Central SOEs urged to ramp up digital efforts
Technicians from China Mobile check a 5G base station in Tongling, Anhui province. China’s centrally administered State-owned enterprises have made substantial progress in both industrial digitization and digital industrialization, boosting…
Yiwu plates up the world
A foreign chef prepares Turkish doner kebab at Almalki Restaurant in Yiwu Place business complex on May 15. LYU BIN/FOR CHINA DAILY As night falls, Yiwu, the international city built…
Rare disease sector seen as frontier for innovation
China’s rare disease sector is entering a strategic window for biomedical innovation, as the country’s expanding diagnosis network and relatively large unmet medical needs create new momentum for drug development,…
CNOOC’s Kenli 10-2 oilfield starts production in Bohai Sea
China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced on Wednesday that the first phase of the Kenli 10-2 oilfield cluster — the country’s largest offshore shallow-layer lithological oilfield — has fully commenced…
World’s largest LNG-powered container ship launches in Shanghai
The world’s largest liquefied natural gas-powered container ship flying the French flag made its maiden call at Shanghai Yangshan Port in Shanghai on May 22, marking the vessel’s official operation,…
Event focused on silver economy development wraps up in Chongqing
The 2026 Western China Silver Economy Consumption Season wraps up on May 24, 2026, in Southwest China’s Chongqing. The 2026 Western China Silver Economy Consumption Season wrapped up successfully on…
China’s drug sales skyrocket in 2025, white paper shows
Seth Zhang, founder and CEO of MediTrust Health, delivers a speech in Shanghai on May 21. The sales volume of China’s innovative drugs and medical devices surged in 2025, while…
Strengthened China-US AI ties stressed
As China and the United States race to expand their artificial intelligence capabilities, economists said the two countries need closer cooperation on global governance and safety standards in order to…
Sanhe Ancient Town, Hefei, Anhui
Sanhe Ancient Town in Hefei, Anhui, is a classic Jianghuai (including parts of Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces) water town shaped by the convergence of three rivers. White-walled…
E-shopping month eyes boosting spending
A livestreamer (center) promotes tea sales during an expo in Beijing last week. CHINA DAILY A month-long live e-commerce shopping gala kicked off on Saturday in the capital’s Fengtai district,…