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‘Made in China’ gets high-tech makeover via design innovation

BEIJING — As innovation and design emerge as new engines of growth, China’s manufacturing sector is undergoing a shift from scale-driven expansion to value-oriented transformation. In the first half of 2025, robust output in high-tech sectors, ranging from 3D printing and smart home appliances to personalized electric vehicles, highlighted the rise of smart manufacturing, where…

Efforts on to ensure deeper tax compliance

A taxation bureau official (left) answers a taxpayer’s queries in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua] China is stepping up the enforcement of a long-standing policy requiring residents to pay personal income tax on gains accruing from overseas investments, which industry experts said reflects improved access to cross-border financial data and a broader effort to…

Key oilfield discovered in SW China

Fuxing oilfield in the Sichuan Basin, the first shale oilfield in the country’s southwestern region. [Photo/Sinopec] China has achieved a significant milestone in shale oil exploration with the discovery of the Fuxing oilfield in the Sichuan Basin, the first shale oilfield in the country’s southwestern region. With initial proven reserves of 20.1 million metric tons…

Experts recount joys of railway project construction

An employee works in front of the rotating beam of Yulin-Cenxi section on the Nanning-Zhuhai High-Speed Railway. LI XIAOYAN/CHINA DAILY Standing near a newly rotated continuous girder bridge traversing the Yiyang-Zhanjiang Railway, 25-year-old builder Deng Yelong was proud that the 14,000-metric-ton giant structure came into perfect position after a year of hard work. The girder…

China’s service trade grows 8% in first half of 2025

BEIJING — China’s service trade maintained steady growth in the first half of this year, with total imports and exports reaching 3.89 trillion yuan ($544.9 billion), up 8 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. Specifically, service exports rose 15 percent to 1.69 trillion yuan, while imports increased 3.2 percent to 2.2 trillion…

China’s service trade grows 8% in first half of 2025

BEIJING — China’s service trade maintained steady growth in the first half of this year, with total imports and exports reaching 3.89 trillion yuan ($544.9 billion), up 8 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. Specifically, service exports rose 15 percent to 1.69 trillion yuan, while imports increased 3.2 percent to 2.2 trillion…

High acclaim for bravery, dedication

A wax gourd grown by Ma Xiao (left) is presented in the Cacuaco Social Housing Project in Angola. CHINA DAILY Ma Xiao, 53, can vividly remember his experience helping build the Cacuaco Social Housing Project in Angola 17 years ago, as workers lived in tents surrounded by uncleared land mines, swarms of mosquitoes, venomous serpents…

Chinese beauty market vital driver for L’Oreal’s first-half performance

Consumers try out L’Oreal cosmetics during the seventh China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November. CHEN HAOMING/XINHUA L’Oreal Group reported a modest rise in first-half earnings, fueled by double-digit growth in emerging markets and a return to growth on the Chinese mainland. Sales in the six months through June rose 3 percent on a…