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China’s potato industry thrives with global cooperation, innovation

Dr Simon Heck, director general of the International Potato Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As China stands as the world’s largest producer of potatoes, its annual production of nearly 100 million metric tons on some 5 million hectares of arable land reflects the central role potatoes play in the country’s food security and agricultural development.…

82 projects signed at logistics development conference in Sichuan

Eighty-two logistics industry projects worth nearly 38.4 billion yuan ($5.4 billion) were signed on Friday at the 2024 China (Guangyuan) Logistics Industry Development Conference in Guangyuan, Sichuan province. [Gao Zhinong/For China Daily.] Eighty-two logistics industry projects worth almost 38.4 billion yuan ($5.4 billion) were signed on Friday at the 2024 China (Guangyuan) Logistics Industry Development…

Home sales recover in Shenzhen

A prospective homebuyer looks at a property model during an expo in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. [CHINA DAILY] The residential property market in Shenzhen, Guangdong province has recovered continuously following the easing of restrictions since late September. In fact, a second new residential project was sold out within a day, after the policy was introduced. A…

Green action plan for BREP members

A view of a Chinese-invested power project in South Africa. CHINA DAILY Energy ministers from across the world spoke highly of China’s role in promoting global energy transition and helping developing countries access more affordable clean energies at the Third Belt and Road Energy Ministerial Conference which concluded on Thursday in Qingdao, Shandong province. “Creative…

China’s express delivery revenue surpasses 1t yuan in Q1-Q3

Workers sort packages at a parcel delivery center. [Photo/VCG] In the first three quarters, the revenue of the express delivery sector exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($140 billion), with a year-on-year growth of 14.1 percent, said the State Post Bureau on Tuesday. During the same period, China’s express delivery volume reached 123.77 billion pieces, a year-on-year…

Real estate stabilization key to bolstering China’s overall economic growth, expert says

Zou Yunhan, deputy director of the Macroeconomic Research Office at the State Information Center’s Department of Economic Forecasting said in an interview with #ChinaPerspectives that within the package of incremental policies announced by Chinese policymakers, real estate is regarded as a key area due to its crucial role in driving the overall economy as well…

Opening-up of energy sector to expand further

Employees install solar panels at a village in Tangshan, Hebei province. ZHANG YONGXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY China will further expand its opening-up in the energy sector, engage in extensive international cooperation and contribute to a more stable global energy supply, said Zhang Jianhua, head of the National Energy Administration, on Wednesday. Zhang said China has made…

Heilongjiang’s Daqing spurs low-carbon transformation

Daqing, a traditional petroleum and petrochemical city in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, is intensifying efforts to promote low-carbon transformation in response to the country’s green targets, said its mayor He Zhao on Thursday. The city has completed the construction of new energy power generating units totaling 4.6 million kilowatts in installed capacity, including wind power,…

Belt and Road Energy Partnership sees cooperation expand to 34 countries

Technicians check solar panels in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. [Photo by Yao Feng/For China Daily] The number of participants in the Belt and Road Energy Partnership has expanded to 34 countries, CCTV News reported on Thursday. The coordination will focus on energy security, energy transition, and contribute a Chinese solution to global energy governance reform. Since…

Guangzhou building biopharma hub

Employees work at a biopharmaceutical production facility in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. [CHEN JIMIN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE] Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is sparing no effort to build a global hub for innovation and development of its biopharmaceutical industry, a city official said. This is expected to inject strong momentum into the sector in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao…