China Industries
Ganzhou International Inland Port [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Jiangxi’s imports and exports with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reached 265.82 billion yuan ($38.92 billion) in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.9 percent and accounting for 55.1 percent of the province’s total foreign trade volume over the same period. The once-landlocked…
Profits at China’s major industrial firms maintained solid growth in the first quarter despite a complex economic environment, with equipment manufacturing and high-tech sectors reporting strong gains, official data showed on Monday. Industrial enterprises with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan ($2.82 million) saw their total profits rise 15.5 percent…
BEIJING — China’s wholesale and retail sectors posted steady growth in the first quarter of 2026, providing solid support for building a strong domestic market, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday. From January to March, the added value of China’s wholesale and retail trade grew 4.1 percent year-on-year to 3.5 trillion yuan (about $510.4 billion),…
China secured stable domestic oil and gas supply in the first quarter, effectively dampening external shocks from global geopolitical tensions, including conflicts involving the Middle East, according to authorities. Output of crude oil and natural gas from major industrial enterprises rose 1.3 percent and 3.0 percent year-on-year, respectively, during the first quarter, Xing Yiteng, deputy…
China’s total number of EV charging facilities reached 21.48 million by the end of March 2026, a year-on-year increase of 46.9 percent, official data showed. Public charging facilities stood at 4.86 million with a total rated power of 234 million kilowatt, while private charging facilities hit 16.62 million with a power connection capacity of 147…
China’s renewable hydrogen sector is accelerating its transition from pilot exploration to a new stage of large-scale development, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA). By the end of March 2026, the nation’s combined capacity of renewable hydrogen projects—both operational and under construction—surpassed 1 million metric tons per year, with water electrolysis as the primary…
As sustainability becomes a growing priority for businesses worldwide, the next stage of environmental, social and governance development will depend more on execution than commitments, an industry expert said. Zhang Yongzhi, a US-based marketing strategy professional in the energy management and sustainability sector, said many companies still face challenges in turning ESG goals into operational…
The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) is expected to expand cooperation with Chinese partners in clean energy, health and biotechnology, water treatment and environmental technologies, as cross-border research commercialization gains importance in supporting industrial upgrading, officials and university leaders said. Such cooperation has been supported by the Torch Innovation Precinct at UNSW Sydney,…
More than 6,300 metric tons of fresh durians arrived at Nansha Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, aboard three cargo vessels within 24 hours over the weekend, as the peak import season for the fruit gets underway ahead of the five-day May Day holiday beginning Friday. The shipment, comprising 356 containers, was cleared by Nansha Customs…
The China National Space Administration has underscored the need to encourage commercial space development, with a focus on emerging sectors such as space-based computing power and in-space manufacturing, to deeply expand commercial application scenarios and strive for closed-loop business models, according to the news released on Monday. Vice-Minister of Industry and Information Technology and CNSA…