Small grain coffee beans from Baoshan, Yunnan province. [Photo by Wang Xianwen/ for chinadaily.com.cn] The growth in coffee exports from the Chinese province of Yunnan has culminated in it leading the nation in shipments this year to date, customs data shows. The province exported coffee and related products worth 840 million yuan ($120 million) in…
BEIJING — China’s electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, saw steady expansion in November, official data showed on Wednesday. Power use rose 6.2 percent year-on-year in November to 835.6 billion kilowatt-hours, according to the National Energy Administration. Power consumed by the primary and secondary industries rose 7.9 percent and 4.4 percent year-on-year, respectively,…
The world’s first methanol dual-fuel powered intelligent very large crude carrier (VLCC), dubbed New Explorer, was delivered four months ahead of schedule to its owner in Dalian, Liaoning province, on Dec 22. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The world’s first methanol dual-fuel powered intelligent very large crude carrier (VLCC), dubbed New Explorer, was delivered on Monday…
Power consumption in China rose 6.2 percent year-on-year in November, official data showed on Wednesday, driven by a surge in high-tech manufacturing and service sectors as the country nears a record-breaking year for energy demand. Total electricity usage reached 835.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) for the month, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA). The figures…
CNOOC Limited announced on Wednesday a major oilfield discovery at the Qinhuangdao 29-6 site, located in the shallow Neogene formations of the Bohai Sea, which adds over a hundred million tons of oil equivalent in-place. The discovery well, situated in the central Bohai Sea, was drilled to a depth of 1,688 meters, where it encountered 66.7 meters of…
Potential homebuyers look at a property model in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. WEI LIANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE China will promote the acquisition of existing commercial housing for use as government-subsidized housing, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong has said at a two-day work conference, which concluded on Tuesday. According to Ni, China’s property sector retains…
Yang Tao, deputy general manager of Qingyuan County Junbo Biotechnology Co Ltd, checks shiitake mushrooms in an intelligent drying unit in Qingyuan county, East China’s Zhejiang province, on Dec 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU — Nestled in the remote mountains of Zhejiang province, Qingyuan county has transformed its lush forests into a source of sustainable wealth…
A Sino-French tasting evening celebrating culinary dialogue and cross-cultural exchange was recently held at Fujian Restaurant in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A Sino-French evening… Read More »Tasting a Sino-French cross-cultural culinary exchange
SHENYANG — BMW has launched the trial production of its Neue Klasse — or “New Class” — electric vehicles at its Shenyang plant in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, integrating cutting-edge Chinese technology into its innovation system. The long-wheelbase BMW iX3 represents the automaker’s core strategy for electrification and digitalization. With trial production underway, the company…
Technicians operate a drone during a safety hazard inspection on a high-rise building in the city Taixing, Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Taixing in East China’s Jiangsu province has introduced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) thermal imaging scanning technology to conduct safety hazard inspections on buildings in the city. By using technological means and systematic…