Lujiazui, the financial center in Shanghai, forms a perfect backdrop to the Bund area. [Wang Gang/For China Daily] Chinese companies are positive about seizing opportunities and navigating through uncertainties amid the ongoing tariff and trade tensions, driven by a diversified global business footprint and efficiencies brought on by the application of advanced technologies, experts and…
This photo taken on April 10, 2025 shows the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, the main venue of the upcoming fifth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua] British businesses are seizing the spotlight as the United Kingdom takes center stage at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo in…
The skyline of Beijing. [Photo/VCG] China’s economy expanded 5.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, official data showed on Wednesday, beating market expectations and marking a good start for the year amid uncertainties triggered by the United States’ tariff policy. Although the US’ volatile tariffs continue to cloud the global economic outlook, officials…
A screenshot from the official website of Suzhou AGV Robot Co. [Photo/agvsz.com] As economic ties between China and Vietnam continue to deepen, bilateral trade and investment are yielding tangible benefits for businesses on both sides, with significant potential for further expansion, business executives and experts said. Suzhou AGV Robot Co is engaged in the R&D, production…
Senior citizens play a brain-training game at an elderly care service center in Yunhe county of Lishui city, Zhejiang province, on Nov 10, 2023. XU YU/XINHUA HANGZHOU — Guan Weijiang, a veteran children’s toy merchant based in East China’s Yiwu for over a decade, is seeing online orders surge this year, not from children, but…
JD’s food delivery service is now available in 39 cities nationwide, with expansion plans underway. [Photo/VCG] Chinese e-commerce platforms have taken steps to help the country’s exporters sell their products at home, expand sales channels and alleviate inventory pressures, as part of a broader push to hedge against the impact of United States’ tariff hikes…
A person uses DeepSeek app on a mobile phone on Feb 17, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Recently, when I realized that even my 60-year-old father was using DeepSeek, I knew something had changed fundamentally. My dad, a cautious man by nature, is no fan of digital trends. He rarely watches short videos and has never been intrigued…
A Yadea electric motorcycle store in Bac Giang, Vietnam.[YANG HAN/CHINA DAILY] At a store in Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Giang, resident Bui Quang Thuy, 50, is choosing an electric motorcycle for himself and his daughter from the Chinese brand Yadea. “Riding electric motorcycles is becoming a major trend,” Thuy told China Daily. “I like…
The first freight train connecting North China’s Hebei province to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, arrives in a station in Hanoi on Aug 2, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] Hebei province is strengthening its role as a logistics hub for China-ASEAN trade, with the launch of an upgraded rail freight route aimed at streamlining cargo movement and cutting supply…
China’s urban unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in the first quarter of this year, climbing by 0.3 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to figures unveiled by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. The surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas was 5.2 percent in March, falling by 0.2 percentage points from that…