‘AI milk tea’ a taste of new smart economy
Visitors try smart watches that actively monitor blood pressure at the Appliance & Electronics World Expo in Shanghai on March 20, 2025. FANG ZHE/XINHUA On a brisk winter day in…
A place full of happiness
A teahouse leisure moment at the Tiexiangsi Water Street in Chengdu High-Tech Zone, Sichuan province. PENG CHAO/CHINA DAILY When Lutz Pluemer retired and left Germany for China in 2018, his…
Pyrotechnics hub rebuilds entire value chain
A weekend fireworks show at the Sky Theater in Liuyang, a county-level city in Central China’s Hunan province. CHINA DAILY On a typical weekend night in Liuyang, a county-level city…
Shenyang eyes tourism, sports to reshape economy
Tourists watch a traditional Peking Opera performance at the square along the Shenyang Imperial Palace in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Feb 17. The city, once known primarily as an industrial…
Nanyang GDP hits 500b yuan mark
Employees check products at an electronics company in Nanyang, Henan province. WANG XIAOJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Nanyang, Central China’s Henan province, is doubling down on making good use of both domestic…
Contract templates urged for BRI projects
As Chinese enterprises accelerate their global expansion, Mo Dingge, a deputy to the National People’s Congress, has highlighted the urgent need for “soft infrastructure” — specifically standardized contract templates —…
Stronger financing to fuel drug innovation
Employees of Betta Pharmaceuticals work on a drug packaging line in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. WANG GANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE China should strengthen investment and financing mechanisms for its biopharmaceutical sector in…
Puyang moves to modernize manufacturing sector
Personnel from Sinopec Zhongyuan Oilfield Company pump hydrogen into a vehicle at a hydrogen production workshop in Puyang, Henan province, on Aug 12, 2024. TONG JIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY In a…
Liuyang reinventing nation’s booming fireworks industry
A tourist enjoys a creative fireworks show at the Sky Theater in Liuyang, Central China’s Hunan province, on July 12. CHEN SIHAN/XINHUA As the Chinese New Year fireworks faded and…
China unveils self-developed, cutting-edge carbon fiber material
A researcher conducts an experiment at a key laboratory of China National Building Material Group Co Ltd’s Bengbu Design and Research Institute for Glass Industry Co Ltd in Bengbu, Anhui…