Drop in petroleum imports in 2025
In the first 9 months of 2025, the average monthly imports of petroleum oil in the EU decreased by 18.3% in value and 6.6% in volume compared with the monthly…
Cost reduction is the main driver of outsourcing
This article presents key results from the Global Value Chains survey on international sourcing. International sourcing, often referred to as outsourcing, involves the partial or full relocation of business activities…
Konica Minolta marks milestones in China with new strategy
Konica Minolta’s booth at the Labelexpo Asia 2025 in Shanghai. Konica Minolta, a Japanese imaging product manufacturer, has hosted a media event in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu province, celebrating three…
Returns to third countries up by 15% in Q3 2025
In the third quarter of 2025, 115 440 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and 34 155 people were returned to third countries following an order to…
Boosting consumption will be key in 2026
The call by Chinese policymakers to further boost consumption and raise incomes of urban and rural residents signals a stronger demand-side push in 2026 to target consumers’ ability and willingness…
Airbus delivers 800th A320 assembled in China
Airbus delivered its 800th A320 Family aircraft assembled in China, on Dec 17, 2025. Airbus on Wednesday delivered its 800th A320 Family aircraft assembled in China, underscoring the European planemaker’s…
China becomes key strategic market for CSL
Australian biopharmaceutical company CSL has designated China as one of its most important strategic markets worldwide, a milestone highlighted by a significant expansion of both its workforce and investment in…
Construction starts of new unit at nuclear power plant in Fujian
China General Nuclear Power Group, the country’s largest nuclear power plant operator by installed capacity, announced on Tuesday that it has started the main construction phase of Unit 6 at…
Xinjiang announces incentives to promote winter tourism
Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is leveraging its long snow season and quality snow to develop ice-and-snow tourism. Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has recently rolled out a…
World’s largest HSR shield machine bores past 10km
China’s domestically developed shield machine, the world’s largest in diameter for high-speed rail tunnels, has successfully excavated over 10,000 meters beneath the Yangtze River on Dec 16. This marks the…