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Nation sets its sights on export boost

China will intensify efforts to advance high-quality trade development, deepen international cooperation and bolster innovation to further boost exports during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, the country’s top commerce official said on Friday. Speaking at a news conference in Beijing, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said these measures will foster an open, cooperative and mutually…

Yandex presents in-vehicle tech for Chinese carmakers

Zhou Tian, senior business director for Yandex Auto China, shares survey results of Russian consumers’ interest in Chinese vehicles, at Auto Shanghai, on April 24, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Russian technology firm Yandex has unveiled its in-vehicle infotainment platform at the Auto Shanghai 2025, targeting Chinese automakers eyeing expansion into Russia and Central Asia’s…

Why stable China-US trade matters more than ever

CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY In a time of rising global economic uncertainty and geopolitical fragmentation, the trade relationship between China and the United States remains one of the world’s most consequential. Despite current tensions, it is critical to recognize that economic cooperation between the world’s two largest economies is not just a bilateral matter — it…

China’s economic development zones aim for greater role in reform, opening up

BEIJING — During the initial years of China’s historic journey of reform and opening up over four decades ago, the first 14 national-level economic and technological development zones were established in 12 coastal cities. Today, there is a vast network of 232 such zones right across the country, serving as vital engines of development. In…

China’s national economic development zones foster coordinated regional development

A Booster T1 humanoid robot plays football in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area in Beijing, capital of China, on June 17, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China’s national economic development zones serve as powerful engines for regional growth, driving industrial advancement across both prosperous and less-developed regions, according to a guest speaker on the latest episode of…

China’s foreign trade up 2.9% in H1

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Challenges, opportunities coexist in export to Middle East

Riding the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese enterprises have rapidly expanded cooperation, trade and investment in the Middle East. The region has also become a key destination for exports including construction materials, consumer goods and electronics. However, as business opportunities flourish, trade issues concerning both sides are also emerging, including antidumping investigations. Many economies in…

China’s innovation, transformation pace attracting more investments

People view and take pictures of an industrial robot from Swiss technology company ABB during the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai on Sept 25, 2024. CHINA DAILY Multinational corporations will continue to scale up their investment in the Chinese market, propelled by the country’s thriving landscape of new quality productive forces, a vibrant innovation ecosystem…

Openness, fair competition power China’s unified national market

A drone photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows an electric vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft performing flight demonstration at Luogang Park in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — At Hefei’s urban air mobility hub, the rotor blades of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft hum to life before it glides smoothly…