BEIJING — China has recorded vibrant consumption growth during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday. The holiday travel boom was boosted by the overlap of the festival and spring breaks for primary and secondary school students in many regions, official data showed on Monday. During the holiday, which lasted from April 4 to 6, the average…
As artificial intelligence moves beyond experimentation and into core business operations, industry focus is shifting from what models can generate to whether their outputs can be understood, verified and used responsibly, experts said. The shift comes as more companies integrate AI into key workflows, making transparency, traceability and human oversight increasingly important in high-stakes business…
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BEIJING — Several Chinese government departments have jointly issued guidelines to advance high-quality development of the e-commerce sector, aiming to strengthen its role in supporting the real economy, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday. The document outlines key measures to deepen the integration of the digital and real economies, focusing on empowering small and…
In 2025, China’s key service sectors maintained overall steady growth. The value-added of China’s tertiary industry in its GDP reached 57.7 percent, and the service sector’s contribution rate to national economic growth stood at 61.4 percent. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–30), the scale of China’s service sector is expected to exceed 100 trillion…
A staff member explains health benefits during a workshop at the Darentang Wellness Center in Tianjin on Dec 24. ZHAO ZISHUO/XINHUA Wang Xuan, a 20-year-old student at Beijing Foreign Studies University, spent her Friday morning not in class or at the library, but waiting in line on the campus sports field. She was waiting for…
A cluster of high-end medical device manufacturers is taking shape in Beijing’s Changping district, as the capital steps up efforts to strengthen domestic innovation and reduce reliance on imported technologies. The Champion Bio has rapidly evolved into a key hub for high-end medical devices, precision medicine, new drug development and biotechnology, with a focus on…
Consumers shop for duty-free goods at a duty-free store in Haikou, Hainan province, on Thursday. SU BIKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s Hainan Free Trade Port is drawing global investors as surging duty-free sales fuel economic growth, cementing its role as a hub for international brands, capital and tourism, said market watchers and foreign business leaders. Their…
[PHOTO/CHINA BOUND] Spring arrives in Nyingchi, Xizang, where snow-capped peaks are not far but peach blossoms bloom in radiant pink. Beneath vast blue skies, flowers… Read More »Peach blossoms in Nyingchi, Xizang