A technician inspects a turbine at a wind farm in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in May 2023. [WANG ZHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY] BEIJING — China’s new energy storage sector saw rapid growth in 2024, with installed capacity surpassing 70 million kilowatts, said an official with the National Energy Administration. Bian Guangqi, deputy director-general of…
An employee works at an automobile assembly workshop in Chongqing in January. WANG QUANCHAO/XINHUA BEIJING — More and more Chinese motorists are choosing to drive home for Spring Festival family reunions using new energy vehicles, aided by better charging and insurance services, according to experts. Hua Lei, an official with the Ministry of Transport, said that…
RIYADH — China’s multinational technology company Lenovo and Saudi company Alat on Sunday broke ground on a new manufacturing base in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. According to a statement released by Lenovo, the factory will cover 200,000 square meters at the Special Integrated Logistics Zone near Riyadh’s international airport, and focus on the production…
Despite having fewer than 200 employees, Zhuzhou Times Huaxin New Material Technology Co Ltd has successfully entered the top tier of the global polyimide (PI) film industry thanks to its groundbreaking self-driving technology innovations. PI films are known for their exceptional chemical stability, insulating property, radiation and corrosion resistance, as well as high- and low-temperature…
[Photo/VCG] In 2024, beverage producer Wahaha Group paid 2.4 billion yuan ($331.28 million) in salaries to frontline employees, a 20 percent year-on-year increase, according to a recent report by Chinese news outlet The Paper. This represents an increase of 400 million yuan compared to the previous year. The average salary for production workers rose by…
CNOOC Limited announced on Friday that the Bozhong 26-6 oilfield development project (phase I) has commenced production. Located in central Bohai Bay, with an average water depth of approximately 20 meters, the project, which is also the world’s largest metamorphic buried hill oilfield with cumulative proven oil and gas in-place of over 200 million cubic…
BEIJING – China’s film industry set a new record during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, as the box office for the period from Jan 28 to Feb 4 reached a staggering 9.51 billion yuan ($1.33 billion), the China Film Administration announced Wednesday. The number of moviegoers also soared, with 187 million people attending theaters during…
A visitor tries on Florasis cosmetics at a store in Tokyo on Jan 27. [Photo/China Daily] Huaxizi, also known as Florasis, a Chinese beauty brand with cultural and aesthetic attributes, has further accelerated its pace of going global by launching a new flagship store in Tokyo in late January, and it plans to continuously expand…
A drone photo taken on Aug 9, 2024 shows a China-Europe freight train departing from Tongjiang North Railway Station in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] Strengthening China-European Union economic cooperation has become crucial for worldwide economic growth, as the United States’ tariff hikes against its key trading partners have cast a shadow over the global…
Renowned tech entrepreneur and CEO Elon Musk showed his appreciation on Jan 31 by liking a video on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) that highlights the Nianhuawan Bay Scenic Area in Wuxi, located in East China’s Jiangsu province. The video showcases the breathtaking Nianhuawan Bay, including aerial drone and vibrant fireworks displays, creatively…