China-France trade up 4.1% in first 10 months
BEIJING – Trade between China and France rose 4.1 percent year-on-year to $68.8 billion from January to October, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Two-way investment increased steadily and…
China’s spherical graphite exports to the EU fall 50% from their 2022 peak
Reconciling China Customs data with EU trade statistics is difficult because the EU does not use a specific import code for spherical graphite, whereas China does. Two years have now…
Report: rare earth export licenses granted to 3 Chinese companies
Three Chinese companies have obtained general export licenses for rare-earth–related items from the government, according to Shanghai Securities News. The companies — JL MAG Rare-Earth Co, Beijing Zhong Ke San…
State Grid and China Telecom successfully transfer computing power across provinces
The State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Co, together with China Telecom, ran a successful technical test of rapidly transferring multi-task computing power across provinces between Shanghai and Fujian province on…
Number of air passengers up 8% in 2024
In 2024, the total number of passengers travelling by air in the EU was 1.1 billion, an increase of 8.3% compared with 2023 (973 million). Data show that in 2024,…
China spends 35.5 billion yuan on work-for-relief programs to boost employment
BEIJING — Investment from the central government budget toward the work-for-relief programs has totaled 35.5 billion yuan (about $5 billion) in 2025, with these programs expected to create more than…
GDPS 2025: Where embodied intelligence faces real-world tests
Global Developer Pioneers Summit 2025, which will include the world’s first embodied intelligence skills contest referring to the criteria adopted at the WorldSkills Competition, will be held in Shanghai from…
Shanghai FTZ launches pilot program to upgrade free trade account system
The pilot program to upgrade the functions of the free trade account system in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone officially took effect on Friday, marking a new step…
Zhejiang power company marks key step in fully intelligent all-scenario maintenance
The State Grid Zhoushan Power Supply Company carries out the first integrated air-surface-underwater inspection of intertidal submarine cables in Gouqi waters, Shengsi, Zhejiang province. The State Grid Zhoushan Power Supply…
China, US bolster semi-conductor cooperation in high-level talks
Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), led a Chinese business delegation in a meeting with executives of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)…