In 2024, the EU harvested 62.2 million tonnes of fresh vegetables (including melons), marking a 6% increase from the 58.8 million tonnes harvested in 2023. Spain (14.8 million tonnes), Italy (13.9 million tonnes) and France (5.8 million tonnes) were the EU’s top producers of fresh vegetables, together accounting for 55% of the total harvest. In…
A train loaded with thermal coal departs Hudong Railway Station in Datong, Shanxi province, on Thursday. CHINADAILY A 20,000-metric-ton heavy-haul train, No 73003, loaded with thermal coal, departed from Hudong Railway Station in Datong, Shanxi province, at 9:50 am on Thursday, marking a new milestone in freight volume for a single railway line globally. So…
CATL’s sodium-ion battery provides stable power at extreme temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius. [Photo by Xu Jiayi/chinadaily.com.cn] With extensive research and development efforts and intelligent manufacturing processes, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd is dedicated to delivering high-quality batteries and gaining global competitiveness. Based in Ningde, Fujian province, the company is a global battery…
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People shop at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, East China’s Zhejiang province, May 16, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU – Even with nearly a year to go before the 2026 World FIFA Cup, factories in Yiwu – the eastern Chinese city known as “the world’s supermarket” – are already churning out soccer balls, team jerseys…
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) announced on Friday the full completion of the Daxie Petrochemical refining and chemical integration project in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, marking the completion of country’s largest world-class petrochemical industrial base in the region. The 21 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) project is the largest of its kind in China and utilizes…
While we are not political analysts, it is hard to escape the conclusion that, for China’s leadership, regime security is the non-negotiable priority and everything else is instrumental. Economic constraints shape tactics, not goals. They trigger top-down switches in instruments, not changes in ends. The toolkit is coercive and discretionary, and, at the margin, ideology…
China’s inclusive insurance sector has gained strong momentum in recent years, powered by a string of government initiatives. Once confined to small pilot schemes, it now extends to gig workers, migrant households and even entire city populations. Growth has been striking, but insiders and experts caution that the industry is still in its infancy, weighed…
BEIJING – China has registered a net increase of nearly 20 million enterprises since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the State Administration for Market Regulation said on Friday. Since the launch of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China’s business environment has continued to improve, thereby fully stimulating entrepreneurial vitality across society, Luo…
BEIJING – China’s pharmaceutical industry is now the second largest in the world, accounting for about 30 percent of the global total of innovative drugs in research, said Yang Sheng, deputy head of the National Medical Products Administration, on Friday. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor