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Sports tourism fuels consumption engine

A tourist experiences indoor climbing in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Oct 1. XINHUA NANJING — Wang Lin’s National Day holiday began with an adrenaline-fueled adventure: rock climbing at an extreme sports center in the morning, kayaking in the afternoon, and indoor swimming in the evening — all packed into just one day of her weeklong break.…

Taizhou Sanmen power station soon to complete construction

The Taizhou Sanmen grid-side energy storage power station demonstration project, with a total investment of around 1.2 billion yuan ($169.7 million), is about to complete construction and will commence operation by the end of November, said its constructor on Friday. State Grid Taizhou Electric Power Company, one of the project’s constructors, said the project is…

Public data potential set to be unleashed

A staff member walks past a screen at the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data at Guizhou University in Guiyang, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, May 23, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s latest push to accelerate the development and utilization of public data resources is expected to fully unleash the potential of public data elements, help cultivate…

Influencer economy revives camera market

Visitors check out cameras at The 25th China International Photograph & Electrical Imaging Machinery and Technology Fair held in Beijing, May 11, 2024. [Photo/VCG] SHANGHAI — At a bustling camera store in Shanghai, young shoppers crowded around the shelves, eager to get their hands on the latest models. “My favorite influencer uses this camera to…

Major growth predicted for new energy cars worldwide

Automakers showcase models and technologies at the 2024 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Haikou, Hainan province, from Sept 27-29. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY At the forefront of the low-carbon transition, the new energy vehicle industry has become a global focus and a mainstream force poised for unprecedented growth opportunities, experts said at an industry congress. The…

China’s services trade reports rapid growth in Jan-Aug

A visitor experiences a passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicle during the 2024 CIFTIS in Beijing on Sept 13. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING – China’s services trade saw rapid growth in the first eight months of the year, including a steep increase in the trade of travel-related services, official data showed on Thursday. The country’s services…

Guangzhou gears up for the upcoming Canton Fair

The beautified exterior of the 136th session of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province on Oct 13, 2024. [Photo/VCG] Guangzhou is gearing up for the 136th session of the China Import and Export Fair, popularly known as the Canton Fair. Over 30,000 enterprises from China and abroad will be…

New lab to fill gap in deep-sea R&D capability

The world’s first joint deepwater laboratory for wind, waves and currents, under construction in Dalian, Liaoning province, is expected to fill a gap in China’s research and development capabilities in deep-sea engineering, experts said. The laboratory is part of the Deep-Sea Engineering Innovation Experimental Base project, which is a key initiative by Dalian University of…

Systematic approach to support economy

CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee held a meeting on Sept 26 to study and analyze the current economic situation and make further arrangements for economic work. As the year draws to a close, this meeting may serve as the last comprehensive deployment meeting for economic work…

Shift in policy to strengthen nation’s growth

The skyline of Beijing. [Photo/VCG] China’s economic growth is expected to strengthen on a sequential basis amid the latest stimulus package and with more incremental policies in the pipeline, translating into over 5 percent year-on-year growth in the fourth quarter, analysts and economists said on Sunday. They said a long-awaited policy shift is unfolding for…