A view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] Introducing more foreign investment while facilitating domestic companies’ outbound reaches are of equal importance to the development of Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Central Business District, according to the set of new guidelines released by the municipal government on Friday. Made up of 33 detailed measures, the guidelines…
Spectators watch the 2024 World Table Tennis China Smash in Beijing on Oct 3. ZHANG CHENLIN/XINHUA BEIJING — While the Forbidden City and Great Wall remain Beijing’s iconic attractions, the capital’s National Tennis Center and Shougang Park emerged as new hotspots for sports fans during China’s weeklong National Day holiday, also known as “Golden Week”, which…
A cup of meteor shower coffee crafted by barista Li Qian at a hotel in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] YINCHUAN — Sleeping in hotels under starry skies and sipping piping hot coffee have become tourism trends in the desert of Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, contributing to a growing number of travelers…
An employee works on a heavy machinery production line in Luoyang, Henan province, on Tuesday. [ZHANG YIXI/FOR CHINA DAILY] With a potent set of new policies being implemented on various fronts, China is on course to achieve its full-year economic growth target of around 5 percent, signaling the resilience of the country’s economy despite challenges…
Livestreaming hosts promote sales at the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing. [WANG JING/CHINA DAILY] GUANGZHOU – About 1,500 guests shared their views on fostering global cross-border e-commerce at the Global Cross-border E-commerce Annual Meeting (Zhuhai-Hengqin) 2024 on Tuesday in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong province. “As an innovator in trade models,…
The fourth edition of the ESG Global Leaders Conference will take place in at The Bund City Hall Plaza in Shanghai’s Huangpu district from Oct 16 to 18. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Hundreds of leaders from across the world are set to gather in Shanghai to explore a greener and more sustainable future at the…
An employee works on the assembly line of a tractor manufacturer in Weifang, Shandong province. LI ZIHENG/XINHUA China is taking a key step toward fostering the healthy development of the private sector with the draft private economy promotion law made public on Thursday to solicit public opinions.Released by the Ministry of Justice and the National…
A Lane Xang electric multiple unit train of the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane on April 2. YANG YONGQUAN/XINHUA China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced the conclusion of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 3.0 Upgrade Negotiations in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday, said China’s Ministry of Commerce. The ACFTA 3.0 will open up…
A worker is pictured at the production line of a textile company in Jimo district of Qingdao city, East China’s Shandong province, Oct 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China will likely hit this year’s annual growth target of around 5 percent with a projected pickup in fourth-quarter GDP growth, given the recently unveiled, bolder than expected stimulus…
Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, speaks at a signing ceremony of a document on amending the service trade agreement under the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) in Hong Kong, Oct 9, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – The Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have…