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XPeng makes Italy debut as it expands European ambitions

XPeng showcases its products at the ADI Design Museum, a core venue of the 2025 Milan Design Week that ran from April 7 to 13, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese NEV maker XPeng has entered Italy, a top five automotive market in Europe, as it grows its presence in the continent where modern vehicles…

Train projects reshape South China regions

A drone photo shows an automated container terminal in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in December. CHEN ZHONGHAO/XINHUA Liang Jielin, a tour guide in Rongxian county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, for seven years, said she has never been to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area even though it is so near and well known. Guiding a…

E-commerce platforms eye more opportunities

The logo of Temu is seen on a mobile phone displayed in front of its website, in this illustration picture taken April 26, 2023. [Photo/Agencies] Chinese e-commerce platforms are ramping up efforts to march into Latin America to cultivate new customers and rev up sales, as cross-border online marketplaces turn into important driving forces bolstering…

Railways benefit diverse groups

Employees at work inside the Shuangfeng tunnel at the construction site of the Liuzhou-Wuzhou Railway in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 27. HE HUAWEN/FOR CHINA DAILY Wen Huaxin, an army veteran who retired in 2018, decided to take on a new job in January 2023 when he learned a new railway was to be built…

Aerospace industrial park expanding in Jiangsu

Technicians operate equipment at a facility in the aerospace industrial park in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province. CHINA DAILY On the northern flank of the Yangtze River Delta, a grand aerospace industrial park is expanding in the county-level city of Jingjiang in Jiangsu province, as part of a planned 10-billion-yuan ($1.38 billion) aerospace cluster. This industry cluster under…

China’s economic planner holds symposium to hear from private firms

An employee of a smart spinning company drives a scooter to inspect the automated ultra-long spun yarn production line in Jimo district of Qingdao city, East China’s Shandong province, on March 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China’s top economic planner on Wednesday held a symposium for private enterprises to gather opinions on current economic conditions…

Report: Chinese auto sector bright spot amid global woes

Export-bound vehicles awaiting shipment in Lianyungang Port, Jiangsu province. WANG CHUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China continues to flex its muscles in the global automotive export market, with Russia remaining a stable source of demand for the nation amid the global tariff war affecting the industry, according to a report released by consulting firm AlixPartners. The report noted…

Symposium discusses AI for health

A symposium on “AI for Health,” hosted by the Specialized Committee on Artificial Intelligence (SC on AI) of the World Internet Conference (WIC), took place at the National Convention Center in Beijing on May 17. The event brought together more than 150 participants, including members of the WIC SC on AI and representatives from governmental…

China Telecom Quantum Group unveils world’s first quantum-hybrid cryptography system ready for commercial use

China has ushered in a new era of cybersecurity with the world’s first commercially-ready cryptography system that integrates quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography, marking a groundbreaking leap in defending against next-generation quantum computing threats. In a landmark demonstration, China Telecom Quantum Group, which develops the cryptography system, said it has successfully conducted a cross-province…

Miner’s win-win cooperation strategy key to long-term success

Surinamese students celebrate winning a school quiz co-organized by Rosebel Gold Mines. [Photo provided to China Daily] Zijin Mining Group, a multinational mining company headquartered in East China’s Fujian province, specializes in the global exploration and development of metals such as copper, gold, zinc and lithium, as well as engineering and technological research. With large-scale mining…