BEIJING – The third China International Supply Chain Expo will be held in Beijing from July 16 to 20 this year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) said on Thursday. With a total exhibition area of 120,000 square meters, the expo features six major exhibition areas — namely advanced manufacturing, clean…
Workers unload cargo at Nantong Xingdong International Airport in Jiangsu province in January. XU CONGJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — When Wang Lijun returned to his hometown in Hebei province for Spring Festival this year, he didn’t carry the usual load of holiday goods, as his New Year purchases — juicy navel oranges from Jiangxi province and…
An employee works at an automobile assembly workshop in Chongqing in January. WANG QUANCHAO/XINHUA BEIJING — More and more Chinese motorists are choosing to drive home for Spring Festival family reunions using new energy vehicles, aided by better charging and insurance services, according to experts. Hua Lei, an official with the Ministry of Transport, said that…
Shoppers seen at a supermarket in Zaozhuang, Shandong province. [SUN ZHONGZHE/FOR CHINA DAILY] For China, boosting consumption has become as important a task as enhancing innovation and competitiveness. Policymakers have taken the expansion of consumption to unprecedented heights on the development agenda, reflecting the urgency of figuring out solutions for Chinese consumers to maintain strong…
A driver charges his NEV at an expressway service area in Wuhu, Anhui province. XIAO BENXIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY As China’s new energy vehicle sector continues to grow rapidly, NEV charging volume on China’s highways saw a significant increase during the Spring Festival holiday, surging nearly 30 percent compared to the same period last year, according…
A worker inspects solar photovoltaic panels in Huaibei, Anhui province, on Dec 16. LI XIN/FOR CHINA DAILY A group of provinces, including economic powerhouses in East China, have kick-started the Year of the Snake with their first meetings focusing on upcoming measures to foster innovation and bolster the real economy, providing robust support for China’s…
A merchant adorns her store with Spring Festival decorations in the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, East China’s Zhejiang province, Feb 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU — Yiwu International Trade Market, the world’s largest wholesale market for small commodities located in the city of Yiwu in East China’s Zhejiang province, reopened on Sunday after the…
RIYADH — China’s multinational technology company Lenovo and Saudi company Alat on Sunday broke ground on a new manufacturing base in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. According to a statement released by Lenovo, the factory will cover 200,000 square meters at the Special Integrated Logistics Zone near Riyadh’s international airport, and focus on the production…
Consumers inspect mobile devices in a shopping mall in Ji’an city, Jiangxi province, Feb 7, 2025. [Photo/IC] BEIJING — More than 20 million consumers have applied for China’s electronic products trade-in subsidies since the government launched the pro-consumption program three weeks ago, data from the commerce ministry showed Sunday. Some 20.09 million consumers applied for…
The projects, with a total investment of 147.1 billion yuan ($20.72 billion), are expected to generate an output value of 129.6 billion yuan in the following years. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Huangpu district in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has commenced construction on 117 projects following the signing of 35 additional contracts on Friday. The projects, with…