China Industries
BEIJING — China’s animated film box office surpassed 25 billion yuan ($3.54 billion) in 2025, making it the highest-grossing year for animated movies in the country’s history, according to data from online ticketing platforms. Among animated releases this year, “Ne Zha 2” topped the box office chart, followed by “Zootopia 2” and “Nobody,” which ranked…
CHANGSHA — China will begin exporting chilled pork to Singapore for the first time, officials and an exporter in Hunan province in Central China said. The expansion of bilateral food trade comes more than a year after Singapore resumed importing frozen pork from China, following years of import bans imposed in 2018 due to the…
SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Fast-evolving artificial intelligence is poised to play a pivotal role in bolstering industrial upgrades, helping China build new growth drivers and injecting strong momentum into high-quality economic growth, experts and company executives said. The technology’s application across various fields will accelerate in 2026, the first year of the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan…
A high-speed train runs on the Changbai Mountain section of the Shenyang-Baihe high-speed railway in Jilin province on Dec 3. YANG BAOSEN/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — China’s self-developed technology in high-speed railways is making significant progress in both technological innovation and operational capability. The recent launch of the Shenyang-Baihe high-speed railway in northeastern China highlights…
An aerial view of the Yangpu Port, Danzhou, Hainan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Three large international vessels were registered at Yangpu Port on Thursday, the day Hainan launched island-wide special customs operations, a move that local officials say underscores the policy’s role in accelerating the growth of the shipping sector. Cai Yinghong, head of…
Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, welcomed its first downtown duty-free store on Thursday. [Photo by Yang Jie/for chinadaily.com.cn] Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, welcomed its first downtown duty-free store on Thursday, offering departing travelers, including Chinese tourists, a new shopping destination with prices about 11 to 25 percent lower than traditional…
Co-hosted by the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association and the government of Xuhui district, the 2025 China Game Industry Annual Conference is held in West Bund from Dec 17 to 19, unveiling the latest industry achievements. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The sales revenue and user base of China’s domestic game market in 2025 reached…
The 2025 China Online Literature Overseas Trend Report, released at the 4th Shanghai International Online Literature Week, reveals market developments and cultural impact. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s online literature has achieved unprecedented global reach as the international web literature market experiences rapid expansion, with Latin American markets emerging as new growth drivers and young creators…
A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in South China’s Hainan province, Sept 9, 2025. The satellite was launched at 10 am (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. [Photo/Xinhua] Hainan province is intensifying efforts to build a comprehensive aerospace industrial cluster…
Engineers conduct aircraft maintenance at a hangar within the Haikou Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone in Haikou, Hainan province, on Dec 9. ZHONG NAN/CHINA DAILY The services business, including bonded aircraft and vehicle engine maintenance, is expected to see fresh growth momentum as China’s Hainan Free Trade Port enters a new phase of opening-up with the…