Employees work on a smart lock production line in Shaoyang, Hunan province, in April. [TENG ZHIZHONG/FOR CHINA DAILY] A niche market is developing for smart door locks in China, especially in certain county-level cities with detached houses. Though over 80 percent of Chinese consumers have not used a smart door lock as yet, there is…
Dr Simon Heck, director general of the International Potato Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As China stands as the world’s largest producer of potatoes, its annual production of nearly 100 million metric tons on some 5 million hectares of arable land reflects the central role potatoes play in the country’s food security and agricultural development.…
Employees of BMW Brilliance Automotive work on the production line in Shenyang, Liaoning province, in May. The Shenyang plant is BMW Group’s largest production base in the world. CHINA DAILY German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on German automakers not to be afraid of competition from Chinese rivals, according to Reuters. “Some say that China…
[Photo/VCG] As new technologies drive rapid transformation across industries, Chinese media officials and operators emphasized the need to better integrate digital thinking and produce higher quality content to meet audience needs and improve global communications. During the Media Integration and Development Forum 2024 on Friday in Beijing, Mo Gaoyi, director of the State Council Information…
“Both Africans and their creditors acted in good faith and used the best available information,” said Mwangi Wachira, former economist at the World Bank and Advisor to the Government of Kenya, at the Global Strategic Dialogue 2024 session titled “Responsibilities of Major Countries Amid a Dynamic Global Landscape”, jointly held on Thursday in Beijing by…
Eighty-two logistics industry projects worth nearly 38.4 billion yuan ($5.4 billion) were signed on Friday at the 2024 China (Guangyuan) Logistics Industry Development Conference in Guangyuan, Sichuan province. [Gao Zhinong/For China Daily.] Eighty-two logistics industry projects worth almost 38.4 billion yuan ($5.4 billion) were signed on Friday at the 2024 China (Guangyuan) Logistics Industry Development…
Michael Arndt, head of FAW Audi Sales Co, presents the key to an Audi A6L to Frances Galatia Lanitou Williams, the ambassador of Cyprus to China, in Beijing on Oct 23, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] An Audi A6L, manufactured in Changchun, Jilin province, was handed over to the Cyprus Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday…
Representatives of the Global Business District Innovation Club visits the Suhewan Function Zone in Shanghai. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Representatives from the Global Business District (GBD) Innovation Club gathered by Suzhou Creek in Shanghai on Oct 24, to explore new opportunities for cooperation, innovation and opening-up. The meeting is part of Shanghai Municipality’s Our Water…
A US cargo ship docks at the Qingdao Port, Shandong province. [Photo by Yu Shaoyue/For China Daily] China is willing to facilitate regular exchanges between the government and enterprises to help bring the economic and trade relations with the United States back on a sound and stable development path, said Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on…
Jinbao, mascot of the China International Import Expo. [Photo/Xinhua] The upcoming seventh China International Import Expo will be powered by green energy with green power certificates, according to the State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Co. Some 10,000 green power certificates equating to 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity generated from renewable sources have been purchased.…