A saleswoman showcases gold jewelry at a store in Mengzi, Yunnan province, on Jan 21. XUE YINGYING/FOR CHINA DAILY On Wednesday, spot gold surged past $5,280 per ounce, continuing to break historical records, with year-to-date rises exceeding 20 percent. Spot silver also reached a peak of $116 per ounce before settling to trade around $115.3.…
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A drone photo taken on Jan 14, 2026 shows a container terminal at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] China is willing to work with the United States to effectively maintain and utilize the Sino-US economic and trade consultation mechanism, manage differences, and advance cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Speaking…
In 2024, the number of registered victims of human trafficking in the EU was 9 678. There were 7 966 suspected traffickers and 2 599 convicted traffickers. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the registered victims of human trafficking were women or girls. For suspected and convicted traffickers, less than a quarter were women (24% and 21%,…
China has begun full commercial operations at the world’s largest compressed air energy storage plant in East China’s Jiangsu province, marking a significant technical milestone in the country’s push to solve the intermittency challenges of its massive renewable energy build-out. The facility utilizes vast underground salt caverns to store energy. It officially became fully operational…
A visitor tries out a smartphone game during a high-tech expo in Shanghai in July. CHINA DAILY Artificial intelligence has dramatically increased the speed and volume at which games reach the market, according to a recent report released by mobile analytics firm AppsFlyer. AppsFlyer said that AI-enabled production coincided with a sharp increase in advertising…
Investor sentiment toward China’s capital markets remained broadly resilient toward the end of 2025, characterized by a clear divergence between rising optimism among retail investors and a shift toward prudence among financial professionals, according to a survey by the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. The latest investor sentiment survey released on Wednesday found that…
A staff member works in the data room of a supercomputing center in Gui’an New Area, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Aug 29, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] Guizhou’s latest government work report sets out an expanded role for digital and intelligent industries, linking long-term economic targets with concrete applications such as smart tourism systems already in use across…
Visitors buy Norwegian seafood during the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov 8. CHINA DAILY China’s post-1990s and post-2000s generations have become a significant force in transforming consumption during the Spring Festival holiday season, with products that are healthy, emotionally engaging and social media-friendly gaining prominence. Among these, salmon has emerged as…
China National Tire and Rubber Co Ltd, or CNRC, the controlling shareholder of Italian tire maker Pirelli, has submitted a proposal to address governance arrangements and potential regulatory concerns in the United States. The move followed an announcement last week by Camfin, Pirelli’s second-largest shareholder, that it would not renew its shareholder agreement with China’s…