A range of ABB Robotics products has obtained China Robot (CR) certification, making the company the first multinational corporation to pursue and secure the certification for its full product portfolio in China. CR certification is an authoritative safety and quality certification system for China’s robotics industry. Launched in 2016 under the joint guidance of several…
Finnish Ambassador to China Mikko Kinnunen (second from right) tastes food from Kazakhstan on Wednesday at a booth set up by the Central Asian nation during the Beijing International Premium Products Event for “Big Market for All: Export to China” in the Chinese capital. ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY By pushing the expansion of high-level…
A passenger opens a car door with a concealed handle in Beijing on Tuesday. ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES/EPA As the first country to ban concealed door handles on passenger vehicles, China is expected to further secure driving safety while reinforcing its growing role in shaping global automotive safety standards, industry experts said. Their comments follow a…
TAIYUAN — For decades, Shanxi province has been synonymous with coal in China. The northern province sits at the heart of the country’s energy system, supplying fuel and electricity to factories and cities far away. Now it is also becoming a test site for something else — whether China’s energy transition can work in areas…
If you peeked into Rio Tinto’s global “shopping cart” for 2025, you wouldn’t just find the usual mining essentials. You would see a record-breaking $4.3 billion receipt from Chinese suppliers, a clear sign that the world’s mining giant has gone from being China’s “favorite rock salesman” to one of its most enthusiastic business partners. Rio…
By pushing the expansion of high-level opening-up and proactively sharing its vast market, China is emerging as a source of certainty for international businesses, offering stable demand and long-term growth opportunities at a time when global economic recovery remains fragile and trade fragmentation is intensifying, government officials and business leaders said on Wednesday. By further…
A view of the booth of Commercial Aircraft Corp of China during an expo in Singapore. YIN GANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) has secured a new order for its specialized regional aircraft at the ongoing Singapore Airshow 2026, as the aircraft manufacturer showcased its C909 and C919 jets while stepping up…
China stands ready to deepen cooperation with other APEC economies on cross-border e-commerce, green trade and agricultural product market access to expand opportunities through inclusive opening and pragmatic collaboration, said a senior customs official on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting during the First Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings of APEC China 2026 in Guangzhou,…
The Hong Kong initial public offering market opened the year on a strong note, as January has been a very robust month for debuts, with the momentum stemming from positive market sentiment and a strong pipeline following stellar results in 2025. By the end of January, 13 new IPOs had listed on the Hong Kong…
SHANGHAI — Shanghai has set a GDP growth target of around 5 percent for 2026, Mayor Gong Zheng said on Tuesday while delivering a government work report. The target follows better-than-expected economic expansion in 2025. Shanghai’s GDP grew 5.4 percent year-on-year to 5.67 trillion yuan ($814.6 billion) last year, according to the report. Lu Ming,…