People visit a moduling building factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb 9, 2025. A moduling building factory under China Harbour Engineering Company’s Sedra project in Saudi Arabia has officially commenced operations. Spanning approximately 200,000 square meters, the factory will supply prefabricated components for the Sedra project’s fully modular villas, while laying the industrial foundation for…
RIYADH — The Chinese Tencent Cloud Company has launched its first Middle East Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia, featuring two availability zones with full redundancy, advanced cloud services and AI capabilities. In a statement on Sunday, the company revealed that the new availability zones, expected to be operational in 2025, will integrate Saudi Arabia into…
With the lifting of the first container at the Shanghai Port on Feb 10, the Gemini Cooperation officially launches its operation at the port, said Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd. [Photo provided to China Daily] With the lifting of the first container at the Shanghai Port on Feb 10, the Gemini Cooperation officially launched…
A container ship leaves Qingdao Port, Shandong province. [YU FANGPING/FOR CHINA DAILY] A new port service-focused intelligent model, known as the Ark TaaS (Trade as a Service) model, recently began a public beta phase in Qingdao, Shandong province. The model is a collaborative project between Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group and Shandong Port Science…
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…