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Production in construction up by 0.2% in the euro area and down by 0.2% in the EU

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EU exported €98.9 million worth of various flower bulbs

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Geely reports record revenue, profit growth in 2024

Geely’s booth at the 2024 Guangzhou auto show attracts visitors. [Photo provided by chinadaily.com.cn] Geely Automobile Holdings posted record financial results for 2024, with total revenue reaching 240.2 billion yuan ($33.2 billion), a 34 percent year-on-year increase, said the Hong Kong-listed Chinese carmaker on Thursday. Its net profit attributable to shareholders in the year soared…

2025 Zhongguancun Forum to be held in late March

BEIJING — The 2025 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) is scheduled to be held in Beijing from March 27 to 31, focusing on cutting-edge fields from large AI models to quantum technology, an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology said Thursday. Lin Xin, vice-minister of science and technology, made the remarks at a press…

Shanghai announces steps to stabilize foreign investment

High-rises dominate the skyline on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily] The Shanghai municipal government revealed several efforts to stabilize foreign investment during a news conference held on March 20 for the upcoming Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference 2025. 1. Introduce policies more precisely (1) Release the policy…

China surges 14.5% power generation yearly

China’s total installed power generation capacity surged 14.5 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, driven by significant increases in solar and wind power, shown by data from the National Energy Administration (NEA) showed on Thursday. By the end of February, China’s total installed power generation capacity reached 3.4 billion kilowatts, the NEA…

Baidu unveils two new AI models, making Ernie Bot free ahead of schedule

A visitor interacts with Baidu’s Ernie AI chatbot model during an expo in Shanghai. [LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc has unveiled its latest large language model Ernie 4.5 and deep-thinking reasoning model Ernie X1, both of which are now freely accessible to individual users. Ernie 4.5 is Baidu’s new generation multimodal…

Shanghai boosts service sector for tech-driven growth, consumption

The high-quality development of the service industry in Shanghai should aim for better serving technology advancement and boosting consumption, according to a new guideline released by the municipal government. Made up of 31 detailed measures, the new guideline, released on Monday, said that the service sector should further consolidate its role as an economic driver,…

Young Chinese get creative ordering a Rolls-Royce

Invited guests view the new Rolls-Royce Phantom at an event in London, Britain. [Photo/Agencies] British luxury automaker Rolls-Royce is witnessing a shift in its Chinese customer base, marked by youthfulness, diversity and a demand for personalization, according to a company senior executive. Zhao Zhen, regional director of Greater China at Rolls-Royce, emphasized the brand’s deepening…

Reciprocal tariffs disguise US avarice

CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY The “reciprocal” tariff strategy is an iconic move by US President Donald Trump in his administration. According to Kevin Hassett, director of the US National Economic Council, trading partners of the United States are charging tariffs “two or three times the amount the US is charging” — which is apparently not true,…