China Industries
State Grid employees check solar power panels in the Tibet autonomous region. [Photo by SONG WEIXING/FOR CHINA DAILY] China’s recent notice on promoting the integration of new energy sources into the electricity market further reflects the market value of renewable power through supply and demand dynamics and accelerates China’s moves into a national unified power…
A moviegoer checks out a poster for Ne Zha 2 at a cinema in Beijing. DU LIANYI/CHINA DAILY BEIJING — Chinese animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” has shattered multiple box office records, becoming the first film to cross $1 billion in a single market and the first non-Hollywood title to join the coveted billion-dollar club.…
Workers unload cargo at Nantong Xingdong International Airport in Jiangsu province in January. XU CONGJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — When Wang Lijun returned to his hometown in Hebei province for Spring Festival this year, he didn’t carry the usual load of holiday goods, as his New Year purchases — juicy navel oranges from Jiangxi province and…
A merchant adorns her store with Spring Festival decorations in the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, East China’s Zhejiang province, Feb 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU — Yiwu International Trade Market, the world’s largest wholesale market for small commodities located in the city of Yiwu in East China’s Zhejiang province, reopened on Sunday after the…
BEIJING – Animated feature “Ne Zha 2” has surpassed 2021 war epic “The Battle at Lake Changjin” to become the highest-grossing film of all time in China. As of 1:25 pm Thursday, this animated blockbuster’s box office revenue had exceeded 5.77 billion yuan ($804.84 million), achieving the milestone in just eight days and five hours,…
Workers carry out safety checks on electrical equipment in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, in August. [Photo/Xinhua] NANJING — In the eastern Chinese coastal county of Rudong, Jiangsu province, a 35-storey-high steel structure houses around 1,000 25-metric-ton gravity blocks that are lifted to store surplus renewable energy and lowered to produce electricity during peak demand.…
Visitors watch a robot dog performance at a sci-tech museum in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province, on Jan 31, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – Museums across China received approximately 72.65 million visits from Jan 29 to Feb 4 this year, the first seven days of the Chinese new year, according to data released by the National Cultural…
Passengers are seen at Handan Railway Station in Hebei province, Feb 4, 2025. [Photo by Hao Qunying/for chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING – China’s railways have handled over 300 million passenger trips during the ongoing 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, the China State Railway Group Co Ltd (China Railway) said on Friday. As of Thursday, the country’s railway…
HEFEI – Gao Chunmei, an islander from Chaohu Lake in East China’s Anhui province, eagerly awaited her packages as usual. Living on the small island of Laoshandao, nestled in the heart of the 780-square-kilometer Chaohu Lake, the 61-year-old knows delivery often takes time, even after the package reaches the area. But this time, Gao was…
China National Offshore Oil Corp has commenced production at the Bozhong 26-6 oilfield development project (Phase I), the world’s largest metamorphic buried hill oilfield, marking a major milestone in offshore energy development and carbon capture initiatives, the company announced on Friday. Located in central Bohai Bay with an average water depth of about 20 meters,…