A view of a Pizza Hut outlet in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY Pizza Hut China has officially surpassed 4,000 stores amid its rapid expansion across the country, fueling its parent company Yum China’s ambitious goal of operating 30,000 outlets by 2030. The expansion reflects Pizza Hut’s pivotal role in Yum China’s broader growth strategy. According to…
Visitors strolling next to traditional Gassho-style houses are seen through autumn-colored leaves at Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Nov 15, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] The economic toll of strained diplomatic ties between China and Japan is looming over Japan’s retail and tourism sectors, with a report by BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, warning of distinct downside risks…
Women dressed in traditional attires pose for a group photo in front of the Belarusian National Football Stadium, a landmark project built with Chinese support, in Minsk, Belarus, June 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese-built swimming and soccer facilities in Belarus have been completed and opened to the public, officials from both countries said, describing them as…
China’s e-commerce market is expected to fully embrace livestreaming, unleashing great growth potential, industry experts said. Xiao Fei, founder and CEO of QiFei Network Technology, a leading e-commerce livestreaming operator on video-sharing platform Douyin, said: “In the future, every industry will embrace livestreaming. As you can see, hotpot brand Haidilao and coffee chain Luckin are…
Technicians check equipment at a big data facility in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on Feb 19. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY China is ramping up efforts to enhance data efficiency and boost the development and utilization of data resources of State-owned enterprises, as part of a broader push to enhance the core competitiveness of such firms and…
Ice and snow tourism is seeing a significant boom in China this winter, the latest report on the sector by Tongcheng Travel showed. The report highlighted a surge in flight and accommodation bookings to key ice and snow tourism destinations, alongside rising airfare prices and growing interest in both domestic and international travel during the…
A collaboration on developing a cargo terminal at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport into a benchmark smart logistics facility is inked between Swissport International AG and Shanghai Smargo Logistics Services Co Ltd on October 21. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Calling its collaborative project — a smart cargo terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport — its…
China will deepen multilateral cooperation on green technologies, support its new energy vehicle, battery and photovoltaic enterprises in expanding globally, and accelerate the low-carbon transition of its sprawling manufacturing sector, said the nation’s top industry regulator. Li Lecheng, minister of industry and information technology, said in an exclusive signed article written for China Daily that…
Chinese solar power giant Longi Green Energy Technology Co officially announced its entry into the storage sector with the launch of the Longi Energy Storage One-Stop Solution. This marks Longi’s strategic evolution from a global photovoltaic leader to an integrated “solar-storage-hydrogen” comprehensive energy solution provider. “The synergy of these three will build a truly widespread,…
This photo shows the automated production at the Seres Super Factory in Liangjiang New Area, Southwest China’s Chongqing, Sept 19, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Profits at China’s major industrial firms rose steadily in the first 10 months, with equipment manufacturing and high-tech sectors reporting rapid growth, official data showed on Thursday. During the first 10 months, China’s…