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Analysts see slower growth for 2025 gold market

A potential buyer tries on gold jewelry at a store in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on Sunday. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s domestic gold production in 2024 exceeded 377.24 metric tons, up by 2.087 tons from 2023, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 0.56 percent, according to the latest data from the China Gold Association. However, gold consumption…

Beauty firm Florasis eyes pretty profits in Japan

A visitor tries on Florasis cosmetics at a store in Tokyo on Jan 27. [Photo/China Daily] Huaxizi, also known as Florasis, a Chinese beauty brand with cultural and aesthetic attributes, has further accelerated its pace of going global by launching a new flagship store in Tokyo in late January, and it plans to continuously expand…

Customs efficiency plays vital role in Spring Festival delicacies

Customs officers inspect imported fruit at Beijing Capital International Airport. [Photo/China Daily] At 4:20 am (Beijing Time) on Jan 23, Air China’s CA166 flight from Melbourne, Australia, arrived at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport. Onboard were live rock lobsters, ready for Customs clearance before entering the Chinese market. This high-demand delicacy arrived just…

Sino-EU ties seen as key to global growth

A drone photo taken on Aug 9, 2024 shows a China-Europe freight train departing from Tongjiang North Railway Station in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] Strengthening China-European Union economic cooperation has become crucial for worldwide economic growth, as the United States’ tariff hikes against its key trading partners have cast a shadow over the global…

China’s major coal-producing province sees record 2024 coal-bed methane output

TAIYUAN — North China’s coal-rich Shanxi province achieved a record coal-bed methane (CBM) output of 13.4 billion cubic meters in 2024, up 18.9 percent year on year, according to the provincial statistics bureau. CBM is a byproduct of coal production and considered a major cause of fatalities in coal mine accidents. This unconventional natural gas…

Preventive healthcare expenditure: €202 per inhabitant

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China imposes export controls on critical materials

China has imposed export controls on materials such as tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium, effective Tuesday, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs. As a major producer and exporter of these materials, China’s move aligns with international practices, a spokesperson from the MOC said. China…

Spring Festival sees record travel surge across China

Visitors enjoy the Zhanqi fish-shaped lantern parade, an intangible cultural heritage, in Zhanqi village, Huangshan city, Anhui province on Jan 30, 2025. [Photo by Chen Zebing/China Daily] The eight-day Spring Festival holiday this year, which concludes on Tuesday, saw a record high volume of passenger traffic, and the travel volume seen during the middle of…

China adds two US firms to unreliable entity list

China has placed two United States enterprises – PVH Corp and Illumina Inc – on its unreliable entity list, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday. PVH Corp, a clothing company that owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, and biotechnology company Illumina Inc, have violated the principles of market-oriented transactions, the ministry…

Sales of luxury gold products show sustained upswing despite headwinds

Consumers gather at a jewelry store in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Jan 20. ZHOU GUOQIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Luxury gold products have shown remarkable resilience despite mainstream jewelry sales being hit following 40 record-breaking surges in gold prices, with spikes going up to 30 percent. Laopu Gold Co Ltd’s share price skyrocketed by over 70 percent…