A senior resident plays chess with a robot at Shenzhen Nursing Home in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, March 3, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] SHENYANG – Artificial joints fitted closely around Zhang’s legs, tiny motors humming as they learned his strides. With each step, the sensors tracked his movements and the whole frame gently pushed him forward.…
A technician (right) helps a China Daily reporter experience a skin analyzer at Jiangnan Institute of Beauty Research in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, in September. XU JIAYI/CHINA DAILY Can you believe that an entire industry chain operates inside a single building in Wuxi, Jiangsu province? In Wuxi National High-tech District, this is exactly how the beauty and…
A view of an outlet of Subway in Shenyang, Liaoning province. CHINA DAILY US-based restaurant brand Subway, which opened its 1,000th store in China earlier this year, is making steady progress toward its ambitious goal of reaching 4,000 stores in the country over the next two decades. The company’s top executive expressed strong confidence in Subway’s…
Shoppers examine Huawei products at a store in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. SHI BUFA/FOR CHINA DAILY China is stepping up efforts to improve the adaptability of supply and demand in its consumer market, as authorities move to further unlock consumption potential and support high-quality economic growth, said officials and experts. “Adaptability means that producers proactively respond…
Hosts of Shanghai Onair Studio promote dairy products from New Zealand via livestreaming during the China International Import Expo in Shanghai earlier this month. CHINA DAILY Zhu Yiwen, better known online as “Wangwang”, has been hailed by netizens as a model of how ordinary people can reach the peak of the livestreaming industry. With 860,000…
China’s outbound direct investment will grow steadily this year, enabling Chinese companies to tap into wider markets and support longer-term economic expansion in host countries, said experts and business leaders. The overseas expansion of Chinese companies is no longer about exporting products, but about delivering technological systems and managerial expertise that help upgrade local industries,…
Asset managers said investors should place greater weight on China’s economic fundamentals rather than short-term market swings, as they expect the next phase of Chinese equities to be driven primarily by underlying fundamentals. By Thursday’s close, the Shanghai Composite Index finished at 3,875.26, up 0.29 percent, while the Shenzhen Component Index closed at 12,875.19, down…
Eurostat has released the 2025 edition of the interactive publication Housing in Europe, offering statistical insights into housing trends across Europe. The publication presents latest data on various aspects of housing, including types, ownership, size, quality and environmental impact, while also exploring housing costs and developments in the construction sector. The 2025 edition also includes…
China earmarked 700 billion yuan ($97.2 billion) and 800 billion yuan in ultra-long special treasury bonds in 2024 and 2025, respectively, to support the construction of respective 1,465 and 1,459 “hard” investment projects focused on implementing major national strategies and enhancing security capacity in key areas, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top…
Eurostat’s database is an almost endless mine of data knowledge, but diving into it can feel scary. So, whether you’re just starting out or already an experienced data explorer, we invite you to join us on Tuesday, 2 December, from 11.00 to 11.45 CEST, for our webinar dedicated to the Eurostat database. In this webinar,…