DUBAI — China Southern Airlines on Thursday resumed direct passenger flights between Urumqi, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The route, operated by Boeing 737 aircraft, will run twice a week. Flight CZ6069 departs Urumqi on Thursday and Sunday evenings, with a flying time of about…
JAKARTA — A groundbreaking ceremony for a 60-MW floating solar power project in Indonesia undertaken by China Gezhouba Group Co Ltd under China Energy Engineering Group Co Ltd was held on Thursday, marking the commencement of construction of a green energy initiative expected to generate approximately 129 million kWh of electricity annually. The project is…
LONDON — A special lecture on China’s economic policy was held at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Tuesday. Zhu Min, former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, introduced the strategic transformation of China’s economic development and its global impact at the lecture, which was jointly hosted by the…
A small clownfish is a big star in the crystal-clear waters of Wanning, Hainan province. [Photo provided to China Daily] On the sun-drenched coast of China’s… Read More »Riding the waves of change
Mercedes-Benz showcases the electric CLA L at the 2025 Shanghai auto show in April. CHINA DAILY Premium overseas carmakers are looking to rev up cooperation with Chinese technology companies as part of their efforts to prevent losing further ground to local rivals in the Chinese market. Mercedes-Benz and ByteDance upgraded their partnership last week to cover…
A visitor interacts with a robot at the 2025 Pujiang Innovation Forum held in East China’s Shanghai, Sept 21, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BERLIN — China’s industrial robot stock reached a record 2,027,000 units in 2024, accounting for more than half of global demand, according to the World Robotics 2025 report released Thursday by the Frankfurt-based International…
Underdeveloped coastal frontier transforms into a top destination for local island life, Lin Qi and Chen Bowen report in Haikou. Editor’s note: China Daily reporters… Read More »An authentic tropical escape
The Qilou Old Street area consists of dozens of alleyways and thoroughfares in the old city center of Haikou, Hainan province, which is deemed one… Read More »From tourist to local: A real retreat
Tourists seen at a beach in Wanning, Hainan province, in August. MENG ZHONGDE/FOR CHINA DAILY Wanning, a coastal city in South China’s Hainan province, is riding the surfing wave to power its sports tourism industry, attracting young sports lovers and adventure seekers from home and abroad. The municipal government is aiming to transform the city…
Parkway Shanghai Hospital has launched a center for minimally invasive and intelligent orthopedics, in its latest initiative to create a platform that will bring Shanghai’s medical expertise to the world. Doctors completed a knee replacement surgery on an 84-year-old patient at the facility on Sept 19, the day of its inauguration, assisted by a cutting-edge…