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A humanoid robot together with human participants runs during the 2026 Beijing E-Town half marathon and humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing on April 19. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY At around the 18-kilometer mark of the Beijing E-Town half marathon and humanoid robot half marathon, where the course narrows and the incline begins to bite, a…
NANJING — China on Sunday delivered its biggest independently designed and built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to date, marking a breakthrough in the country’s ability to build large vessels for clean energy transport. The carrier, Celsius Georgetown, departed for Singapore after completing delivery at 10:50 am at a dock of China Merchants Heavy Industry…
The 15th China International Pickle Food Expo kicks off on Saturday in Meishan, Sichuan province, attracting 256 exhibitors from home and abroad. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 15th China International Pickle Food Expo was launched on Saturday in Meishan, Sichuan province, attracting 256 exhibitors from home and abroad. As China’s largest exhibition specializing in pickled…
Driven by the need to manage overseas operations and coordinate supply chains, cross-border business travel by Chinese enterprises is gaining momentum, a new industry report shows. Corporate outbound travel bookings have grown by more than 30 percent annually for three consecutive years since post-Covid international travel resumed in 2023, according to the 2025-2026 Business Travel…
Flights to Malaysia are set to surge during China’s upcoming May Day holiday, leading growth among Southeast Asian destinations as outbound travel demand continues to increase, industry data has shown. According to Chinese civil aviation data provider Flight Master, as of Thursday airlines have scheduled more than 100 additional flights to Malaysia for the five-day…
The news conference of Shanghai’s Double Five shopping festival which will officially kick start on April 30. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Double Five shopping festival, an annual shopping fiesta featuring business debuts, product launches and themed activities, will be officially launched on April 30, as part of Shanghai’s efforts in building an international consumption…
WASHINGTON – The global energy supply disruption caused by the war in the Middle East has heightened Asia’s concerns about energy diversification, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said. “I think the shock has brought to the fore concerns about energy security,” Thomas Helbling, deputy director in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific department, told…
A wave of renewed activity is sweeping through China’s property market, led by a recent surge in secondhand home sales in major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai — a sign that homebuyer confidence is gradually returning after a multiyear downturn, analysts said. In the near term, analysts expect the divergence to persist — prime…
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan 7, 2025 shows an offshore wind farm in the waters of Laizhou city, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s installed power generation capacity had reached 3.96 billion kilowatts by the end of March, up 15.5 percent year-on-year, with solar and wind leading the growth, official data showed Thursday.…
Xiong’an Customs officers inspect imported medical equipment at Xiong’an Xuanwu Hospital. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Foreign trade in Xiong’an New Area in North China’s Hebei province surged 17.6 times year-on-year to 20.55 billion yuan ($3 billion) in the first quarter of this year, driven by tailored customs services and faster clearance, local customs said on…