APEC ‘China Year’ kicks off at Shenzhen meeting
The APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting concluded in Shenzhen, Guangdong province on Friday. China announced on Friday that the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting will take place on Nov 18-19…
China to focus on stimulating consumption next year
A staff member promotes products via live-streaming at a culture and tourism industrial demonstration base in Shijiazhuang city, North China’s Hebei province, Nov 11, 2025. Facing external uncertainties and a…
Chinese company wins contract to build big-data systems in Cambodia
A core technology behind China’s first large-scale pumped-storage AI data analysis platform has secured a contract to build big-data systems for two major hydropower stations in Cambodia, China Southern Power…
Beijing institute launches AI platform to boost new-drug development
The Global Health Drug Discovery Institute on Thursday unveiled AI Kongming in Beijing, an artificial intelligence-driven platform designed to sharply improve the efficiency and success rate of drug development from…
World Bank raises China’s growth forecasts signaling confidence in economic resilience
A cargo vessel is loaded up with containers at a container terminal of Hong Kong, South China, May 22, 2025. The World Bank has raised its forecast for China’s 2025…
Employment rate stable in Q3 2025
In the third quarter of 2025, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 76.2%, stable compared with the second quarter of 2025. Labour market slack…
EU had 1.6 buses and coaches per 1 000 people in 2024
In 2024, there were 737 142 buses and motor coaches (including trolleybuses, mini-buses and mini-coaches) in the EU, i.e. 1.6 buses and motor coaches per 1 000 inhabitants. This motorisation…
Air China–Rolls-Royce joint venture begins operations in Beijing
China marked a key step in expanding its high-end aero engine maintenance capabilities as the country’s first joint venture for aero maintenance, repair and overhaul officially opened and began operations…
Custom consumer experiences the future of retail, expert says
The consumption of China’s high net worth individuals (HNWI) will be more refined and more personalized, raising more requirements for merchants, an industry expert said. Renee Cheng, global managing partner…
Labour market flows in Q3 2025
Between the second and the third quarter of 2025, 3.1 million unemployed people aged 15-74 in the EU (23.0% of all unemployed in the second quarter of 2025) found a…