China Industries
A foreign tourist learns to play bianzhong, or bronze chime bells, at the Oriental Music Cultural Museum in Dalian, Liaoning province, on Saturday.[ZHANG CHUNLEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] China’s inbound tourism market saw strong recovery and growth during the just-concluded May Day holiday, with smaller cities attracting more foreign visitors seeking cultural experiences, according to industry insiders.…
Guests pose for a group photo before the 28th annual meeting of the finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN Plus Three or 10+3) in Milan, Italy, May 4, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The ASEAN+3 members have agreed to launch a new…
This photo shows a scene of the 137th China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, May 5, 2025. The 137th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, concluded on Monday in South China’s Guangdong province, with organizers announcing the participation of over 288,000 overseas buyers. [Photo/Xinhua] GUANGZHOU…
Visitors look at a model of a fully automatic hydrogen-powered train at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, Sept 21, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China has emerged as the global leader in renewable hydrogen production capacity, accounting for over half of the world’s total installed capacity last year, according to a government…
Foreign visitors take selfies at the iconic Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Saturday as thousands of tourists visited popular destinations in the capital and elsewhere for the May Day holiday. WANG XIN/FOR CHINA DAILY The five-day May Day holiday — from Thursday through Monday — spurred a tourism boom in the country, with scores…
A staff member makes coffee in a commercial complex reconstructed from an old building in Chongqing in 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] CHONGQING — From the volcanic soil of Colombia’s Andes Mountains to the bustling streets of Chongqing in Southwest China, a humble coffee bean embarks on a transcontinental voyage. Fermented, roasted and transformed into aromatic brews, these…
A wind farm seen in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. WANG ZHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s combined installed capacity of wind and solar power surpassed that of coal power for the first time by the end of the first quarter, marking a significant milestone in the country’s energy transition, the National Energy Administration said. As of…
With global gold prices hitting historic highs 20 times in the first quarter, China’s investment demand for the precious metal has surged, positioning the country as a pivotal force driving global gold investment growth, said the World Gold Council on Wednesday. As of Thursday, the price of gold was around 765 yuan ($105) per gram.…
A container vessel loads cargo at Nansha Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Tuesday as the port launched its first direct shipping route to the west coast of South America. [QIU QUANLIN/CHINA DAILY] A shipping vessel docked at the Phase II Terminal of the Nansha Port in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on Tuesday,…
China’s railway network is projected to see travel surge during the May Day holiday, with the network expected to handle 144 million passenger trips from Tuesday to May 6, according to the China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, on Tuesday. The figure marks a 4.9 percent increase year-on-year, with the peak expected on…