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Cainiao launches ‘Green Channel’ for exporters amid US tariffs

Cainiao Group, the logistics arm of Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group, on Tuesday announced the launch of a cross-border “green channel” designed to help the country’s exporters expand their footprint in overseas markets in response to new rounds of United States’ tariff hikes. Leveraging its network of over 40 overseas warehouses in Europe, the US,…

An old innovator joins new ones at trade fair

An outlet of McDonald’s in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.[CHINA DAILY] Many innovative products are on display at the 137th China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou’s Pazhou Complex. But one of the world’s renowned past innovators is there, too. That innovator is McDonald’s, whose standardized menus and cooking methods have evolved into what is arguably the…

Shein, Temu to raise prices for US consumers

Shein and Temu, two popular Chinese cross-border e-commerce platforms, have announced that they will raise prices for US consumers starting next week, a move that comes amid tariff hikes by the Trump administration. In a notice published on its official website, Shein told customers that “price adjustments” will go into effect on April 25. The…

Chinese airline launches flights from Chinese cities to Kobe, Japan

Direct flights linking Japan’s Kobe and Chinese cities of Shanghai and Nanjing, Jiangsu province were launched by Shanghai-based airliner Juneyao Airlines on Friday (April 18) and Saturday (April 19), respectively, marking the first batch of international flights operated at Kobe Airport. The two new direct flights, both operational on a daily basis, would further enrich…

JD offers free takeaway for delays, expands rider hiring

Chinese e-commerce giant JD announced on Monday that, starting today, consumers who wait more than 20 minutes for their takeaway orders will receive them free of charge. This move comes as its rival restricts food delivery riders to take orders from only one platform. The company said in an open letter that it will step…

China COSCO Shipping opposes US accusations, restrictive measures

BEIJING – China COSCO Shipping Corp Ltd said on Monday that it firmly opposes the US accusations and its subsequent measures on China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors. The US move is discriminatory and based on erroneous facts, the company said in a statement. The statement was in response to the restrictive measures imposed by…

French energy giant lauds China’s green efforts

View of the French oil giant company TotalEnergie headquarters, March 21, 2025 in La Defense business district outside Paris. [Photo/VCG] China’s innovation capabilities in green technology are key to achieving an affordable, low-carbon economy and green energy transition, said Patrick Pouyanne, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, adding that the US retreat from globalization presents a…

Spanish firms up footprint in nation

Leading Spanish feed flavoring firm Lucta Group’s Zhaoqing factory holds its opening ceremony in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, in November. XINHUA GUANGZHOU — Earlier this year, Spanish tech company Denodo Technologies held its annual meeting in China for the first time, gathering over 700 employees from around the world in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong province,…

E-commerce firms accelerate push into Southeast Asia

The TikTok Shop logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration. [Photo/VCG] Chinese e-commerce platforms are speeding up their push into Southeast Asia to cultivate new customers and rev up sales, as cross-border online marketplaces have become an important new driving force for bolstering the growth of China’s foreign trade amid…

Huawei launches new auto models

A Huawei sign is displayed at their stand at the MWC (Mobile World Congress), the world’s biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona on March 3, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Huawei Technologies Co unveiled a string of new car models in partnership with carmakers such as Seres and BAIC Group on Wednesday, as the Chinese tech heavyweight works to…