A premium shipping route from South China to the West Coast of the United States, the first direct point-to-point route of its kind, is expected to open in July, according to the route’s operators. The route was jointly announced by Guangzhou Port Group and Hede Shipping of Hebei Port Group on Wednesday. It will dramatically…
To help fuel local excitement for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Brazilian football legend Ronaldo recently returned to China. In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Ronaldo said that he always enjoys visiting the country to connect and interact with its vibrant football community, and that he hopes anyone who loves the sport can…
Various styles and charming scents candles. [Photo by He Mengxue/ for chinadaily.com.cn] Jingmen Xinlin Candle Industry Co Ltd, based in Jingmen city, Hubei province, annually produces 10 million candles sold to international markets. Entering Xinlin’s showroom, visitors are welcomed by the rich fragrances of various candle types—cup, ball, pillar, and decorative candles—each a vibrant masterpiece…
A container ship leaves Qingdao Port, Shandong province. [YU FANGPING/FOR CHINA DAILY] China firmly opposes any country entering into trade agreements with the United States that compromise Chinese interests in exchange for the so-called tariff relief, said the Ministry of Commerce. China will not accept it and will take firm countermeasures to protect its legitimate…
Chinese solar power giant Longi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd announced on Wednesday that it has kicked off a strategic project to establish a photovoltaic panel manufacturing facility in Indonesia. The facility, in collaboration with Pertamina New and Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) — a subsidiary of Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina — underscores a shared…
The nation’s first batch of large-scale green methane will be produced and applied in bunkering a commercial logistics vessel in July, marking the fact that a closed-loop from R&D to application of this clean fuel has been established, according to a senior executive of the green methane producer. A demonstration project located in Taonan in…
Visitors gather at LDC’s booth during the seventh China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November. CHINA DAILY Louis Dreyfus Company, a multinational trader and processor of agricultural commodities, begins construction of a new food technology park in Qingdao, Shandong province on Thursday, and plans to further deepen its downstream presence in China, its senior…
Ivan Kaukov, president of the Australian Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, praised Linyi’s well-developed logistics network during the fourth RCEP (Shandong) Import Expo, which is being held in Linyi, Shandong province, from June 27 to 29. He highlighted Linyi as a strategic base for distributing goods nationwide and expressed interest in bringing more Australian…
SAN FRANCISCO – Google announced on Wednesday the launch of Gemini CLI, an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to run locally from terminals. The new tool connects Google’s Gemini AI models to local codebases, and it allows developers to make natural language requests, the company said. Google offers AI coding tools such as Gemini…
Greater efforts are needed to bolster the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, especially manufacturing, and develop strategic emerging sectors to build up new growth drivers amid rising trade protectionism, said entrepreneurs and experts at the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in Tianjin. Li Dongsheng, founder and…