At 02:19 am on Thursday Beijing time, China Eastern Airlines flight MU745, carrying 282 passengers, departed from Shanghai. After a stopover in Auckland, New Zealand, it continued its journey to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Wednesday pledged to deepen the integration of the cultural, tourism, and civil aviation sectors, aiming for a significant rise in tourism travel service standards by ...
"Snow holidays" in multiple Chinese regions have boosted snow-and-ice tourism and facilitated cross-regional travel, data from a Chinese travel agency showed on Monday. A market participant said on Monday that the policies not only promote the high-quality development of education, ...
Russia's reported announcement of visa-free entry for Chinese visitors triggered an immediate surge in travel demand. Within less than an hour, air-ticket searches to Russia on Chinese travel platform Fliggy jumped more than 8-fold from the previous day, pushing same-day ...
As of 10 am on Monday, all flights on 12 routes from Chinese mainland cities to Japan planned for the coming week have been canceled, according to data from civil aviation industry information provider Flight Master.
Mercedes-Benz CEO claimed on Thursday that the company is "not naive" in China and is battling to maintain its market share amid intense competition from local brands, Reuters reported. Also on Thursday, another senior official of the company said in ...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged China and Russia to leverage mutually beneficial policies, such as visa-free access, to serve the public interest, promote better mutual understanding and closer ties between the peoples of the two countries, during his meeting with ...
According to data from industry information provider Flight Master on Wednesday, the volume of civil aviation passengers from the Chinese mainland to Japan has experienced a significant decline.
South Korean food company Pulmuone announced on Tuesday that driven by strong sales of frozen foods and noodle products, the total September sales of its Chinese subsidiary increased by 31.7 percent year-on-year to 84.3 billion Korean won ($6.29 million), with ...
On Tuesday morning, IndiGo flight 6E 1701 arrived in Guangzhou from Delhi, marking the carrier's second route to China in the past month, a step that is believed to further strengthen travel options and encourage economic and cultural exchanges between ...
The curtain came down on the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Monday. As the first major economic and diplomatic event following the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, ...
At 13:02 pm on Sunday, China Eastern Airlines flight MU563, carrying 248 passengers, departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport bound for Delhi, India.
With the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in full swing in Shanghai, global companies are unveiling their latest technological innovations, capitalizing on the opportunities arising from China's commitment to further open its massive market.
China's economy will continue to be successful in the next five years, with the country's GDP growth rate likely continuing to grow at about 5 percent, John Ross, former director of Economic and Business Policy for the Mayor of London, ...
China is vital to US farmers, as normally a significant portion of the American soybean crop is exported to China, Andrew Moore, a US soybean farmer and director of the American Soybean Association (ASA), told the Global Times on Thursday, ...
The sight of US farmers setting up their exhibitions at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) underscores how they value the Chinese market, and the very large Chinese market is "a good thing" for American businesses, Jeffrey Lehman, chair ...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday reaffirmed that the country will continue to seek high-quality growth and unswervingly promote high-standard opening-up, making new contributions to the world economy.
China's huge and rapidly evolving market has many opportunities, and Chinese and Japanese enterprises can cooperate in advanced industries including automobile manufacturing, new energy and high-end equipment, as well as new business models, new consumption and future industries, Tetsuro Homma, ...
The launch ceremony for the "Big Market for All: Exports to China" series of events was held in East China's Shanghai on Tuesday, ahead of the opening of the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Wednesday, which sends a ...
Starbucks Coffee Co announced on Tuesday that it has entered an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) with Boyu Capital, a leading alternative investment firm, to operate Starbucks retail outlets in China.
Chinese airlines are ramping up efforts to expand cargo routes. China Eastern Airlines launched a cargo flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Budapest at 2:30 am on Monday, which will transit through Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, delivering goods to both ...
China's Spring Airlines announced the launch of a special recruitment program for flight attendants at a recent press conference, opening positions to married women with children. The age limit has been extended to 40, according to media reports on Monday. ...
