Ahead of the 2026 Spring Festival, the Year of the Horse, two Egyptian students in Tianjin set out to explore the city’s most iconic Spring Festival tradition-making and eating vegetarian dumplings. Joined by friends, they discovered the food culture rooted in Tianjin’s 600 years of canal-transportation history. Walking through the city’s old streets and alleys,…
SHANGHAI — China’s robots are poised to command the spotlight this Chinese New Year season. Kicking off the festivities, AgiBot deployed over 200 humanoid robots across various models at a trailblazing live gala. The Sunday night event showcased a diverse lineup ranging from synchronized dances and comedy skits to magic acts and traditional martial arts,…
The optimized refinancing measures recently unveiled by three major Chinese stock exchanges will help direct resources more precisely to quality companies and better nurture technological innovation, said experts and market mavens. For quality companies with high market recognition and competitiveness, revision of their refinancing requests will be streamlined, especially regarding their operation, corporate governance and…
A technician inspects semiconductor chip packaging in Binzhou, Shandong province, on Jan 28. GUO ZHIHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s semiconductor supply chain companies are making steady progress in core technologies and materials as US-led export controls and the possibility of more restrictions on advanced chip-making equipment catalyze the country’s drive for greater self-sufficiency. For instance, there…
Shoppers buy imported cherries at a supermarket in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY With the Year of the Horse just around the corner, people in Shanghai are busy stocking up on nianhuo, or New Year’s goods, that families traditionally prepare ahead of Spring Festival — including foodstuffs, clothing, home decor, and gifts for relatives and friends. Instead…
China is navigating a critical shift in its strategy to expand domestic demand, moving beyond short-term stimulus measures to focus on structural “core levers”, including income, wealth distribution and social security, according to a senior public finance economist. “Measures to improve the consumption environment or organize promotional campaigns are helpful in the short run. But…
As the country’s biggest holiday approaches, the Chinese New Year — especially this year’s extended nine-day break — has become a critical period for consumption, offering a vital window for retailers to bolster their performance. With consumption levels reaching their peak, this period represents a strategic opportunity to capture market share and engage with consumers’…
Visitors gather at the ninth China-Russia Expo in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on July 7. LIU KAI/XINHUA Trade volume between Russia and China has exceeded the $200 billion level for three consecutive years, injecting strong momentum into economic and trade cooperation and demonstrating the deep foundation and broad prospects of bilateral ties, officials and experts said. According…
China’s digital services exports hit a record high in 2025, propelled by the rapid global expansion of technology giants in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, helping the country more than double its digital trade surplus and partially fill a long-standing gap in overall services trade. Latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed…
While Chinese regulators and car makers are making concerted efforts along the industrial chain to shape rules for the global autonomous driving industry, executives from leading manufacturers of self-driving vehicles in the United States are busy painting Beijing’s rapid advances in the sector as a so-called direct threat to Washington’s role. During last week’s US…