Equipment manufacturers driving trade growth

In the first half (H1) of 2025, freight trains departing from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region heading to Vietnam, transported a total of 18,870 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of export goods, marking a year-on-year surge of 283 percent, according to the China Railway Nanning Group.

​Digitally empowered governance, trust-based cooperation, and security as a foundation for growth were highlighted at a summit as key pillars in the future development of cities across the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

​China on Thursday called on the European Union (EU) to view bilateral economic and trade relations in a non-emotional and unprejudiced manner, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and there will be important high-level exchanges.

​Despite the choppy global trade climate, China's toy-makers have remarkable resilience, with Pop Mart leading a striking advance in Western markets.

​German auto parts giant ZF is intensifying its technology cooperation with Chinese automakers, the company said on Thursday.

In an orchard in Quchi Township of Wushan County in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, villager Peng Bin finished picking fresh plums. A black robot dog soon trotted over to Peng, carrying a basket full of fruit on its back.

​China secured a steady summer grain harvest in 2025, with a total output reaching about 149.74 million metric tons, official data showed on Thursday.

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade hosted an event on July 4 to showcase geographical indication (GI) products, aiming to raise public awareness and encourage sustainable consumption of high-quality products.

China's auto production and sales logged double-digit increases in the first half of the year (H1), a sign of vibrant domestic consumption in the world's second-largest economy, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Thursday.

​China's courier sector has handled more than 100 billion parcels so far this year, according to data released by the State Post Bureau on Thursday.

Many Chinese manufacturers are now facing labor shortages, rising costs and demand for flexible production. While traditional industrial robots are efficient, they lack adaptability for small-batch, multi-product manufacturing. Humanoid robots are believed to be a solution to this problem.

At an apple base in Bepa Town of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which sits at an altitude over 3,000 meters, Lin Chuanqing, head of a local apple business, was busy inspecting the growth of apples.

On the rooftops of Shuangjing Village in the city of Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, rows of gleaming solar panels shimmer under the summer sun, resembling a vast azure sea from a distance.

​The European Union (EU) is pushing for a framework of trade agreement in principle with the United States while retaining the options to retaliate, multiple EU officials said on Wednesday.

​Nvidia on Wednesday became the first company to ever hit the market value of 4 trillion U.S. dollars as its stock jumped more than 2 percent during the morning trading.

​An English-language version of "Ne Zha 2" will hit theaters across the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in IMAX and 3D from Aug. 22, CMC Pictures said on Wednesday.

China's GDP is projected to reach 140 trillion yuan in 2025, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Zheng Shanjie said Wednesday. The country successively crossed the 110-trillion-yuan, 120-trillion-yuan, and 130-trillion-yuan thresholds in the Five-Year Plan period. Despite its vast scale and external challenges, the country has sustained a strong momentum of growth — an unprecedented achievement in the history of world economies, he said.

Data shows that foreign direct investment into China totaled 4.7 trillion yuan (US$657 billion) from 2021 to May 2025. Foreign companies play a vital role in driving trade and creating jobs, proving the success of China's foreign investment policies, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Zhou Haibing said Wednesday.

China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent year on year in June, reversing a 0.1 percent decline registered in the previous month.

The third CISCE is set for July 16-20, 2025, in Beijing. The event will feature six key industrial chains — advanced manufacturing, clean energy, smart vehicles, digital technology, healthy life and green agriculture — and include a supply chain service area.