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Wuxi thrives with robust industrial development

A bird’s-eye view of Wuxi. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Wuxi, the birthplace of Chinese national industry and commerce, has experienced significant industrial growth. Recent statistics reveal a 5.9 percent year-on-year increase in the city’s GDP to 743.7 billion yuan ($104.72 billion) in the first half of this year, alongside a record-setting foreign trade value. These…

CIG, EV makers team up to extend footprint in Africa

The SAIC Anji cargo ship exports vehicles from Yantai Port in Shandong province. [TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY] Trading firm Choice International (CIG) is ramping up efforts to take more Chinese new energy vehicles to overseas markets, with the latest achievement being a series of strategic cooperation agreements signed with Nigeria covering electric vehicle shipments. According…

Large-scale debt swap eyed to boost economy

A worker counts Chinese currency renminbi at a bank in Linyi, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] China is likely to approve a debt swap program worth trillions of yuan as the beginning of a broader plan to decisively forestall any downward economic spiral, economists and policy advisers said. The debt resolution program — set to…

Smart tech set to help beef up coal output

Visitors try out an intelligent operating system at the booth of Jinneng Holding during an expo in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY As energy demand in China peaks during the winter, Shanxi province, one of the major power hubs in the country, is strengthening efforts to ensure stable coal supply through intelligent transformation. The province…

China’s foreign trade maintains stable growth

Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port in Shandong province. [Photo by Yu Fangping/For China Daily] China’s total imports and exports of goods expanded 5.3 percent year-on-year in yuan terms in the first three quarters of this year, maintaining stable growth, official data showed on Monday. The goods trade volume expanded to 32.33 trillion yuan ($4.57…

AI boom brings major changes in employment market

Students program robots to perform kung fu during an AI class at a primary school in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sept 4. LI HANCHI/FOR CHINA DAILY While the boom in artificial intelligence is ushering in new job opportunities, experts are cautioning that it will also bring short-term pain and change for some skilled…

Hainan aims big for niche sector

The advanced Sikorsky S76 medium twin-engine helicopter takes off from Sanya, Hainan and flies to Zhanjiang, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Hainan province plans to boost its low-altitude economy by aiming for a total economic output value exceeding 30 billion yuan ($4.24 billion) by 2026. The island province plans to achieve this by establishing…

Nation to build unified market

A view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] China will push ahead with the building of a unified national market as part of the country’s efforts to foster a more equitable and well-ordered development environment for market players, the State Council — the nation’s Cabinet — said on Friday. The imperative to adopt a…

2024 Global Data Ecosystem Conference to open in Shanghai

A visitor checks out Haier’s booth during an electronics expo in Shanghai in March. CHINA DAILY The 2024 Global Data Ecosystem Conference will be held from Oct 19 to 20 in Pudong New Area in Shanghai. The conference is jointly hosted by Shanghai Data Group and Shanghai Data Service Provider Association. Going into its third…

Tax policies aid income earners

A woman shows banknotes and coins included in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi. [Photo/Xinhua] More than 70 percent of people earning an income, did not have to pay tax in China last year, as the country’s individual income tax reform has significantly lightened the burden on lower-income earners, the latest…