China Industries

Chinese Canadian Jennifer Wu emerges as one of the most internationally recognized voices in contemporary animation due to her work traveling seamlessly between festival screens, museum-style educational spaces, and online platforms. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Jennifer Wu, a Chinese Canadian animation director and visual development artist whose work is followed closely across North America, Europe,…

China’s oil and gas industry is entering a pivotal phase of high-quality development as it transitions into the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, aiming to balance energy security with an accelerated shift toward green energy and digitalization. Following several production records in 2025, the National Energy Administration has outlined a strategic roadmap to transform the…

XI’AN — It’s early spring, but in Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, frozen waterfalls still cling to the mountainsides of the Qinling Mountains while skiers carve across snowy trails on the Loess Plateau. Shaanxi straddles China’s north-south geographical divide. In both southern and northern Shaanxi — from the Qinling Mountains to the Loess Plateau — winter…

This drone photo taken on Nov 6, 2025 shows tourists viewing the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge at the nearby Yundu service area in Southwest China’s Guizhou province. [Photo/Xinhua] GUIYANG — Chinese super projects served as major tourism draws during the Spring Festival holiday that ended earlier this week, showcasing the nation’s engineering prowess while also…

Tourists watch a performance of traditional dancing in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, during the Spring Festival. FANG DONGXU/FOR CHINA DAILY A significant surge in consumption was seen across categories, including intangible cultural heritage experiences, leisure activities and hotel stays, as consumers embraced both traditional family gatherings and holiday travel during the recent Spring Festival holiday, data…

A farmer harvests coffee cherries at a plantation in Lincang, Yunnan province, on Jan 23. GAO YONGWEI/XINHUA Surging domestic demand is expected to curb China’s coffee exports this year while driving a sharp increase in imports, said traders and analysts. As Southwest China’s Yunnan province, the country’s main coffee-producing region, has entered its peak harvest…

A set of horse-themed cultural and creative mascots via tea beverage chain Chagee pictured in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Feb 9, 2026. [Photo/VCG] A surge in tourists during the recent Spring Festival holiday has boosted sales of leading coffee and tea brands, with popular destinations seeing significant growth in consumer traffic and retail performance. According…

Hong Kong’s property market maintained its upward momentum even during the Spring Festival holiday, traditionally a quiet period for transactions, as population inflows and a stronger stock market continued to bolster buying sentiment. Buoyed by the momentum, international investment banks have revised up their forecasts for home price growth this year. Data released on Monday…

For Chinese traveler Xiao Yu, her Spring Festival holiday in Seoul was not just about shopping and sightseeing — it was a carefully planned trip for a “beauty upgrade”. She was among a surging wave of Chinese tourists who redirected outbound travel plans to South Korea during the break. South Korean government projections and local…

TIANJIN — A traditional crosstalk teahouse in a shopping mall in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin experienced one of its biggest crowds of the year during the Spring Festival holiday. Most of the audience consisted of out-of-town visitors, and tickets were often sold out quickly. Qianxiangyi, a century-old brand once known as a…