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State Grid initiative provides alternative habitats for storks

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[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Faced with the challenge of Oriental white storks in Gaoyou, Jiangsu province, choosing to nest on transmission towers due to a lack of tall trees — which led to power line faults and threatened the birds’ survival — a power utility company’s efforts have delivered both conservation and energy security gains.…

In which EU regions are people at risk of poverty?

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In 2024, 16.2% of people in the EU (72.1 million people) were at risk of poverty. This was exactly the same share as in 2023. At the regional level, 10 regions at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2) in the EU had a share of people at risk of…

Xiaomi hits 500,000 EV production milestone

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Lei Jun, founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Xiaomi Corp’s electric vehicle unit celebrated a significant milestone on Thursday, as its 500,000th car rolled off the production line at its super factory in Beijing. This achievement comes just 602 days, or under 20 months, after the official launch of its first…

Guizhou draws inspiration from high-quality Swiss mountain tourism

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A BASE jumper jumps from the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge during the 2025 International High Bridge Extreme Sports Invitational Tournament in Southwest China’s Guizhou province. [Photo/Xinhua] Guizhou, a mountainous province in Southwest China, will further draw on Switzerland’s expertise to foster more international tourism professionals, as it strives to develop its high-quality mountain tourism sector…

All EU Countries Run Trade Deficits with China

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In an economic security doctrine to be unveiled on Dec. 3, the European Commission will reassess its trade defence arsenal and decide whether stronger measures are needed to deal with China. During the visit of Germany’s Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, Chinese propaganda reverted to its usual narrative, highlighting that trade between Germany and China is…

Zhejiang targets 5% annual growth in next 5 years

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East China’s Zhejiang province has made remarkable achievements in economic and social development during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, and is set to witness more breakthroughs in the next five years, according to the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee. The province’s GDP grew from 6.7 trillion yuan ($943.80 billion) in 2020 to 9 trillion yuan…

First-of-its-kind energy solution launched by Sany Group

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Dai Qinghua, director of Sany Group, and chairman of Sany Silicon Energy, (second from right), sign strategic deals with international companies and organizations in Lusaka on Nov 18. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In its latest effort to contribute to energy transformation, Sany Group launched a first-of-its-kind green mine microgrid solution, which takes advantage of photovoltaic,…

China-ASEAN FTA 3.0 seen spurring biz

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A foreign exhibitor (left) answers visitor queries about footwear during the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sept 17. LU BOAN/XINHUA The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) 3.0 Upgrade Protocol will inject more confidence and momentum into regional and global economic growth, officials and experts said. Signed on Oct 28 in…