In March 2026, 47 100 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 19% decrease compared with March 2025 (58 025) and a 1% increase compared with February 2026 (46 420). There were also 10 075 subsequent applicants, representing a 28% increase compared with March 2025 (7 855) and an…
An aerial view of container ships and cranes at Shenzhen’s Yantian Port, Guangdong province, on May 3. [Photo/VCG] Guangdong’s trade volume has maintained double-digit growth for five consecutive months, setting an import and export volume record of 948.19 billion yuan ($139.54 billion) in May alone — up 20.3 percent year-on-year. Guangdong sold products offshore valued…
In northern China’s port city of Tianjin, a Chinese embodied AI company has developed an integrated “Eye-Brain-Hand” system that enables robots to see through sensors, think with AI models and act with robotic arms. The technology is already being used across logistics, automotive manufacturing, heavy industry and new energy sectors. In one automotive inspection scenario,…
China has urged the United States to immediately stop its erroneous practices and revoke the relevant measures, after the Pentagon updated its so-called list of companies allegedly linked to the Chinese military earlier this week, adding a number of Chinese companies to the roster, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday. China called on the…
China’s wind and solar power generation costs are projected to drop by more than 20 percent over the next decade, maintaining a steady downward trajectory that will fundamentally reshape the nation’s energy landscape, according to a report released on Friday by the State Grid Energy Research Institute. The China New Energy Power Generation Analysis Report…
For many adults, the prospect of disability or dementia raises an increasingly troubling question the more they age: who will manage their money and ensure it is used according to their wishes if they can no longer make sound decisions themselves? To address this challenge, Shanghai has launched a pilot program that combines advanced guardianship…
The Kaliningrad Amber Combine, the flagship of the Russian amber industry, plans to vigorously expand its presence in the Chinese market, with the core objective of “making Chinese consumers fall in love with Baltic amber”, said Mikhail Zatsepin, general director of the company. “We are well aware of the strong interest Chinese consumers have in…
Founder, CEO, Chairman, and Chief Engineer of SpaceX, Elon Musk, speaks via videolink on the day of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. [REUTERS/Brendan McDermid] NEW YORK — Elon Musk’s SpaceX began its first day as a public company on Wall Street on Friday…
China’s first Airbus, an A310, sits in a hangar after its 1985 delivery to the Shanghai regional branch of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. [Photo provided to China Daily] In 1985, an Airbus A310, registered B-2301, was delivered to the Shanghai regional branch of the Civil Aviation Administration of China — now China Eastern…
The 2026 Lujiazui Forum, the annual financial industrial gathering, will be held in Shanghai from June 17 to 18, officials said during a municipal news conference on Friday. Ding Xiangqun, minister of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, will attend the forum’s opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech. Over 70 guests from China’s central financial…