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Top 10 convenience stores in China by numbers

Data shows China had 193,000 convenience stores in 2020. The sales volume of branded chain convenience stores in China reached 296.1 billion yuan ($46.08 billion), up about 6 percent year-on-year. The China Chain Store Association and KPMG released a report on the development of China’s convenience stores on May 13 based on 89 convenience store…

Top 10 Chinese home appliances firms in 2021

The market value of the 87 listed home appliances companies in China reached 2.05 trillion yuan ($322.76 billion) as of Dec 31, 2021, with three exceeding 100 billion yuan and one topping 500 billion yuan. Midea Group, Haier Smart Home and Gree Electric Appliances grabbed the top 3 places in market value. The top 10…

China’s finance ministry issues 12.5 billion yuan of treasury bonds in Hong Kong

BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday issued this year’s third batch of yuan-denominated treasury bonds — worth a total of 12.5 billion yuan ($1.74 billion) — in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The issuance included 3.5 billion yuan of two-year bonds, 3 billion yuan of three-year bonds, 3 billion yuan of five-year…

Free access offered to chip design tools

In response to recent US moves to block Chinese semiconductor firms from accessing advanced chip design tools, Shanghai UniVista Industrial Software Group said it will offer free trials and evaluations of its critical electronic design automation, or EDA, tools to domestic users. This is aimed at alleviating the mounting challenges faced by China’s chip industry.…

China’s top 10 smart computing server providers

China Internet Week announced the 2023 smart computing server providers list in December. Computing servers have brought changes to science, industries and business sectors amid the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and big data. IEIT System, an AI server company of Inspur Group, ranked first, while H3C and Huawei secured the second and third spots…

China launches pilot to integrate HR services with manufacturing sector

This photo taken on June 7, 2024 shows a smart assembly line at Seres Group’s super factory in Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, Southwest China. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China will launch a pilot in some 30 cities to integrate human resources (HR) services with the manufacturing sector, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said…

China ‘firmly opposes’ move on contracts

The European Union’s latest move to exclude Chinese companies from bidding on public procurement contracts in the medical devices sector has raised concerns over rising protectionism within the bloc and the potential for escalating trade tensions with China, market watchers said on Wednesday. Their comments came after EU member states decided to block Chinese companies…

Tencent launches its largest campus hiring campaign

A view of Tencent’s new headquarters under construction, which sits in Baoan district, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, May 13, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Chinese tech company Tencent is ramping up efforts to recruit young talent through its largest-ever campus hiring project, aiming to offer 28,000 internship positions over the next three years in a bid to support high-quality…

Trendy products driving dairy purchases

A woman browses dairy products at a supermarket in Shanghai, Sept 22, 2023. [Photo/VCG] Chinese consumers are no longer satisfied with simply drinking more milk, and they are focusing on better quality dairy items. The popularity of trendy dairy products such as milk tea and yogurt ice cream has contributed to the overall growth of…

Didi sets up $278m special fund

Visitors check out an autonomous driving vehicle at Didi’s booth during a high-tech expo in Beijing in October. ZHANG HAIYAN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s largest ride-hailing platform Didi is stepping up efforts to enhance driver recruitment and spur consumption with a 2 billion yuan ($278 million) special fund, to reinforce its role as a critical “employment reservoir”…