BEIJING — The Chinese government hopes that relevant parties can reach a solution regarding TikTok that complies with Chinese laws and regulations and achieves a balance of interests, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. Spokesperson He Yongqian made the remarks at a regular press conference in response to a query regarding reports…
Chinese biotech innovator Jacobio Pharma has struck a global out-licensing deal with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca for a promising cancer drug, marking one of the largest cross-border transactions for a Chinese small-molecule oncology candidate currently in clinical trials. The deal, announced on Monday, centers on a potential $2 billion partnership to tackle KRAS-mutated cancers, long considered…
Chinese singer-actor Yi Yangqianxi poses with Huawei’s latest smartphone nova 15 ultra. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Huawei Technologies Co said its self-developed HarmonyOS ecosystem has exceeded 32 million devices, marking a significant milestone in its expansion of in-house operating system. The announcement came alongside the launch of its latest nova 15 smartphone series. During the…
The world’s first methanol dual-fuel powered intelligent very large crude carrier (VLCC), dubbed New Explorer, was delivered four months ahead of schedule to its owner in Dalian, Liaoning province, on Dec 22. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The world’s first methanol dual-fuel powered intelligent very large crude carrier (VLCC), dubbed New Explorer, was delivered on Monday…
CNOOC Limited announced on Wednesday a major oilfield discovery at the Qinhuangdao 29-6 site, located in the shallow Neogene formations of the Bohai Sea, which adds over a hundred million tons of oil equivalent in-place. The discovery well, situated in the central Bohai Sea, was drilled to a depth of 1,688 meters, where it encountered 66.7 meters of…
Yang Tao, deputy general manager of Qingyuan County Junbo Biotechnology Co Ltd, checks shiitake mushrooms in an intelligent drying unit in Qingyuan county, East China’s Zhejiang province, on Dec 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU — Nestled in the remote mountains of Zhejiang province, Qingyuan county has transformed its lush forests into a source of sustainable wealth…
A blue-and-white porcelain-themed sculpture featuring Oriental aesthetic art is on display at Taikoo Li Sanlitun, Chaoyang district, Beijing, on Dec 14. CHINA DAILY Visitors to Taikoo Li Sanlitun, one of Beijing’s leading fashion and lifestyle destinations, can hardly miss the shift underway this winter. Three freshly opened stores — Dior, Tiffany & Co and Louis…
The back-to-back opening of two stores by South Korea’s fast-rising fashion group Musinsa in Shanghai this month is more than an offline expansion in the Chinese market. It reflects a broader shift in how overseas fashion players are entering the market, betting on local partnerships, value-driven positioning and designer fashion trends. Often dubbed the “South…
Germany-headquartered science and technology giant Merck announced that pimicotinib, a colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) inhibitor, has been approved in China on Monday, bringing a new treatment option to adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) for which surgical resection will potentially cause functional limitation or relatively severe morbidity. TGCT is a rare but…
The wider adoption of artificial intelligence across healthcare is underpinning the Healthy China Initiative while fostering new quality productive forces in the healthcare sector, experts said. “Artificial intelligence has a far-reaching impact on technological progress and human life, with medicine likely to become its most widely used and valuable application,” said Fan Xianqun, dean of…