A view of the Metropolo Jinjiang Hotel in Luang Prabang, Laos. CHINA DAILY Riding the wave of travel to and within Southeast Asia, Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Co Ltd is extending its footprint around the world. Currently, the scale of Jin Jiang’s hotel portfolio tops Asia and ranks second in the world. By the end…
Job seekers attend a job fair held in Haikou, South China’s Hainan province, on July 26, 2025. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING — China is reinforcing its job market with a mix of targeted policies and robust financial support, underscoring the country’s efforts to promote high-quality and sufficient employment. The country has created more than 12 million new…
The colorful houses in the Bo-Kaap area, Cape Town, South Africa, are a big draw for tourists. [Photo provided to China Daily] Imagine tracking lions… Read More »South Africa becomes a destination to savor for novel experiences
Lei Jun, CEO of China’s smartphone maker Xiaomi, topped the annual ranking of the mainland’s best CEOs published by Forbes on Thursday. Hu Yangzhong of Hikivison, the world’s largest surveillance products maker, and Wang Chuanfu from EV company BYD ranked second and third, respectively. The average age of the 50 CEOs is 54, and five…
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has revealed that the rate of clean heating in northern regions had reached 83 percent by the end of last year, leading to a marked improvement in air quality. The NEA stated it will continue to work with relevant departments to encourage local governments to explore new clean heating models…
China is moving to further regulate competition within its solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, aiming to accelerate the photovoltaic sector’s shift to value-driven growth while fostering a healthier and more sustainable development path for the sector. In a sign of growing concern over cutthroat pricing and overcapacity, six government bodies, including the Ministry of Industry and…
On April 22, 2025, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, delivery drivers placed food in front of smart food lockers. XINHUA Chinese technology heavyweight Alibaba Group and financial tech company Ant Group announced on Monday the launch of a plan aimed at providing better benefits guarantees and stimulus measures for delivery riders, as part of a broad…
A view of Tencent Games’ booth at ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai on Aug 2. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] Shanghai is advancing efforts to build itself into an international e-sports hub by introducing top-tier world-class tournaments and more supportive policies. Global video game developer Riot Games will hold the 2026 global championships for its signature…
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb 2, 2024 shows a container vessel berthing at a container terminal of Tianjin Port in North China’s Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua] Building a China-ASEAN blue economy big common market has become a major option for China and ASEAN to create a “blue engine” for economic growth and to promote regional…
A drone light show is staged in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, June 17, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Over the past few weeks, I have watched a pop concert, a talk show, a stage play and several films after dusk, as a large number of performances are readily available in the capital city in the evenings. I have…