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Chinese EV maker NIO to launch Firefly brand in 16 overseas markets

Visitors check out NIO’s new brand Firefly at the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition held in Shanghai, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/VCG] SHANGHAI – Chinese EV maker NIO will expand its Firefly brand to another 16 countries across five continents this year, targeting the fast-growing global compact car market, the company announced at a…

Innovation brightens outlook of display panel industry

A visitor takes photographs of a 3D screen at the exhibition area of BOE Technology Group Co Ltd during the Display Innovation China Expo in Shanghai on July 4. [Photo provided to China Daily] Chinese display panel manufacturers are accelerating steps to expand their presence in cutting-edge organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display sector, which boasts…

Car exports surge in Q1 despite woes

Vehicles to be loaded for export are parked at a port in Shanghai on April 13. LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese car exports experienced a surge in the first quarter despite looming US tariff threats, driven primarily by enhanced product competitiveness and a slight sales growth in Global South countries, said Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of…

Shanghai records 5.1% GDP growth in Q1

Tourists take photos at the Bund area of Shanghai. [Photo by Wang Gang/For China Daily] Shanghai registered 5.1 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2025, up 0.1 percentage point year-on-year, the municipal government said on Wednesday. The first quarter GDP growth was also 0.1 percentage point higher than the whole-year growth of 2024.…

Shanghai makes steady progress in international financial center construction: official

An aerial drone photo shows visitors enjoying the cityscape at The Stage, a new observation deck atop White Magnolia Plaza in Shanghai, East China, April 14, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – Shanghai’s international financial center construction process is progressing soundly and features notable achievements, particularly through pioneering reforms in cross-border financial services, a central bank official…

Euro area international trade in goods surplus €24.0 bn

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Online shopping: more people buying print than e-books

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Production in construction down by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU

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3 930 intentional homicides recorded in the EU in 2023

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Mercedes must be in China, says top executive

Mercedes-Benz holds a brand day on April 22, 2025 in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s top-level innovation dynamism and world-class supplier network make it essential for Mercedes-Benz, said Ola Kaellenius, chairman of the German premium carmaker’s board of management, on Tuesday. “That is why you have to be in China. You have to be…