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Midea ramps up campus recruitment

Midea employees work at a refrigerator production facility in Jingzhou, Hubei province, on July 14. LIU SHUSONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese home appliance manufacturer Midea Group will intensify efforts to offer more than 2,000 job positions through campus recruitment this year as part of its broader push to expand employment and scale up support for fresh…

Robot industry thriving in China’s Chongqing

Share – WeChat Technicians debug an explosion-proof wheeled robot at Sevnce Robotics in Southwest China’s Chongqing, May 27, 2025. In recent years, Chongqing has taken multiple measures to promote the development of robot industry. Now it has formed a whole robot industry chain covering R&D, complete machine manufacturing, testing, system integration, parts matching, talent training…

Huawei’s ERP system gains traction with SOEs, rivaling Oracle and SAP

Huawei Technologies Co has made progress in commercializing its self-developed enterprise resource planning system, MetaERP, with multiple State-owned enterprises adopting the system to support daily operations. This move puts pressure on foreign companies such as SAP and Oracle in the Chinese market, sources familiar with the matter told China Daily. ERP is key software that…

China, US continue dialogue on trade issues

Beijing and Washington have maintained communication on trade-related issues through various multilateral and bilateral events and at multiple levels after the two countries reached a temporary tariff truce in Geneva earlier this month, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. He Yongqian, a spokeswoman for the ministry, told a press conference that China has recently…

China, EU step up cooperation

This aerial drone photo taken on Dec 10, 2024 shows a container terminal of Lianyungang Port, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua] China and the European Union are stepping up cooperation as the United States ramps up tariff pressure and global trade fragmentation deepens, signaling the shared commitment of China and the EU to openness, stability and…

China’s NEV appeal hits record high, says J.D. Power

An XPeng Mona 03 attracts visitors at an event in Beijing on May 28, 2025. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] China’s NEV products are seeing greater recognition among car buyers, according to a J.D. Power report released on Thursday. A record-high score of 806 out of 1,000 was seen this year — the first time it…

Auto revolution: Consumers behind wheel, automakers best buckle up

This photo taken on Feb 13, 2025 shows the booth of Jaecoo, a brand of Chinese automaker Chery, during the 2025 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) in Jakarta, Indonesia. [Photo/Xinhua] The roar from China’s auto market isn’t just the sound of engines — it’s the collective voice of increasingly empowered motorists, rewriting the rules of…

Offseason can’t halt China carmakers’ rise

A variety of XPeng vehicles on display in a shopping mall in Shanghai in April. WANG GANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese automotive companies reported robust market performance amid the first-quarter offseason and intense competition, showcasing their ability to sustain growth through new energy vehicles, overseas market penetration and operational efficiency. BYD led the pack with Q1 operating…

Solid-state battery advancements set to propel eVTOLs

A worker operates equipment at a production line of Gotion High-tech Co, a Chinese company focusing on power battery development and production, in Hefei, Anhui province, in December 2022. RUAN XUEFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese major battery manufacturers are making progress in solid-state battery development, which promises higher energy density and safety while reducing costs compared…

E-commerce platforms to adjust supply chains, logistics networks

A saleswoman handles a bag to a customer at Shein’s “Spring Boutique” temporary store in Milan, Italy, on March 23, 2024. EMANUELE CREMASCHI/GETTY IMAGES The United States’ move to eliminate de minimis treatment for small packages and low-value imports from China will prompt Chinese cross-border e-commerce platforms to adjust supply chains and logistics networks, speed up…