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Rail network projects travel surge during May Day holiday

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…

Wuxi unveils comprehensive policies to boost film industry development

Wuxi in Jiangsu province unveiled a set of policies on Tuesday aimed at boosting the development of its entire film industry chain. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Wuxi in Jiangsu province unveiled a set of policies on Tuesday aimed at boosting the development of its film industry. The policies span 11 categories with 20 specific measures.…

Travel bags are out for May Day holiday

Two German tourists on a trip to Jiayuguan, Gansu province, on Sunday. [Photo/Xinhua] China is expected to see an influx of inbound tourists as well as rising numbers of domestic travelers during the upcoming May Day holiday that starts May 1, and bookings ahead of the period have surged as travel fervor heats up. During…

Taste of spring dishes out a golden opportunity for nation’s eateries

A young man dines at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant, where waiters “kindly” put a huge stuffed doll in the opposite seat if a customer comes alone, in Jinan, capital of Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Jian/For China Daily] It’s midday on a balmy Sunday. At a hotpot camping restaurant in the Pudong district in Shanghai,…

Much-awaited cruise ship set for final work

China’s second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, receives a water salute on Monday at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding as the vessel achieves the milestone of dock float-up. This marked its transition from structural outfitting to interior installation and system commissioning.[GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY] China’s second domestically-made large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, reached a…

Manzhouli land port leads China-Europe railway lines in freight volume

Containers are stored at a railway container freight center in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo by Fu Guoliangi/For chinadaily.com.cn] The largest land port on the China-Russia border — Manzhouli in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region — recorded 678 returned China-Europe freight trains in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of 7.1…

China’s gold output sees steady growth in Q1 of 2025

China’s gold output saw steady growth in the first quarter of 2025, according to industry data published on Monday. China produced 87.24 metric tons of gold in the first quarter, up 1.49 percent from the previous year, according to data released by the China Gold Association (CGA). In the first three months, gold consumption in…

137th Canton Fair draws over 220,000 overseas buyers

An overseas buyer visits a porcelain area of the 137th China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] GUANGZHOU — A total of 224,372 overseas buyers from 219 countries and regions had attended the 137th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, by the…

China sees robust growth in domestic tourism spending in Q1

People take a sightseeing train across cole flower fields in Pingyuan village, Anshun city of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, April 6, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – Spending on domestic travel by Chinese residents surged by 18.6 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, highlighting robust growth in cultural and…

China’s efforts to bolster circular economy bearing fruit nationwide

NANJING — At a resource recycling center, batches of discarded cables are sorted, dismantled, cleaned and processed, transforming waste into valuable raw materials like copper and aluminum for reuse. This center belongs to State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Co in Xuzhou, a major energy hub for one of China’s economic powerhouses — Jiangsu province. “Extracting…