Foreign buyers examine coffee makers at Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. SHI BUFA/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s bustling hub for small commodities, Yiwu in Zhejiang province, posted a record import and export value in the first three quarters of this year, driven by diversified global markets and strong export performance on the back…
China’s goods trade maintained steady growth in the first 10 months of 2025, with total imports and exports reaching 37.31 trillion yuan ($5.24 trillion), up 3.6 percent year-on-year, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Friday. From January to October, exports reached 22.12 trillion yuan, up 6.2 percent year-on-year, while imports totaled 15.19…
Japanese tech company Panasonic Holdings Corp is intensifying efforts to scale up investment and expand its footprint in the Chinese market, while accelerating its push for localization in areas ranging from research and development to production and sales of products, said a senior company executive. “China is not only a manufacturing powerhouse and a major…
Dow Inc, a United States-based materials science company and eight-time participant in the China International Import Expo, has brought nearly 100 technologies and products to the event in Shanghai this year, spanning sectors such as intelligent manufacturing, new energy, mobility, sustainable packaging and consumer goods. “What we are seeing now is that China is really…
China has completed the final connection of the northern line of its largest long-distance heating pipeline, a major project set to begin supplying clean energy to millions in Jinan, Shandong province, during the heating season this winter. Repurposing industrial waste heat, this initiative underscores the nation’s commitment to improving air quality and advancing sustainable energy…
Delegates discuss business at 3M’s booth during the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Thursday. WANG JING/CHINA DAILY With China emerging as a key hub for industrial innovation, foreign manufacturers participating in the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai said they are shifting from “exhibitors” to “innovation partners”, underscoring the country’s growing…
Pony.ai showcases its autonomous driving technologies and a robotaxi model at the Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport 2025 in September. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese robotaxi company Pony.ai is expected to turn profitable in three to four years, its top executive said on Thursday. “After nearly nine years of relentless innovation and exploration, Pony.ai…
Saudi Arabia has deepened ties with China-linked investors in healthcare, signing a major pact with Ewpartners to expand dialysis, rehabilitation, fertility and diagnostics services as the kingdom steps up private-sector participation to remedy persistent capacity gaps. The Middle East nation’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Investment signed a strategic cooperation agreement in October at…
An advertisement photo shows a woman on a smart indoor bike, one of a large number of new fitness products driving rapid growth in the sector. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] China is seeing the advent of the “slimming economy”, with more consumers turning to expert nutritionists, fitness workouts and AI-driven smart devices to stay…
The Air China flight from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region arrives at Tianjin Binhai International Airport on Sunday, marking the successful completion of a commemorative journey retracing the historic “Two Airlines Uprising” route. The aircraft received the civil aviation industry’s highest ceremonial tribute — the “water salute”. [Photo by Luo Wangshu/chinadaily.com.cn] A commemorative Air China…