A truck loads containers at Tangshan Port, North China’s Hebei province. [Photo/Xinhua] Facing headwinds from trade protectionism and a slowing global economy, Chinese manufacturers are driving industrial upgrades to sharpen their edges, with tech-intensive green products gaining increasing traction in emerging markets. Exporters noted that rapid urbanization and industrialization were boosting the demand for advanced…
A saleswoman (left) addresses consumer queries about a washing machine at a shopping center in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on March 5. [DING GENHOU/FOR CHINA DAILY] China’s latest push to boost consumption — a top priority on the country’s policy agenda for the year ahead — is expected to shore up consumer confidence, unleash…
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Children experience a smart driving system at a science demo in Zhengzhou, Henan province, in September. [ZHANG TAO/FOR CHINA DAILY] Smart driving features, including automatic parking, are set to become a key competitive factor as Chinese carmakers jostle for more market share by making intelligent driving features standard in mass-market vehicles. Typically, such features have…
This photo shows a monitoring robot at Tianjin SIASUN Intelligent Technology Co Ltd in the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun Tech Town, in Tianjin, North China, on Feb 20, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China’s digital industry operated steadily in 2024, with increases in both revenue and profits, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) showed…
Ma Tonggui, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] North China’s Shanxi province, the largest coal producer in the country and host to several carbon-intensive industries, aims to curb its carbon emissions to meet the national carbon peak and neutrality goals by upgrading China’s first zero-carbon airport. Taiyuan Wusu International…
A technician conducts maintenance work on a high-voltage power line in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on Feb 27. [SHI JUN/FOR CHINA DAILY] More than 50 percent of China’s new energy power generation was consumed through market-based transactions last year, a milestone that underscores the significant progress of China’s electricity market reforms over the past decade, according…
People watch the demonstration of a humanoid robot and a robotic dog at the booth of Honor at the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s latest commitment to advancing cutting-edge technologies — including quantum computing, artificial intelligence and 6G — will solidify its position as a global leader in innovation,…
A passenger-carrying aerial vehicle undergoes a flying test in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, on Nov 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] Low-altitude tourism has become a key driver to boost consumption, according to an action plan to boost consumption as reported by ThePaper on Monday. To “accelerate the improvement of the low-altitude economic supervision system, and orderly…
In 2024, 912 000 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, down by 13% compared with 2023 (1 049 500). This information comes from data on asylum applicants published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article. Source dataset: migr_asyappctza Syrian,…