Employees work on an Otis assembly line at the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as TEDA, in Tianjin. CHINA DAILY Otis Worldwide Corp is strategically targeting China’s “replacement wave” of older elevators, capitalizing on national policies promoting large-scale equipment renewals to expand its local footprint. China remains one of the group’s most dynamic and…
A veterinary drug research and development team is at work at Tianjin Ringpu Bio-Technology Co in Tianjin’s Binhai New Area earlier this year. CHINA DAILY As temperatures rise in North China, April through June marks the peak season for stray animals to give birth. Last week, while admiring blooming crabapple flowers on the streets of…
Visitors check out exhibits at Rio Tinto’s booth during the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November. CHINA DAILY Rio Tinto is strategically targeting China’s growing demand for critical minerals, capitalizing on the country’s energy transition and high-quality development goals to expand its footprint in its largest market. China remains central to the…
A visitor checks out an Avatr 11 electric vehicle on display at the 47th Bangkok International Motor Show held in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 26, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] BANGKOK – Electric vehicles (EVs) have gained unprecedented attention in Thailand, as a sudden surge in global oil prices drives consumers to seek immediate options to reduce their…
Nawej Makal Styno (right), an automotive business manager at Celeste Agency, inspects heavy-duty trucks at a used vehicle remanufacturing industry park in Tianjin on March 27. CHINA DAILY Nawej Makal Styno, an automotive business manager at Celeste Agency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, traveled to a vehicle remanufacturing park in Tianjin’s Binhai New…
German logistics services provider DHL will put into operation its super gateway in Shenzhen, Guangdong province during the second half of the year, a senior executive said. This comes amid shifting trade patterns and surging demand for quicker logistics services in the country. John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express The facility will expand capacity for…
In August 2025, visitors wearing floral headpieces pose for selfies in Xunpu village, Quanzhou, Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua] In Quanzhou, a coastal city in eastern Fujian… Read More »The rise of emotional travel
A technician checks a humanoid robot at a tech company in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. HUANG ZONGZHI/XINHUA China plans to increase fiscal expenditure on science and technology by 10 percent this year to 426.42 billion yuan ($62 billion), the fastest growth among major spending categories, as part of a sustained push to achieve technological self-reliance. The…
Forging closer ties with local partners while fully embracing emerging technologies is key to Mastercard’s evolution from traditional card-centric businesses to a global money movement network, said Pratik Khowala, the company’s executive vice-president and global head of transfer solutions. Khowala made the remarks during an exclusive interview with China Daily in March, when Mastercard announced…
Using the renminbi to price major commodities such as oil may be “an indispensable step” in advancing the currency’s global role, and its internationalization could follow a path of expanding influence from the Global South toward developed markets, said a renowned Chinese economist. “Pricing is a crucial component of RMB internationalization,” said Huang Yiping, dean…