TIANJIN — China has significantly increased its imports of agricultural products from Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, according to an SCO meeting on plant quarantine held Wednesday. In 2024, China imported agricultural goods worth $13.66 billion from SCO countries, with an average annual growth rate of 13.3 percent since 2001, the General Administration of Customs…
The booth of Aviation Supply Chain at the Advanced Manufacturing Chain area during the third CISCE in Beijing on July 16. JU HUANZONG/XINHUA BEIJING — At Siemens’ booth during the third China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, the German conglomerate is exhibiting digital solutions powered by the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence and the…
Eyeing China’s booming low-altitude mobility sector, a number of companies unveiled their latest cutting-edge products and solutions at the first International Advanced Air Mobility Expo, which kicked off on Wednesday in Shanghai and will run through Saturday. With participation of nearly 300 exhibitors from around the globe, the event is expected to attract over 50,000…
The 15th CCG VIP Luncheon, hosted by the Center for China and Globalization, a leading Beijing-based think tank, offered a platform for dialogue on strengthening industrial cooperation through trade and investment. The forum brought together participants from 22 countries, including top ambassadors, scholars and executives from multinational corporations. The gathering was held just days after…
People pass a construction site of the Beijing Construction Engineering Group in Beijing. [Photo by Sun Chi/chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING — China’s locally-administrated State-owned enterprises have operated steadily this year despite various challenges, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the country’s top state assets regulator. In the first half of…
Herders in Heimahe town, Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province, have leveraged their proximity to Qinghai Lake to create a win-win scenario for ecological conservation and tourism development. Since its trial operation in July 2023, the scenic spot on the southern shore of the lake has received over 1.4 million visitors, creating 514 local jobs…
Global oncology company BeOne Medicines inaugurated its expanded research and development innovation center in Beijing’s Changping district on Tuesday, marking a significant step in strengthening its global research capabilities. Located in the Zhongguancun Life Science Park, the new facility expands the center’s total floor area to 47,674 square meters, accommodating over 1,300 staff members and…
Chinese doctoral researcher Zhong Ziqi presents his PrivaAI — a recognizable AI platform designed to support privacy-aware digital transformation —at the European Marketing Academy Conference. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Zhong Ziqi, a Chinese doctoral researcher in quantitative marketing at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a visiting professor at the Southwestern University…
[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] With the 100-day countdown set to begin on Sunday, preparations for the eighth China International Import Expo have been advancing steadily. Officials say this year’s expo, which will run from November 5-10 in Shanghai, holds special importance because of the changing international landscape and rising uncertainties in global trade. During a…
“In some respects, the overall policy question is the extent to which we favor machine creation and innovation over human creation and innovation,” Francis Gurry, vice-chair of World Internet Conference and former director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, said at the 2025 World Internet Conference Digital Silk Road Development meeting. “I think we have to…