China Industries
Shanghai’s electricity consumption — a key gauge of economic activity — surpassed 200 billion kilowatt-hours for the first time last year, cementing its leading position among global mega cities, according to State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Co. Total power use in Shanghai hit 208.89 billion kWh in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.28…
Shanghai looks to moderately step up its construction of intelligent computing facilities during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period to build an independently controllable intelligent computing industry, according to official sources. Shanghai will promote the building of intelligent computing infrastructure at a measured pace in order to lift the city’s computing power industry to a…
An autonomous electric truck from China’s tech company Westwell gets ready to load a container at Port of Felixstowe in Britain, Nov 20, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China — the first of its kind since 2018 — reflects the British government’s objective to create a mature, consistent, comprehensive, and strategic…
A Chinese student-partnered team at Columbia University wins the Architecture Master Prize 2025 Student Winners in Urban Design Category Best of Best for innovative “Permeable City” project at Vienna, Austria, offering a new path for reusing underutilized urban land and activating community economy. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A Chinese student-partnered team at Columbia University in…
Chinese and British students at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China, play ping-pong in their spare time. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Over the past two decades, Sino-British collaborative education has witnessed steady development with the establishment of two independent universities, 66 secondary institutions, and…
Consumers choose cherries at a supermarket in Chongqing on Nov 8. SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Over the past year, Ivan Marambio, president of Frutas de Chile, has made five trips to China. He spent two weeks in the country in Jan, continuing his frequent visits to maintain close ties with the world’s largest importer of…
A saleswoman showcases gold jewelry at a store in Mengzi, Yunnan province, on Jan 21. XUE YINGYING/FOR CHINA DAILY On Wednesday, spot gold surged past $5,280 per ounce, continuing to break historical records, with year-to-date rises exceeding 20 percent. Spot silver also reached a peak of $116 per ounce before settling to trade around $115.3.…
China has begun full commercial operations at the world’s largest compressed air energy storage plant in East China’s Jiangsu province, marking a significant technical milestone in the country’s push to solve the intermittency challenges of its massive renewable energy build-out. The facility utilizes vast underground salt caverns to store energy. It officially became fully operational…
A visitor tries out a smartphone game during a high-tech expo in Shanghai in July. CHINA DAILY Artificial intelligence has dramatically increased the speed and volume at which games reach the market, according to a recent report released by mobile analytics firm AppsFlyer. AppsFlyer said that AI-enabled production coincided with a sharp increase in advertising…
Visitors buy Norwegian seafood during the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov 8. CHINA DAILY China’s post-1990s and post-2000s generations have become a significant force in transforming consumption during the Spring Festival holiday season, with products that are healthy, emotionally engaging and social media-friendly gaining prominence. Among these, salmon has emerged as…