China Industries
SHENZHEN – Shenzhen, a major city in South China’s Guangdong province, recorded a 1.4 percent year-on-year rise in foreign trade to 4.55 trillion yuan ($649.8 billion) in 2025, securing the top rank among all Chinese mainland cities, Shenzhen Customs and the city’s department of commerce said on Thursday. Shenzhen’s exports hit 2.74 trillion yuan in…
BEIJING – Chinese enterprises’ outbound investment maintained healthy, steady and orderly growth in 2025, driven by high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. By the end of 2025, Chinese investors had established over 50,000 overseas enterprises across 190 countries and regions, and China’s cumulative outbound investment had…
Shoppers walk past a supermarket stocked with Chinese New Year goods in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on Jan 9. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY The Spring Festival product landscape in China is undergoing a major shift, with consumers placing increasing emphasis on health, innovation, and personalization in their holiday shopping. Traditionally dominated by red-themed goods symbolizing prosperity…
People visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Jan 5, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] China launched the National Ice and Snow Consumption Season on Monday in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, as part of the country’s broader efforts to boost consumption under the “Shopping in China” initiative, according to the Ministry of Commerce.…
An aerial drone photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a 1GW solar thermal and photovoltaic integrated project in Shanshan county, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region saw its green electricity consumption reach a historic 43.43 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025, a staggering 230 percent increase over the previous…
Tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China’s Hainan province, on Jan 11, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] HAIKOU – On Dadonghai beach in Sanya, a coastal resort in South China’s island province of Hainan, foreign tourists are soaking up the winter sun, including Malika from Moscow who has chosen Sanya as her first…
BEIJING – China has pledged to advance zero-carbon factory development to further tap the potential for energy conservation and carbon reduction in the industrial and information sectors, and to drive emissions cuts, efficiency gains, and green, low-carbon transition in key industries. According to a guideline issued by five government departments including the Ministry of Industry…
Technicians from BeiDou Satellite Communication Co Ltd conduct on-site equipment debugging at the Longjianxi Hydrological Monitoring Station in Luzhou, Sichuan province, in July. CHINA DAILY A record-breaking filing for orbital resources has signaled a pivotal shift in China’s space ambitions, moving the industry from a phase of technical verification to aggressive commercial scaling. In late…
China’s annual electricity consumption surpassed 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time in 2025, a milestone highlighting the country’s accelerating shift toward high-tech manufacturing and broad-based electrification, industry experts said. Total power usage reached around 10.4 trillion kWh last year, up 5 percent year-on-year, reinforcing China’s position as the world’s largest energy consumer, according to…
China’s property market made major progress in its recovery in 2025, with its transition path becoming clearer and providing a firm foundation for market stability, an expert said on Monday. During a forum on 2026’s economic outlook hosted by China News Service, Wu Jing, head of the center for real estate at Tsinghua University, said…