Russian tourists shop at a supermarket in Raohe county, Heilongjiang province, on Oct 11, 2025. [Photo/VCG] China and Russia are seeing renewed vitality in cross-border travel and economic cooperation after a visa-free travel arrangement and an upgraded bilateral investment treaty came into force on Monday, measures that experts say will support diversified trade and strengthen…
China’s foreign trade in goods rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2025 to 41.21 trillion yuan, according to the General Administration of Customs on Monday. In November alone, the country’s goods imports and exports totaled 3.9 trillion yuan, up 4.1 percent from a year earlier. More content to follow. Please refresh…
Villagers make musical instruments by hand in Jiayi village in Aksu prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region this month. About 120 people from the… Read More »Southern Xinjiang a summer hit with tourists
Visitors learn about an intelligent connected vehicle at an international summit on Beidou Navigation Satellite System applications in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Sept 24. CHEN SIHAN/XINHUA BEIJING — China is steering its massive auto sector toward a future defined by precision alignment, targeting intelligent connected vehicles as a primary engine to generate 1 trillion yuan…
A visitor checks out an intelligent refrigerator during the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on April 16. AI-empowered products have shown that AI is catalyzing consumer spending and reshaping retail. LU HANXIN/XINHUA BEIJING — A Beijing resident who provided Zhang as his surname recently took delight in…
China’s latest steps to spur domestic demand will draw more foreign enterprises to increase investment in the country, as the strength of its super-large-scale market offers renewed impetus for corporate growth and the broader global economic recovery, said leading economists and business executives. Speaking ahead of China’s annual Central Economic Work Conference, they said these…
MOLLY miniatures featuring characters from the film Zootopia 2 shown in a Pop Mart shop Daxing district, Beijing, on Dec 4, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Disney’s Zootopia 2 has become a major box-office performer in China, setting off a wave of intellectual property (IP)-driven consumer spending across e-commerce platforms. Since its release on Nov 26, the movie…
A foreign journalist records a video about the ancient town of Yangloudong during the media tour. CHINA DAILY In late November, a cultural tour brought… Read More »War and teas: Chibi city steeped in history
A worker assembles an electric light truck at an automobile enterprise in the Guian New Area of Guizhou province in July. QU HONGLUN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE More electric trucks are hitting the road in China as the nation strives to achieve peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and accelerate electrification of its transportation sector.…
The construction of the largest aircraft maintenance base in Southwest China started in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Thursday. Once completed in 2028, the first phase of the base at Kunming Changshui International Airport will feature a maintenance hangar capable of simultaneously accommodating 10 narrow-body aircraft for regular inspections. Upon operation, the facility will handle maintenance…