Cyclists compete in Stage 5 of the 16th Tour of Hainan cycling race from Dongfang to Sanya, Hainan province, on April 11. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — With policy support, improving environmental awareness and growing health consciousness of the public, a green and healthy lifestyle revolution is gaining momentum in China, driving the growth of eco-friendly and…
A customer shops for eggs at a supermarket in Handan city, North China’s Hebei province, June 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.1 percent year-on-year in June, reversing a 0.1 percent decline registered in the previous month, as the nation’s measures aimed at expanding domestic…
[Photo/VCG] China is willing to work with the European Union to further expand bilateral market access, strengthen dialogue on government procurement and export controls, and deepen collaboration along industrial and supply chains, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. “We hope the European side will approach bilateral economic and trade relations with a detached perspective,…
BEIJING – China’s energy consumption per unit of GDP decreased by 11.6 percent in the first four years of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said Wednesday. This reduction is equivalent to cutting 1.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, nearly 50 percent of the…
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, recently launched new cargo flights between Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The route has become the first direct cargo route between Xinjiang and Africa to meet the growing demand of Sino-African trade. The new cargo route, operated twice weekly by Boeing…
Visitors gather at a booth of the Qwen large language model, developed by Alibaba Group, during a high-tech expo in Shanghai. LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese companies are doubling down on open-source artificial intelligence-powered models as part of a broader push to bring fast-evolving AI technology to more businesses and developers worldwide, and bolster its application…
Zhang Xiaoyan China is well positioned to meet its preset annual growth target this year, supported by pro-growth policies, a resilient domestic market and rapid advances in technological innovation, said a renowned economist. Zhang Xiaoyan, associate dean at Tsinghua University’s PBC School of Finance, expressed confidence in the foundations of the Chinese economy, even as…
China’s furthest offshore wind power project from the coast, the Three Gorges Jiangsu Dafeng project, connected its first units to the grid recently, marking a step toward developing wind power in deeper and more distant waters, said industry experts and company executives. The furthest point of the project, located off the coast of Dafeng district…
Danfoss’ booth at an expo in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] Danish technology and engineering conglomerate Danfoss Group is doubling down on its commitment to the Chinese market, unveiling a series of major innovations and manufacturing investments in 2025 to tap into the country’s accelerating green transition and industrial modernization. After upgrading its application development center focused on…
Chinese and Tanzanian experts jointly perform surgery on a child with congenital heart disease at a cardiovascular research institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan 18. EMMANUEL HERMAN/XINHUA CHENGDU — How can people in remote and underdeveloped areas access advanced healthcare services? Can tailored medical solutions meet their unique needs? China, with such questions in…