China’s foreign trade in goods rose 16.9 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to 25.47 trillion yuan, according to the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday. In June alone, the country’s goods imports and exports totaled 4.78 trillion yuan, up 24.2 percent from a year earlier. Related story: China’s foreign trade surges 16.9%…
Guests learn about a product at an exhibition during the 2026 China Smart Energy Conference in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, July 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s foreign trade grew by 16.9 percent on a yearly basis to 25.47 trillion yuan ($3.76 trillion) in the first half of 2026, according to data released by the General…
Cargo ships dock for operations in Xiamen Haicang Lingang International Logistics Park in Fujian province, on Jan 14. [Photo/VCG] In Xiamen Haicang Lingang International Logistics Park in Fujian province, a heavy-duty electric truck slowly pulls into an automated swapping station. Through precise mechanical maneuvers, the vehicle’s depleted battery is seamlessly removed and replaced with a fully…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, convenes a symposium featuring experts and entrepreneurs to seek their opinions on the current economic situation and economic work in the next stage, in Beijing, July 13, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — Chinese…
Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing, introduces a limited-edition afternoon tea in collaboration with British luxury footwear and accessories brand Manolo Blahnik, bringing together fashion, gastronomy and… Read More »Luxury brands merge to offer refined afternoon tea
Shoppers pose for photos next to a statue of Argentina’s football player Lionel Messi at a shopping mall on July 12, 2026 in Beijing, China. [Photo/VCG] Beijing has accelerated its transformation into a premier international consumption center by rolling out diverse shopping scenarios, upgrading historic commercial landmarks and expanding high-level institutional opening-up to inject new…
Chagee, a Chinese tea chain, opens a store in Seoul, South Korea, in April. CHINA DAILY The iced coffee sector is likely facing a new challenger in South Korea from a rival beverage option. In the upscale Seoul shopping district of Gangnam and the student hub of Sinchon, a wave of Chinese “new tea” brands…
Foreign tourists visit the Qilou Old Street in Haikou, South China’s Hainan province, May 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s economy maintained steady improvement in the first half of the year, with consumption continuing to recover and high-tech industries gathering momentum, according to data released by the State Information Center under the National Development and Reform Commission,…
Visitors check out products at Lightelligence’s booth during a high-tech expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on April 23. LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Shanghai’s efforts to nurture incubators, which have linked startups, funds and equipment, have helped the city achieve progress in cutting-edge technologies, said experts. The Zhangjiang High-Tech 895 Incubator in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area…
A view of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co in Dalian, Liaoning province. LIU DEBIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Over 80,000 workers at Hengli Heavy Industry’s shipyard on Changxing Island in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, are working around the clock across four slipways and four world-class dry docks. Over 30 vessels under construction are berthed along the coastline…