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Market rally still has upside potential

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The Chinese mainland stock market rally has room for more growth as artificial intelligence applications are set to boost productivity across various sectors, pointing to an almost 20 percent upside potential over the coming 12 months, prominent investment banks and asset managers said. Nevertheless, they said that policy efforts to further reinvigorate domestic demand and…

Trump’s ‘protectionism will fail’

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US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy is “bound to fail”, as he overestimates the US market’s significance for China and lacks the leverage he believes Washington has over Beijing, said a senior US economist. Jeffrey Sachs Trump’s tariff weapon will not make the United States great again. Instead, the US “will squander its leadership…

Chinese-led study decodes grassland drought resilience in Eurasia and North America

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A groundbreaking study led by Chinese scientists has uncovered divergent drought survival strategies in Eurasian and North American grasslands, offering critical insights for ecosystem management amid climate change. The research, titled “Contrasting Drought Sensitivity of Eurasian and North American Grasslands”, was published in Nature on Jan 29, 2025. It was conducted by Professor Yu Qiang…

Timely spring water quenches thirst of wheat fields

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A farmer in Juancheng county, Shandong province, checks irrigation water in his wheat fields on Feb 7. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the Su Sizhuang Yellow River diversion gate and the Old City Yellow River diversion gate in Juancheng county, Shandong province, rise slowly, the surging water from the Yellow River flows along the zigzag…

Visualizing Ne Zha’s economic rise

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A promotional ad for the movie “Ne Zha 2” in collaboration with Honor, a leading Chinese smartphone brand, on display at a shopping mall in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Feb 10, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Editor’s Note: The extensive promotion and merchandise surrounding “Ne Zha 2,” China’s highest-grossing movie, exemplify the growing influence of intellectual property (IP)…

Euro area international trade in goods surplus €15.5 bn

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75 045 asylum applications in November 2024

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Samsung increases focus on AI-powered smartphone mkt

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Samsung Electronics unveils its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S25 series, in China. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is doubling down on the fast-growing artificial intelligence-powered smartphone sector in China, as the South Korean technology enterprise aims to capture a bigger slice of the pie in the world’s largest smartphone market. The…

Rise of ‘Ne Zha’ tourism boosts cultural experience in North China

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TIANJIN – The Chinese animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2,” which has shattered multiple box office records and generated varied discussions among the global Chinese community, has also transcended the realm of cinema to become a powerful driving force in cultural tourism. With the worldwide success of this film, the character of Ne Zha has emerged…

TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores in US

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The US Congress passed a law last year forcing ByteDance to either sell TikTok or close it by this Jan 19, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] SAN FRANCISCO – TikTok was once again available for download in the Apple app store and Google Play store in the United States on Thursday. The video-sharing app, used by 170 million…