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Livestreaming playing vital role in expanding employment

Several weeks ago, I had an opportunity to interview some young entrepreneurs of the post-1995 generation who had returned to their hometowns to start new businesses after graduation, leveraging short-video livestreaming platforms to sell agricultural products. Yan Linying, born in 1997, from Binchuan county of Dali, Yunnan province, was among those who impressed me the…

Innovations accelerate railway building safety

Chinese railway builders are intensifying innovations in a bid to realize a leapfrog upgrade in the intelligent construction of railways and enhance work safety. In Gansu province in Northwest China, State constructors helping to build the Tianshui-Longnan Railway have developed 10 process methods, raising construction efficiency by some 20 percent. On June 13, the 16.27-kilometer…

East China’s time-honored ceramic industry sees export boom

FUZHOU — Every June, ceramic enterprises in Dehua county, East China’s Fujian province, enter their busiest production season as international clients place advance orders for Christmas and other holidays. At Quanzhou Shunmei Group Co Ltd, rows of Christmas-themed ceramic figurines are being carefully packed for export. “Although international trade remains challenging and some orders have…

Green power trading closer to center stage as nation’s energy mix cleaner

A technician installs power cables at a wind farm in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, in May. SHI JUN/FOR CHINA DAILY The surge in China’s green power trading volume is a remarkable indicator of the increasing adoption and market integration of renewable energy, suggesting strong demand for green electricity and a maturing trading platform facilitating these transactions, said…

Expo to lift partnerships with S. Asian countries

Visitors try tea products at an exhibition area featuring “sojourning in Yunnan” at the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, June 20, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China is willing to integrate its growth more closely with the development of South Asian countries while continuing to strengthen cooperation between those involved, said Wang Dongming,…

Women driving spending surge in China

Chinese women are emerging as increasingly powerful and independent consumer forces, with a rising preference for emotional value, self-care, and collectible trends such as Pop Mart’s Labubu, according to a survey. The “618 Women’s Consumption Survey,” jointly published by Women of China magazine, Huakun Women’s Lifestyle Survey Center, and Huakun Women’s Consumption Center, offers a…

Hebei-Central Asia trade surges 110 percent

In the first five months of the year, trade between North China’s Hebei province and the five Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, surged 110 percent year-on-year to a record high of 3.03 billion yuan ($421.9 million), according to a release on the Shijiazhuang Customs’ WeChat account. Exports reached 2.5 billion yuan,…

MNCs positive about China biz outlook

A view of the financial center of Shanghai’s Pudong New Area. WANG GANG/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s expanding market size and continuously improving business environment are attracting more multinational companies, leading to a more diverse source of foreign investment in sectors related to new quality productive forces, according to a new report. Last year, actual utilized…

BOC, PICC unveil measures backing Shanghai’s global shipping ambitions

Bank of China and the insurer PICC Group jointly released on Thursday the action plan to support Shanghai’s efforts to develop itself into an international shipping center. The action plan has introduced 10 detailed measures covering the three major areas of shipping security, the facilitation of shipping services and green transition. It is aimed to…

China-South Asia Expo opens with focus on trade, emerging industries

KUNMING — The 9th China-South Asia Expo opened on Thursday in Kunming, capital of Southwest China’s Yunnan province, drawing representatives from 73 countries, regions and international organizations, as well as more than 2,500 enterprises. The six-day event has brought together all South and Southeast Asian nations, featuring 16 exhibition halls, nearly 70 percent of which…