China’s investment in key energy projects surged to a record 3.5 trillion yuan ($505 billion) in 2025, as the world’s largest energy consumer immensely expanded its renewable capacity while reinforcing domestic energy security, according to authorities. The nearly 11 percent year-on-year growth in energy spending significantly outpaced other sectors of the Chinese economy, according to…
David Lai (center), chef-owner of the Hong Kong Michelin-starred restaurant Neighborhood. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Xiamen Airlines has introduced a new season of the “A… Read More »Chef Lai’s Michelin-starred Neighborhood hits the skies
BEIJING – The Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing stock exchanges on Monday announced a package of measures to optimize refinancing rules to support high-quality listed companies. The move aims to better support the innovative development of high-quality listed companies, accommodate the refinancing needs of sci-tech enterprises, enhance the flexibility and convenience of refinancing, and refine oversight…
A restored villa once home to Western residents in Kuliang (also known as Guling), in Fuzhou, Fujian province. [Photo provided to China Daily] A one-kilometer path… Read More »Reuniting a forgotten foreign community
This photo taken on Nov 15, 2025 shows a view of a wind farm built by the Xizang branch of Huadian New Energy Group Co Ltd in Qonggyai county, Southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s push to fuse artificial intelligence with new-type power systems is steering a paradigm shift toward integrated, data-driven intelligent automation,…
An aerial image shows CR23G’s 1,000-megawatt photovoltaic desert-control project in Minfeng county, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. CHINA DAILY CHANGCHUN — Amid the freezing cold and snow-covered houses of his village in Northeast China’s Jilin province, Kong Xiangling moves comfortably around the kitchen before the Chinese New Year holiday, tending a biomass stove as…
Wang Xiaojing, owner of a local homestay Sharon Cloud House, poses with her guest from the United States. [Photo provided to China Daily] Past the silent,… Read More »Small rural area attracts former urbanites to restore and revive its glory
Researchers seen at a lab of Innovent Biologics in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. YANG HAISHI/FOR CHINA DAILY Innovent Biologics has entered into a strategic collaboration with US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company to jointly advance novel medicines in oncology and immunology, a deal that reflects the growing integration of leading Chinese biopharmaceutical companies into the…
A composite-coated rigid inflatable boat is seen at the booth of Michelin at the Automobile and Smart Mobility exhibition area of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in East China’s Shanghai, Nov 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Shanghai is not only a good place for businesses to grow, but also a place that is willing to…
As Spring Festival approaches, families flock to the beaches of Sanya, Hainan province, making it one of the season’s most popular holiday destinations. SUN QING/FOR… Read More »A spring of our own rhythm