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Volume of retail trade up by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU

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SDG 3: Good health and well-being

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China’s long game: building economic resilience in a volatile world

A staff member debugs a humanoid robot at a robot company in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, June 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — With crippling trade tariffs, surging corporate costs and increasing market volatility, the convergence of tensions and disruptions in 2025 has clouded the global economic outlook, posing a profound test to the fortitude…

China’s grain producer tapping into future of farming

HARBIN — In a farm owned by China’s leading agricultural conglomerate, Beidahuang Group, digital sentinels stand watch over rice fields beneath the scorching sun. These advanced monitors oversee weather and soil conditions, transmitting real-time data back to a central farming control center. The Youyi Farm, the country’s first large-scale mechanized state-owned farm established in 1954…

‘Ice city’ hot destination for SE Asian tourists

A group of tourists from Southeast Asian countries pose for photos on Central Street, a major attraction in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, in July. CHINA DAILY As the nation experiences sweltering heat during the sanfu period — the hottest part of summer based on the Chinese calendar — Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province known to many…

Beijing gears up for 2025 World Robot Conference with robotics innovation

A humanoid robot is pictured during the World Robot Conference 2024 in Beijing, Aug 21, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — More than 100 cutting-edge robotics products will make their debuts at the upcoming 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, nearly twice as many as last year, highlighting the conference’s growing role as a global stage for…

New system to elevate free trade hub

China’s southern Hainan province will launch a comprehensive zero-tariff system for imports starting Dec 18, when it begins operating as a special Customs regulatory area, experts said on Monday, marking a major step in its push to become a globally competitive free trade hub. The new policy, approved by China’s finance, Customs and tax authorities,…

China-US trade ties crucial for global growth

China’s economic growth is pivotal to and vital for global prosperity, and it is essential and significant for the United States and China to maintain a stable trade relationship, according to a senior business leader. Rajesh Subramaniam, CEO of US-based logistics company FedEx Corp and chair of the Board of the US-China Business Council, said…

China’s autonomous driving tech forges inroads into global markets

A family tries a self-driving vehicle developed by China’s tech giant Baidu on June 21 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. ZHOU NAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Commercial application of China’s cutting-edge autonomous driving technology is spreading globally as Chinese enterprises speed up efforts to expand their presence in overseas markets and deploy robotaxi fleets. Residents in some Middle East…

Monetary policy likely to stay accommodative in H2

A cashier counts RMB notes in a bank in Haian, Jiangsu province. [Photo/Sipa] Chinese policymakers are likely to maintain accommodative monetary conditions in the second half of the year, remaining prepared to step up policy support in case of any significant economic slowdown pressures or unexpected external shocks, analysts said on Monday. Soft domestic inflation…