Yin Liwu, a technician in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, conducts safety checks in his factory. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Amid the country’s call for cultivating more highly-skilled workers and master craftsmen to boost its talent development, more youth are joining the rank to enhance their caliber. Shen Yingyin, a research at Soochow University in Jiangsu…
Charging piles seen on a street in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. WANG QIMING/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s charging infrastructure capacity significantly improved in 2024 and further supports the rapid electrification of China’s vehicle fleet, the National Energy Administration said. The total number of charging facilities across the country reached almost 12.82 million units by the end of…
If you thought humanoid robots all have stiff, unnatural movements, it’s time to take a new look. A company in Shenzhen has taken a giant leap forward, perfecting robots capable of the smooth, organic movements of real people. EngineAI Robotics captured the public’s imagination recently with a viral video showcasing the natural walking gait and…
[Photo/VCG] Chinese video-sharing platform Douyin, which is owned by tech behemoth ByteDance, will build a tertiary hospital in Chaoyang district, Beijing, as part of its broader push to march into the healthcare sector. The company’s proposal has been approved by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission. The hospital will be located at Zhongguancun Chaoyang Park, and is…
China’s non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) surged 10.5 percent year-on-year to $143.85 billion in 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce released on Sunday. China’s investment in the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations grew by 12.6 percent on a yearly basis last year, primarily directed toward Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand,…
Photo taken on Jan 24, 2025 shows a container printed with the “China-Europe Express” in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. [Photo/Xinhua] WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany — The first container ship of the “China-Europe Express”, the fastest direct route connecting Europe and China’s Yangtze River Delta region, arrived at its destination at the Jade Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven on Friday. The…
An aerial view of a wind farm in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Tan Kaixing/For China Daily] China Southern Power Grid, one of the country’s two major power grids, said its total electricity consumption across the five southern provinces of China exceeded 1.7 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2024, marking a 7.5 percent year-on-year…
Prospective homebuyers look at a property model at a sales office in Beijing. [Photo/China News Service] BEIJING — China’s new tax policies aimed at stabilizing the real estate market have resulted in 11.69 billion yuan (about $1.6 billion) in tax reductions and exemptions in their first month of implementation, according to data released Saturday by…
A driver charges his new energy vehicle via a robot charging pile in Beijing. LI XIN/XINHUA BEIJING — China on Friday unveiled its first-ever guidelines for the insurance of new energy vehicles (NEVs), introducing measures aimed at addressing key challenges currently facing the sector. NEV owners have long struggled with high insurance premiums and the…
China has further solidified its position as the world’s largest producer and consumer of energy, continuously shaping the global energy landscape throughout last year, according to a think tank. The country’s energy consumption in 2024 grew by 4 percent compared to the previous year, driving global demand for primary energy up by 1.9 percent, according…