
China will remain a prime long-term destination for global investors, driven by its vast consumer market, deeper opening-up and rapid advances in digital and green technologies, which are reshaping industries and generating fresh growth opportunities, government officials and business executives said on Thursday.

Direct from Drone World Congress:The whole world looks to China for drones.The Drone World Congress 2026 opens at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China, May 21, 2026./Chinanews.com.Shenzhen produces 70% of the worlds consumer drones and nearly 50% of industrial drones.

Participants attend the 2026 Suzhou Global Investment Promotion Conference on Thursday in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The conference was held as a sideline event to the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting. CHINA DAILY

China's top wheat-producing province is using artificial intelligence and satellite imaging to manage this year's harvest as the country enters its annual summer reaping season.

China will impose tighter controls on certain strategic mineral resources under new regulations aimed at safeguarding national resource security, according to the State Council.
China's State-owned oil majors are rapidly accelerating their pivot toward renewable energy, transforming from traditional fossil-fuel drillers into integrated green energy powerhouses to meet the nation's ambitious "dual carbon" goals.
Located about 10 kilometers southwest of Athens, Greece, Piraeus Port is a vital gateway connecting Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

China's market regulator said on Wednesday that an international standard led by China on corrosion testing for power conductor materials had been formally approved and published by the International Organization for Standardization.

The Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will open a new transport corridor connecting western China directly to Southeast Asia.

China and the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday launched the jointly developed SMILE satellite to study interactions between solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere, marking the first full space science mission jointly carried out by the two sides.

After months of negotiations, FIFA and China Media Group (CMG) have reportedly reached an agreement on broadcasting rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the final deal said to be significantly lower than FIFA's initial asking price.

The first sovereign panda bond issuance by Pakistan — priced at a historically low coupon rate — highlights the growing potential of China's capital market to provide diversified and lower-cost financing channels for developing economies, experts said.
China's value-added industrial output expanded by 4.1% year-on-year in April, maintaining a stable growth despite the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and demonstrating strong resilience.
When Michael Owen carried a shoulder pole to hand over lychees to players on Sunday at the Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, cheers echoed throughout the stadium.
It's 5 am, and as the first rays of sunrise touch the waters north of Dalian, Liaoning province, several fishing enthusiasts board a yacht bound for a "sea ranch", hoping to land some big game fish.
Cambridge Science Park, the United Kingdom's oldest and largest hub for science and technology innovation, is planning a 30-year expansion that would triple its capacity for research-focused companies.

About one-quarter of foreign-owned companies currently operating in Russia were founded by Chinese citizens or organizations, according to a study reported by Russian state media, highlighting expanding business ties between Beijing and Moscow.

State-run oil company Sinopec has just launched a domestically developed 103-octane racing fuel in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a move that could reduce the country's dependence on imported fuel for top-tier motorsports events, according to media reports.

Chinas value-added industrial output increased by 5.6 percent year on year in the first four months of 2026, official data showed on Monday.

Amid continued volatility in global energy markets.China and Russia are accelerating the structural deepening of their energy partnership – anchored by stable fossil-fuel supply chains while simultaneously breaking ground in next-generation clean-energy corridors.

The U.S. state of Oregon, which is keen to strengthen its economic partnership with China, hosted a trade delegation from the Inner Mongolia autonomous region last week to explore business opportunities.

Small and micro-businesses are the deepest foundation of China's economy and the broadest micro-level base of its growth.

China Dailys Business Insight section has launched a column devoted to an in-depth interpretation of Xi Jinpings economic thought, with this article serving as the debut piece of the new series.

French industrial software company Dassault Systemes is looking to strengthen its industrial artificial intelligence ecosystem in China, as the country steps up ongoing efforts to foster new quality productive forces and advance the integration of AI with manufacturing, its chief executive said.
As Shanghai moves from scale expansion to capacity enhancement in building an international shipping center during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, demand for talent with cross-disciplinary expertise is rising, according to experts.

The outcomes achieved by China and the United States in their latest round of economic and trade consultations could help bring more certainty and confidence to global industrial and supply chains, and may contribute to stabilizing the world economy amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties, market observers and executives said.

President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have each sent a congratulatory letter to the 10th China-Russia Expo ahead of the Russian leader's upcoming state visit to China.

Chinese researchers have cloned six high-yield dairy goats for the first time, marking a breakthrough that could help accelerate livestock breeding and improve domestic dairy production, according to Northwest A&F University.
Chinese brands have evolved from being known mainly for affordability to becoming synonymous with technological innovation, creating unique value for global markets, an Azerbaijani economist has said.
Ahead of the May Day holiday, more than 4,000 international car dealers traveled to Wuhu in East China's Anhui province, home to the headquarters of Chinese automaker Chery. For many, the visit was a firsthand look at the dynamism of China's manufacturing sector.
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