Into the unknown: Finding wonder in Guizhou
Thomas Hopkins snaps a photo of the stunning Bawang Valley in Guizhou province. Prior to landing at Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport and being quickly shuffled off to catch a train…
China and US can together shape global consumer trends, says business leader
China and the United States are not only the world’s two largest economies but also the two largest consumer markets, with the dual status giving them an outsized role to…
Video: 2026 WIC Asia-Pacific Summit — Shaping a new digital Asia-Pacific
As preparations accelerate, the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit is gearing up in Hong Kong. From the city’s dynamic skyline to the meticulously arranged venue, every detail is falling…
Reform, not just functional spending, key to manufacturing investment
China’s manufacturing investment still shows resilience, maintaining further expansion in both scale and total volume. Preliminary estimates suggest that the current scale of manufacturing investment in China exceeds 15 trillion…
Beyond oil woes: Healthy price recovery matters
CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY Recent tensions in the Middle East have been impacting global oil prices. WTI crude futures stood high above $98 per barrel on the woes haunting the Strait…
Green shift injects new development impetus
An image captures the installation of wind blades at a wind farm off Fujian province in January. LIN SHANCHUAN/XINHUA NANCHANG — Stepping into the production workshop of WG Tech, an…
High-five for China’s sci-fi on high tides
This photo taken on March 27, 2026 shows the opening ceremony of China Science Fiction Convention 2026 in Beijing. BEIJING — China’s science fiction sector has evolved over the past…
Domestic vehicle sales fall in first quarter
People visit the ICV (Internet-connected vehicles) and NEV (new energy vehicles) Exhibition Area of the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention (WMC) in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, Sept 20, 2025. China’s…
Smart tech seen under spotlight, but the real star is human
At this year’s Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in South China’s Hainan province last month, I expected conversations about breakthroughs, applications and collaborations. Instead, what left the deepest impression…
Asia turns a new leaf in its AI ascent
Humanoid robots are arranged at a tea plantation to help harvest spring tea in Huanggang, Hubei province, on March 22. WANG JIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY As artificial intelligence, which was once…