From the national strategy of expanding domestic demand to the global vision of mutually beneficial cooperation, the Central Economic Work Conference has charted the course for high-quality development. Guided by this vision, China’s ice and snow industry has made a remarkable leap “from scratch to excellence” in just two decades, establishing a world-class platform for…
Shanghai’s two airports handled more than 135 million passenger trips, as well as 4.5 million tons of cargo-and-mail throughput, in 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Figures show that Shanghai’s two airports handled more than 135 million passenger trips as well as 4.5 million tons of cargo-and-mail throughput in 2025. According to Shanghai Airport (Group) Co,…
Tourists enjoy the local stewed pot dishes and performance at the Yingchun street of Guangde, Anhui province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Travelers, especially young adults,… Read More »It’s all about the eating
Tourists enjoy the lanterns at an ancient city scenic area in Huangyuan county of Xining, Northwest China’s Qinghai province on Jan 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – The recent three-day New Year holiday showed some promising travel and spending numbers in China, offering a glimpse of resilient and dynamic consumption landscape. A total of 142 million…
China’s latest move to support consumer goods trade-in programs and large-scale equipment renewal in 2026 will help further stimulate consumption and upgrade industries, creating new growth drivers for the economy, said market watchers and executives of multinational companies. The government has allocated 62.5 billion yuan ($8.94 billion) in ultra-long special treasury bond funds in advance…
The screening hall fell quiet as the film began. Soon, a steady narration described the gestures, expressions and moments that could not be seen by people with visual impairments. For them, cinema unfolded not through images, but through language. That calm, precise and unmistakably familiar voice belonged to Chinese actor Hu Ge, recreated through artificial…
By building a vibrant e-commerce ecosystem and integrating digital tools across production, sales and branding, Liancheng county in Fujian province’s Longyan has transformed its traditional sweet potato industry into a modern growth engine. With year-end consumption peaking, food producers in Liancheng are operating at full capacity. “This is our busiest sales season,” said Shen Zhiwei,…
Customers browse the shelves for cosmetics at a CDF duty-free shopping mall in Haikou, Hainan province, on Friday. During the three-day New Year holiday, sales of duty-free goods in Hainan reached 442,000 items, a year-on-year increase of 52.4 percent, according to Haikou Customs. SU BIKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s new pro-consumption drive will attract more inbound…
Livestreamers from a dairy company in Ulaanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, promote the company’s products. LIU WENHUA/CHINA NEWS SERVICE In a bid to bring high-quality produce from its volcanic grasslands to consumers nationwide, Ulaanqab in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region is accelerating efforts to build new sales models through the integration of e-commerce and local specialty…
SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Song Jiayi, a 32-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing, usually goes to the gym after work. She likes running on a treadmill for more than an hour and attending various fitness classes with a focus on personal health and weight management. Like most of her peers, Song keeps abreast of the latest development…