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Pair of events highlights talent and innovation efforts in Beijing

The first batch of demonstration projects for creating talent hubs was officially designated on Friday at the 2025 High-Caliber Talent Hub Forum in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Beijing is reinforcing its commitment to global innovation and talent attraction this week with a pair of events highlighting technology and talent development. The 2025 High-Caliber Talent…

New container route links Qingdao with South Korea’s Jeju

The vessel SMC Rizhao departs from a berth at Qingdao Port, a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group, on Thursday, signaling the launch of the Qingdao–Jeju container service. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The vessel SMC Rizhao, loaded with light industrial goods, textiles, and other cargo, departed from Qingdao Port on Thursday, signaling the launch of a…

Spending on sports-based activities up

Adidas Global CEO Bjorn Gulden interacts with a student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. CHINA DAILY As students at Shanghai Jiao Tong University laced up their sneakers for an afternoon run with Adidas Global CEO Bjorn Gulden, the veteran sports executive spoke about something much larger than athletics — how sports can impact lives and businesses.…

China Southern Airlines launches direct air route between Beijing, Doha

DOHA — A China Southern Airlines inaugural flight from Beijing landed smoothly at Hamad International Airport in Doha on Thursday, marking the launch of a direct Beijing-Doha route by the Chinese carrier. “The launch of Beijing-Doha route injects new vitality into our mutually-beneficial cooperation. It will further help promote trade, cultural exchange, and travel between…

Canton Fair attracts record buyers

Emerging markets remain a strong growth engine for Chinese export-oriented enterprises, as a record number of overseas buyers preregistered for the China Import and Export Fair, popularly known as the Canton Fair. The fair, held twice a year in spring and autumn, kicked off its 138th session on Wednesday in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.…

A global hub for business events

An actor of Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian entertainment group, performs during the Hangzhou X Show in East China’s Zhejiang province, on Aug 10. LIAN GUOQING/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s fast-growing meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions, or MICE, industry is drawing renewed attention worldwide, from entertainment companies to luxury cruise lines, as the country cements its reputation…

Dutch govt’s curbs on chip maker decried

China will respond strongly to the Dutch government’s politically motivated measures to curb the operations of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor company based in the Netherlands, as such moves set a dangerous precedent for global business, industry experts said on Thursday. Their comments came after the Dutch government announced earlier this week that it had taken…

China’s record-breaking nuclear reactor marks major milestone

The world’s first land-based commercial small modular reactor, Linglong One, completed its cold functional test on Thursday. [Photo/Xinhua] The world’s first land-based commercial small modular reactor, Linglong One, completed its cold functional test on Thursday, a crucial step toward its reactor loading and eventual commercial operation, according to its developer, the China National Nuclear Corporation.…

China’s pharmaceutical sector marks a ‘breakthrough era’

Online pharmaceutical platform PharmaCube has released a new report tracing the sweeping evolution of China’s innovative drug commercialization over the past decade, marking what it calls a “breakthrough era” for the country’s biopharmaceutical industry. Titled “From Breakthroughs in R&D to Value Realization: A Decade-long Commercialization of Innovative Drugs in China”, the report reviews how shifting…

China’s VAT data shows growing spending on equipment renewals by firms

BEIJING — China’s State Taxation Administration on Thursday released value-added tax (VAT) invoice data, which reveals growth in firms’ spending on equipment renewals and rising sales of home appliances in the first three quarters of this year. Boosted by the equipment-renewal and consumer goods trade-in programs backed by the government, the value of enterprises’ purchases…