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International students get taste of Shandong fruit farms

After touring a rural area close to the city of Zhaoyuan, Shandong province, a group of international students have said they want to let more people know about the beauty and vitality of the Chinese countryside. An Afghan student whose Chinese name is Luo Keyi enjoys the harvest at an orchard in Donglige village, Zhaoyuan,…

Global shipping resilience ‘fragile’ without cooperation, Ningbo forum warns

The 10th Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum opens on Wednesday in Ningbo city, East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Global shipping, logistics, and trade have shown remarkable resilience despite such disruptions, such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, protectionist headwinds, and extreme climate conditions, but that resilience is increasingly fragile…

Targeted consumption strategies urged as green power supply rises

An image shows a wind farm in Rongcheng, Shandong province, on May 8. LI XINJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY As China’s green and low-carbon energy transition accelerates, bringing challenges such as the integration of fast-growing renewable power, industry experts are calling for the country to step up efforts in adopting targeted consumption strategies. “During the 15th Five-Year…

Corporate sales on steady growth track

A technician inspects semiconductor chip packaging in Binzhou, Shandong province, on Jan 28. GUO ZHIHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s enterprise sales revenue registered steady growth in the first four months of the year, with multiple bright spots emerging across various sectors, according to the latest invoice data released by the State Taxation Administration. “The invoice data…

Manufacturers have strong four months

An employee works on the production line of an automaker in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. HU XIAOFEI/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s industrial sector maintained robust momentum in the first four months, with profits at major industrial firms growing at a faster pace, underscoring the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy amid mounting external uncertainties, officials and experts…

Chinese assets gaining appeal around world

As geopolitical tensions, diverging economic policies and rapid advances in artificial intelligence reshape global markets, senior economists said that Chinese assets are emerging as a key anchor, with the country’s cost-effective AI ecosystem well positioned to support a new round of manufacturing upgrading. With China pushing ahead with financial opening-up, economists said the case for…

Dalian launches first direct container route to Middle East

A new direct container route from Dalian, Liaoning province, to the Middle East opened on Tuesday, becoming the first direct container route between the two regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A new direct container route from Dalian, Liaoning province, to the Middle East opened on Tuesday, becoming the first direct container route between the two…

China’s major industrial firms’ profits jump 18.2%

An employee works on the production line of an automaker in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. HU XIAOFEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Profits at China’s major industrial firms maintained robust momentum in the first four months of the year despite mounting external uncertainties, with equipment manufacturing and high-tech sectors posting strong gains, official data showed on Wednesday. In the…

Shanghai hosts cross-border roundtable to enhance intl commercial mediation

A cross-border cooperation roundtable is held in Shanghai on Tuesday, bringing together experts from judicial administration, dispute resolution, commercial law, and international trade sectors from China and Singapore. [Photo by Zhou Wenting/chinadaily.com.cn] To innovate the application of legal frameworks for commercial mediation and enhance the international business environment, a cross-border cooperation roundtable was held in…

Rare disease sector seen as frontier for innovation

China’s rare disease sector is entering a strategic window for biomedical innovation, as the country’s expanding diagnosis network and relatively large unmet medical needs create new momentum for drug development, clinical translation and payment support mechanisms, a top rare disease expert said. Zhang Shuyang, president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, told China Daily that…