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Nation set to cultivate new growth drivers

Editor’s note: The fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee has adopted the recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), setting China’s development course for the next five years. China Daily is launching a new series dedicated to interpreting the plenum and the plan. China’s emphasis on the establishment of…

New five-year plan anchors certainty

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee presides over the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, which concluded in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s focus on high-quality development and opening-up in the next five years as mapped by the just-concluded fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee…

China, US reach initial consensus on key trade issues

  An aerial drone photo taken on Oct 24, 2025 shows Merdeka 118, the venue for the China-US economic and trade talks, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Photo/Xinhua] China and the United States have reached preliminary consensuses on key issues including export controls, the extension of the 90-day tariff truce, fentanyl-related tariffs, the expansion of bilateral…

Sierra Leone hails Chinese investment as ‘pivotal’ to mining growth

Foreign experts learn about a Chinese company during the 2025 China Mining Conference and Exhibition in Tianjin. [Photo by Yan Dongjie/chinadaily.com.cn] Hadji Dabo, director-general of the National Minerals Agency of Sierra Leone, outlined the significant contributions of Chinese enterprises to Sierra Leone’s mining sector, during the 2025 China Mining Conference and Exhibition, underway this week…

Profits of China’s major industrial firms up 3.2% in first nine months

A robotic arm works on the production line at Ypsomed Medical Devices Manufacturing (Changzhou) Company in the Sino-Swiss (Changzhou) International Industrial Innovation Park in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, on Sept 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — Profits of China’s major industrial firms increased 3.2 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2025, official data showed Monday.…

EU domestic production up in 2023

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ABB strengthens China’s footprint in energy transition

Swiss technology company ABB Group will deepen its footprint in China to support the country’s rapid energy transition and industrial electrification during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, while leveraging locally developed innovations to deliver practical technical solutions to global markets, company executives said. Speaking at a news conference in Beijing on Thursday, Adrian Guggisberg,…

Beijing unveils plan for International BioPark in E-Town to boost global pharma innovation

The skyline of the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. [Photo/VCG] Beijing has unveiled a plan for its International BioPark in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town, aiming to build a global hub for pharmaceutical and biotechnology innovation, local authorities said. The plan focuses on artificial intelligence, cross-disciplinary research, and regulatory innovation to…

53.5% of EU services exports by large enterprises

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Shanghai Disneyland secures global top 5 position with record attendance: report

Shanghai Disney Resort has maintained its position as the world’s fifth most-visited theme park in 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Shanghai Disney Resort has maintained its position as the world’s fifth most-visited theme park in 2024, according to the latest TEA Global Experience Index (formerly known as the Theme Index and Museum Index Report) released…