A themed flight showcasing Spanish art is conducted from Shanghai to Chongqing in western China on August 5, with the aircraft set to operate the inaugural Shanghai-Barcelona route on September 26. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A themed flight showcasing Spanish art was conducted from Shanghai to Chongqing in western China on Tuesday, with the China…
Dunhuang, a timeless gem in Gansu province, China, echoes the spirit of the Silk Road. Explore breathtaking landscapes at Yardang National Geopark, indulge in local… Read More »Exploring Dunhuang’s heritage with ballet dancer Sabrina
Visitors pose with an XPeng car in Beijing on Aug 6, 2025. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Customer satisfaction with new energy vehicle sales and services in China has risen in 2025, with domestic brands narrowing the gap with premium international competitors, according to a J.D. Power study released on Thursday. The China New Energy Vehicle…
China’s foreign trade grew by 3.5 percent year-on-year to 25.7 trillion yuan ($3.58 trillion) in the first seven months of 2025, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Thursday. Exports rose by 7.3 percent year-on-year to 15.31 trillion yuan between January and July, while imports declined by 1.6 percent during the…
Bridges over the Lhasa River are pictured in Lhasa, Southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region, July 30, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] A freight train carrying 18 40-foot containers loaded with 486 metric tons of goods arrived at Shigatse West Station in the Xizang autonomous region recently, marking another milestone in China-Nepal trade cooperation, said China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group.…
A drone image shows a section along the Haimen-Taicang Yangtze River conduit, a trans-river road being built by State builders such as China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp to link Nantong’s Haimen with Suzhou’s Taicang in Jiangsu province. CHINA DAILY NANJING — For Franz Decker, a senior executive at BMW Group, China’s rapid advances in artificial…
Shoppers walk out of a Hema X membership store in Shanghai, on Aug 5, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Alibaba Group’s grocery retail arm Hema, also known as Freshippo, has officially exited the membership store business, shuttering all Hema X locations as it pivots toward more profitable formats amid intensifying competition in China’s retail market. Hema said that…
BEIJING — As an electric piano softly rippled out Pachelbel’s Canon, what captivated listeners was not the melody itself but the fact that it was performed by Moonshot AI’s K2 model, not human hands. The Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI unveiled its latest open-source model, K2, last month, connecting it to the electric piano they often…
A pet owner interacts with her dog at a pet store in Changsha, Hunan province, on July 20. YANG HUAFENG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE With people willing to spend increasing amounts of money on their pets, China’s pet cooling market is seeing a surge in demand. Liu Yang, a dog owner in Beijing, has spent over 2,000 yuan…
Visitors look at a Dreame Technology vacuum cleaner robot at an exhibition in Berlin, Germany, in September 2024. DU ZHEYU/XINHUA Chinese small home appliance makers are ramping up efforts to expand their footprint in emerging overseas markets and pooling more resources into localized research and development as part of a broader push to bolster global sales…