality Borough in Yunnan had registered 525 trademarks, 21 of which were determined famous marks of Yunnan.

The bus with 30 aboard hit guardrails and ran off the expressway in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture at around 3:35 a. m. Sunday, Dali's traffic police said.

Compulsory Education in Underdeveloped Regions (CEUR) is a principal project in China's education endeavor. It involves 98 townships in 10 underdeveloped counties of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture.

Wang Ying, deputy to the NPC and vice-director of Yunnan Dali Health Bureau, has suggested the government encourage premarital health checks .

Since 1956, the central government has officially called this region the 'Dali Bai Nationality Autonomous Prefecture.