On June 10, inside the 110 kilovolt Shagang Substation in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, a special orange-colored equipment resembling a mechanical spider quietly unfolded its legs. As the crane arm precisely maneuvered into the narrow gap like a spider’s silk, the main transformer bushing, weighing hundreds of kilograms, was steadily lifted away. This marked the first…
When President Xi Jinping hosted the first China-Central Asia Summit in the ancient Chinese city of Xi’an in 2023, it marked a pivotal moment in relations between the world’s second-largest economy and the Eurasian heartland. In recent years, the strategic significance of Central Asia has surged, with five nations — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and…
“The 5 percent growth of China is commendable,” Julius Thairu, chief commercial and customer officer for Kenya Airways, said in an interview with China Daily Website. “A lot of new airports, lots of infrastructure, upgrading of infrastructure within China, and that serves as a good example of what’s possible in Africa,” he added. Tanks to…
A drone photo shows a China-Central Asia freight train bound for Tashkent via Horgos before its departure from a railway station at Tianjin Port in North China’s Tianjin, May 20, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China and Central Asia have seen their economic and trade ties continue to strengthen with trade among them growing rapidly for…
The World Play Day event is held from June 11 to July 27 at the West Bund Dream Center in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] LEGO Group celebrated World Play Day on Wednesday with key events in Shanghai, Berlin, Boston and London, as the Danish toymaker ramps up engagement in its key growth market. The…
China’s retail sales rose in May at the fastest pace since late 2023, while industrial production and investment posted steady gains, signaling the strong resilience of the world’s second-largest economy amid persistent global headwinds. Analysts said the growth points to a recovery that remains on course, backed by targeted stimulus and accommodative macro policies. However,…
NEW YORK — The United States may extend a self-defined deadline for the government to land trade deals with a big number of trading partners, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday. Trump voiced willingness to extend the deadline of July 8 in a bid to reach trade deals with its main trading partners. But he…
Dongguan in South China’s Guangdong province is a busy port on the Pearl River. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Hong Kong, and the European Union became the top three trade partners of Guangdong in the year’s first five months, with their growth rate faster than the province’s overall export and…
TIANJIN — Chinese seaport cities saw the added value of their port economy hit 6.7 trillion yuan (about $933 billion) in 2024, up 360.6 billion yuan over the previous year, according to a report released by an institute under the Ministry of Transport on Thursday. The report, compiled by the planning and research institute under…
China’s financing activity maintained steady momentum in May, signaling improved market confidence, official data showed on Friday. The country’s aggregate social financing — the total amount of financing to the real economy — stood at 18.63 trillion yuan ($2.59 trillion) in the first five months of the year, up by 3.83 trillion yuan from the…