China’s factory activity saw a notable rebound in December, returning to expansion territory above the 50-point mark for the first time since April, according to official data released on Wednesday. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that China’s official purchasing managers index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector stood at 50.1 in December, up…
Hainan Free Trade Port’s annual aviation passenger throughput surpasses 50 million on Tuesday. CHINA DAILY The combined passenger throughput of the three major airports in the Hainan Free Trade Port — Haikou Meilan International Airport, Sanya Phoenix International Airport and Qionghai Boao International Airport — has exceeded 50 million passenger trips in 2025 for the…
Farmers tend garlic crops in Liuzhi special district, Guizhou province, on Dec 28. LI SHIFU/FOR CHINA DAILY Born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, Zhang Chuanyin has been engaged in agricultural cultivation for over 40 years. With accumulated farming experience and cash, he decided to enlarge his own business by planting garlic and ginger, but had to…
China has urged the Netherlands’ government to refrain from further moves in the wrong direction and take concrete steps to restore stability and security in global semiconductor supply chains, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday. In response to the Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs Vincent Karremans’ recent comments to…
An elephant keeper plays with two calves at Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy in Samburu, Kenya, in 2022. Luis Tato/AFP In the early 2000s, along the banks… Read More »Under Samburu’s acacia trees and ancient stars
An instructor (left) from China Railway No 4 Engineering Group briefs his colleagues on new technologies in Liuzhi, Guizhou province, in 2023. CHUI TINGTING/FOR CHINA DAILY Born in 1999, Chui Tingting graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shandong University in 2021, becoming an English teacher in Chongqing shortly thereafter. As her husband came to work…
NANNING — South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday put its first pumped-storage hydropower station into full operation, in a move to support its push for clean energy and green growth. The Nanning pumped-storage power station entered full service after its final generating unit was connected to the grid, as announced by the Guangxi…
China will step up antitrust enforcement, rein in cutthroat competition and better develop the platform economy as part of its market regulation priorities for 2026, the country’s top market regulator said after a national work conference in Beijing. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said the two-day meeting that ended on Monday set out…
As geopolitical tensions, climate imperatives and digital disruptions reshape the worldwide economic landscape, many have argued that globalization is in retreat. Yet such a view misses the deeper transformation underway, a senior trade expert told China Daily in an exclusive interview. Zhao Zhongxiu, president of the University of International Business and Economics. “Globalization is not…
The 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Dec 17. ZHANG SHU/FOR CHINA DAILY With the opening of the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World on Dec 17 in Heilongjiang province in Northeast China, the nation’s winter tourism and sports entered their peak season. “As of Dec 18, the day…