Editor’s note: China’s automotive industry accelerated its transition to electrification and intelligence in 2025, marked by key policy shifts, robust growth and major technological advances from both domestic and international automakers. Below are the top 10 picks from China Daily’s motoring editors. New energy vehicles exceed 50 percent of market share Since March, the market share…
Shanghai’s two airports handled more than 135 million passenger trips, as well as 4.5 million tons of cargo-and-mail throughput, in 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Figures show that Shanghai’s two airports handled more than 135 million passenger trips as well as 4.5 million tons of cargo-and-mail throughput in 2025. According to Shanghai Airport (Group) Co,…
An aerial drone photo taken in April 2025 shows the Deep Sea No 1 energy station, in South China’s island province of Hainan. [Photo/CNOOC/Handout via Xinhua] HAIKOU — China’s largest offshore gas field, named Deep Sea No 1, has recently completed its 100th shipment of crude oil since being put into production, announced the China…
The Envision Energy’s office building in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] Envision Energy has connected the world’s largest standalone battery energy storage station to the grid in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as China accelerates its transition toward an AI-driven, renewable-heavy power system. The energy storage station, featuring a massive 4 GWh capacity, was commissioned on Tuesday. Fully equipped…
Farmers tend garlic crops in Liuzhi special district, Guizhou province, on Dec 28. LI SHIFU/FOR CHINA DAILY Born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, Zhang Chuanyin has been engaged in agricultural cultivation for over 40 years. With accumulated farming experience and cash, he decided to enlarge his own business by planting garlic and ginger, but had to…
An instructor (left) from China Railway No 4 Engineering Group briefs his colleagues on new technologies in Liuzhi, Guizhou province, in 2023. CHUI TINGTING/FOR CHINA DAILY Born in 1999, Chui Tingting graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shandong University in 2021, becoming an English teacher in Chongqing shortly thereafter. As her husband came to work…
China’s national flag carrier, Air China, led a flurry of year-end aircraft orders from Chinese airlines this week, with four carriers committing to buy a combined 118 Airbus jets in order to meet demand in the world’s second-largest aviation market. In a filing on Tuesday night, Air China said it had signed an agreement to…
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Tuesday that its offshore gas field cluster surrounding Hainan Island had extracted a cumulative oil and gas equivalent output surpassing 10 million metric tons in 2025. The State-owned energy giant described the record-breaking output as a pivotal achievement as it moves to bolster national energy security…
Workers check equipment in the “Devil City” Operation Area of China National Petroleum Corp’s Xinjiang Oilfield on April 4. LYU DIANJIE/YANG CHUYI/FOR CHINA DAILY URUMQI — Xinjiang Oilfield, a major oil production base in northwestern China, has achieved annual carbon dioxide (CO2) storage of over 1 million metric tons as of Sunday, marking a breakthrough…
A view of Beibu Gulf Port in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. ZHOU HUA/XINHUA South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has largely fulfilled its goals in building the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, as the 10 millionth container was smoothly hoisted at Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou on Tuesday. This milestone marks a significant step in…