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New professions emerge amid Northwest China’s desert travel boom

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…

Growth target within reach on policy effort

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…

Meeting held to promote global cross-border e-commerce

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,…

Shanghai gets ready for 4th ESG Global Leaders Conference

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…

China issues draft law to foster a healthier private economy

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…

Upgraded free trade deal opens new opportunities for China, ASEAN

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…

Growth target within reach despite challenges

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…

Chinese mainland, Hong Kong agree to promote services trade

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…

China calls on US to lift sanctions

China-made products on display during a recent expo in Los Angeles. ZENG HUI/XINHUA Stable China-United States business ties would contribute to the security and stability of global industrial supply chains, fostering a favorable policy environment for collaboration between companies from both sides, said market watchers and business executives on Wednesday. China’s Ministry of Commerce said…

China’s anti-dumping measures against EU fully compliant with WTO rules

A vessel is docked at a container terminal in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in October last year. The city is a key hub for trade between China and Europe. [Photo/Agencies] China’s anti-dumping measures on imported brandy from the European Union are fully compliant with the World Trade Organization’s rules, the Ministry of Commerce said on…