China Industries
China’s sharpened focus on rejuvenating traditional industries with new quality productive forces is injecting fresh vitality into the nation’s industrial economy, which is serving as the foundation of modern industrial prowess and economic growth, experts and business executives said. Their comments came as China doubles down on boosting the competitiveness and sustainability of traditional sectors,…
A shop assistant roasts coffee beans at a coffee shop in Guiyang, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, June 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] KUNMING – The challenge appeared almost impossible. It required distilling into a single cup of coffee the spirit of China’s revolutionary struggle, meaning a fusion of the sacrifice, resilience and hope that defined those momentous…
Tourists from Italy visit the Bund area in Shanghai, East China, July 21, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China’s tourism boom is pushing upgrades in its hospitality sector, with shifting travel preferences and growing popularity of digital technologies spurring hotels to embrace cultural integration, artificial intelligence (AI) and international management. In the first half of 2025,…
People visit the sales office of a commercial housing complex outside Beijing’s Fifth Ring Road on Saturday. JIA TIANYONG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE BEIJING — The decline in the prices of commercial residential homes in China’s 70 large and medium-sized cities continued to narrow on a year-on-year basis in July, official data showed on Friday. In the…
NANCHANG — At halftime of a football league match in East China’s Jiangxi province, spectator Li Zide unexpectedly learned that his ticket could get him half off the usual price of indoor skiing at a nearby scenic spot. “I’d always thought winter sports were expensive, but this discount was the perfect chance to give it…
With Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan bistros gaining increasing popularity, the question is whether these restaurants can achieve long-term development and success. In recent years, there have been a growing number of such restaurants — named after three provinces — and their inner and outer decor is decidedly rustic and forestlike. Signs are earthen-colored or dark green, and interior…
China is expected to regain its position as the top source country for Australia’s inbound tourism in the near future, a senior executive at Tourism Australia said. The number of Chinese travelers arriving in Australia was nearly 950,000 between June 2024 and May 2025, a year-on-year increase of 21 percent, making China the fastest-growing international…
WUHAN — At 3 am, the only sound Ding Yuankai can hear is the gentle splash of oars slicing through a pond in Qianjiang, a city in Central China’s Hubei province. With a flashlight strapped to his wrist and clad in waterproof overalls, Ding sets off in his small boat to begin his daily routine.…
A charging station for new energy vehicles in Chuzhou, Anhui province, on July 28. SONG WEIXING/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s economy is demonstrating a powerful recovery, with daily power usage recently reaching a record high 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours, which industry experts believe is a clear testament to the vitality and resilience of the world’s second-largest economy.…
Visitors immerse themselves in a digital art exhibition during the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in the Cultural & Tourism Service thematic exhibition area at the Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] What could an obsolete industrial furnace be repurposed for? Though many possibilities exist, transforming…