Highway patrol officers organize equipment at a toll station on the No 1 National Highway in the Republic of Congo on July 31. The 536-kilometer highway, constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, links the capital city of Brazzaville with the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire. WANG GUANSEN/XINHUA China plans to further align its Belt and Road…
An employee works on the production line of a combine harvester manufacturer in Qingzhou, Shandong province. WANG JILIN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s manufacturing data put up a mixed performance in August, thus increasing the necessity of launching additional macroeconomic policy support measures to ensure the achievement of the country’s annual growth target, economists and analysts said.…
A humanoid smart robot works at an auto production facility in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.[ZHENG XUEXIONG/FOR CHINA DAILY] BEIJING — China’s new growth drivers have gained momentum last year as the country continued efforts to foster economic vitality and encourage technological innovation, official data showed Saturday. The new growth driver index, compiled by the National Bureau…
Employees from a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp install clean-energy equipment in Nantong, Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua] While central regulators have placed more emphasis on State-owned enterprises’ market value, the overall quality of such A-share companies should be further improved so that investors can benefit from their higher profitability and the country’s high-quality development can…
University students operate equipment at a workshop in Tananarive, capital of Madagascar, April 26, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has continued to scale new heights since the 2021 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, delivering tangible benefits to the people of both China and Africa, said Assistant Minister of Commerce Tang Wenhong. Tang…
The expression “consolidating the foundation and boosting vitality” has been attracting market attention recently, after Chinese authorities said during a news conference that the country will stabilize economic growth in such a manner. First-half data may provide deeper insight. First, the 5 percent economic growth was achieved during a period of transitioning between old and…
Engineers of China Railway 20th Bureau Group Corp conduct elevation measurements for asphalt road markings on a section of the Ntui-Mankim Highway project in Cameroon in late July. [Photo/China Daily] It was a busy weekday morning in late August for truck driver Osman Ngoh as the Cameroonian went about guiding workers while they loaded ebony…
An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows a fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port in operation in Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] China is taking solid steps, including accelerating the introduction of a new, shortened negative list for market access, to optimize the business environment and inject strong impetus into the economy, officials…
The Inner Street Culture Creative Park is bustling with activity during the night market in Qingxiu district, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on April 16, 2024. [Photo/CFP] China should further bolster its economy by stepping up fiscal and monetary policy support, including raising the budget deficit and effecting more cuts in the reserve requirement ratio…
A taxi driver tries out a Chinese-branded EV in Mombasa, Kenya, Aug 16, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] In 2013, when I worked in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the run-up to the launch of China Daily’s African edition, a local auto dealer told me that unlike in China, where cars are purely consumer products, Ethiopians treat them as…