China’s economy beats expectations in 2025
China’s economy outperformed expectations over the year, with growth momentum broadening and key risks easing, a senior official said on Saturday. Speaking at the China Economic Annual Conference in Beijing,…
SMEs becoming major driver of trade between China and Russia
Small and medium-sized enterprises are increasingly becoming a key driver of trade growth between China and Russia, experts said on Friday at a forum held in Nanchang, capital of East…
Hainan FTP launches intl services portal
Zeeshan Qasim Khan, a Pakistani entrepreneur, takes photos of a board listing an array of official social media accounts of the Hainan Free Trade Port International Services portal at its…
Demand-led growth at top of 2026 agenda
A drone photo taken on Nov 1, 2025 shows a view of Shenzhen Bay Culture Square in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. China’s key economic meeting put “demand-led growth and…
Uni-themed apparel all the rage
Chinese universities are discovering that school logo and team-related apparel, in this case, winter outerwear, is becoming hot on campuses, especially as temperatures plummet. Renmin University of China has seen…
Balanced growth, structural reforms in focus for 2026
Workers operate a humanoid robot to collect data in a warehouse material handling scenario at the Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Dec 4. XIAO YIJIU/XINHUA…
Calls for steps to restore stability in real estate sector
A visitor (right) examines a real estate project model at the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing on Sept 12. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY As China’s…
China’s first deepwater oilfield sees full operation of secondary development project
BEIJING — China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced Sunday that the secondary development project of the Liuhua Oilfield, the country’s first deepwater oilfield, has fully commenced operation. The milestone marks…
Zhejiang banks bet big on high-tech drivers
A visitor tries on a pair of smart augmented-reality glasses at a facility of Hangzhou Lingban Technology Ltd in Zhejiang province on Oct 21. JIANG XUEQING/CHINA DAILY As China prepares…
Horizon to bring driving aids to the masses
Horizon Robotics displays models featuring its driving assistance solutions at the Horizon Together 2025 Summit in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Dec 8. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY China’s largest group of car…