Chinese and British students at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China, play ping-pong in their spare time. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Over the past two decades, Sino-British collaborative education has witnessed steady development with the establishment of two independent universities, 66 secondary institutions, and…
China has officially operationalized the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility in Jiangsu province, marking a major technical milestone in the nation’s push to stabilize its green energy grid. Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, announced recently that the second unit of its salt cavern demonstration project in Jiangsu province achieved…
Consumers choose cherries at a supermarket in Chongqing on Nov 8. SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Over the past year, Ivan Marambio, president of Frutas de Chile, has made five trips to China. He spent two weeks in the country in Jan, continuing his frequent visits to maintain close ties with the world’s largest importer of…
Chinese railway operators have taken heightened measures to safeguard safe and smooth rail transport by battling the recent cold spell. At Yuci Station in Shanxi province, freight inspectors braved wind and snow, shuttling back and forth between rails, while carefully inspecting the loading and reinforcement status of cargo on each vehicle. They conducted focused checks…
In the latest episode of Eurostat’s Stats in a Wrap podcast, we discuss the latest changes in the transport sector and why having a common glossary for transport statistics matters. Our host Jonathan Elliott is joined by 4 experts on transport statistics: Eurostat’s Stefanie Hille, Francesco Dionori from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe…
In 2024, 12 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 649 524 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity, an increase of 4.8% compared with 2023. This was the second consecutive year with a rise since the 2022 decrease (609 255 GWh). Nuclear power plants accounted for 23.3% of the total electricity production in the EU. The…
A saleswoman showcases gold jewelry at a store in Mengzi, Yunnan province, on Jan 21. XUE YINGYING/FOR CHINA DAILY On Wednesday, spot gold surged past $5,280 per ounce, continuing to break historical records, with year-to-date rises exceeding 20 percent. Spot silver also reached a peak of $116 per ounce before settling to trade around $115.3.…
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A drone photo taken on Jan 14, 2026 shows a container terminal at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] China is willing to work with the United States to effectively maintain and utilize the Sino-US economic and trade consultation mechanism, manage differences, and advance cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Speaking…
In 2024, the number of registered victims of human trafficking in the EU was 9 678. There were 7 966 suspected traffickers and 2 599 convicted traffickers. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the registered victims of human trafficking were women or girls. For suspected and convicted traffickers, less than a quarter were women (24% and 21%,…