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At risk of poverty or social exclusion: regional divide

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Danone scales up nutrition manufacturing in China

An automated production line at Danone Nutricia’s Wuxi plant in Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] French food and beverage giant Danone took a new step in its medical nutrition business in China on Oct 13 with the expansion of its Danone Nutricia plant in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu province. The expansion will add fully…

Record number of tourism nights in 2024 in the EU

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Chinese chip association voices concern over Dutch intervention in Nexperia

The China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) has expressed serious concern about the Dutch government’s targeting of Nexperia, a Netherlands-based subsidiary of its member company Wingtech Technology. Tuesday’s move came after the Dutch government said it had taken control of the Chinese-owned computer chipmaker, which manufactures chips for cars and consumer electronics, Reuters reported. Nexperia is…

Expert: VAT collection could shift to consumption end during 15th Five-Year Plan period

Ahead of the upcoming fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee, Qiao Baoyun, a professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, shared in an exclusive interview with China Perspective that the value added tax (VAT) collection mechanism could shift from its current “production site-based” model to a “consumption…

Apple CEO: iPhone Air to begin pre-order in Chinese mainland

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds an iPhone 17 pro and an iPhone Air, as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Sept 9, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, made a surprise appearance in the Apple Store livestream on Chinese short video platform Douyin…

Innovation, supply chains fuel NEV growth

An assembly line at a factory of Changan Automobile in Chongqing on April 1. LONG FAN/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — At a new energy vehicle super factory in Beijing’s suburban Miyun district, metal sheets are precision-pressed into body panels with microscopic accuracy, while robotic arms assemble components amid a flurry of welding sparks. This highly intelligent…

Service robots set to take center stage at Canton Fair

Service robots are expected to become a new growth engine for transactions at the upcoming session of the China Import and Export Fair, underscoring China’s innovation strength and bolstering efforts to help service robot companies seize opportunities to expand into international markets, according to the event’s organizers. Transactions in the service robotics industry have exceeded…

Time-honored brands attracting young buyers

Time-honored Beijing snack brand Daoxiangcun in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, offers Suzhou-style pastries to attract customers on June 29. CHINA DAILY Outside the flagship store of time-honored Beijing snack brand Daoxiangcun, a line snakes down the block. Inside, young customers snap photos of seasonal pastries not just to eat, but to post online. In Beijing’s Ruifuxiang Silk…