After a five-year hiatus, flights between China and India are resuming as Indian airline IndiGo started services from Kolkata to Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday night, a move that is expected to further unleash the potential for economic ...
Seen as the most viable near-term solution for decarbonizing civil aviation, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) now faces a critical challenge: despite broad industry consensus and high expectations, widespread replacement of conventional fossil fuel remains distant, hindered by scaling difficulties ...
The US electric carmaker Tesla reported on Thursday a record high of total business revenue and free cash flows in the third quarter of 2025, and it said that its Shanghai Gigafactory continues to serve as the company's global export ...
EU plane manufacturer Airbus opened its second Final Assembly Line (FAL) for the A320 family of aircraft in Tianjin on Wednesday, a testimony to the plane manufacturer's confidence in the prosperity of the Chinese aviation market and the strong and ...
EU plane manufacturer Airbus opened its second Final Assembly Line (FAL) for the A320 Family aircraft in North China's Tianjin on Wednesday, and the company said the new facility is expected to be fully operational by early 2026.
A cargo plane arriving from Dubai skidded off the runway and collided with a ground vehicle at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, leaving two ground staff dead, the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) said in a statement sent to ...
During China's just-concluded eight-day-long holiday, various regions in South Korea actively welcomed Chinese tourists to visit and spend. Amid the influx, Li Jinshi, who oversees South Korean merchant recruitment for Tmall Global, closely monitored the consumption habits of Chinese consumers ...
While robotic dogs are moving from labs and expos to everyday life in China, they are also gaining increasing popularity outside the country. A Morgan Stanley report projects China's robotics market will more than double from $47 billion in 2024 ...
In response to the resumption of direct flights between India and China announced by India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun confirmed at a press conference on Thursday that China and India will restart direct flights ...
As international gold prices rise, the per-gram prices of gold jewelry from multiple domestic brands hit new record highs on Wednesday, exceeding 1,160 yuan ($162.93) per gram in many cases.
Starting from September 29, South Korea will implement a visa-free entry policy on a trial basis for Chinese group tourists, allowing a stay of up to 15 days.
Chinese autonomous-driving technology firms are stepping up their push into overseas markets, with insiders saying that the trend underscores the sector's rapid development advantages in innovation, scalability and global integration.
With the eight-day combined National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays approaching, multiple Chinese localities including Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province, and Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province have launched promotion activities to ...
Outdoor brand Arc'teryx and internationally renowned Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang issued apologies on Sunday after a fireworks display in the Himalayas of Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday evening, co-organized by Arc'teryx and Cai, triggered an outcry among Chinese ...
Chinese officials highlighted the government's efforts to address climate change on Friday, saying that China has always played a key role in global climate governance.
A US lawmaker's reported call for the US administration to restrict or suspend Chinese airline landing rights in the US over rare earths access is “utterly absurd,” a Chinese expert said on Friday, noting that such a move would lead ...
The global automotive industry will once again turn its attention to Munich, Germany, where the highly anticipated IAA MOBILITY 2025 opens on Tuesday, with Chinese automakers having a strong presence and bringing their major models and technologies to the event.
The South Korean government will implement a trial visa-free entry policy for Chinese group tourists (three or more people) to stay for up to 15 days, starting from September 29, according to the cn.yna.co.kr on Sunday.The South Korean government will ...
China's visa-free policy for Russian citizens holding ordinary passports is "an extremely kind gesture" and Russia will respond in kind to this friendly act, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Vladivostok on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force (CEF)'s war of resistance in Yunnan was an important part of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. After the war, the people of Tengchong built memorials and monuments to commemorate the CEF soldiers ...
The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is the only comprehensive museum in China dedicated to reflecting the history of the Chinese people's resistance against Japanese aggression.
The curtains came down on the 7th China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Sunday, with intended signings exceeding 100 billion yuan ($13.98 billion), CCTV News reported on Sunday, citing the organizers.
Hong Kong's pivotal role as a "super-connector" and "super value-adder" could be fully leveraged with the Middle East, as China is actively promoting enhanced cooperation with Global South countries, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)'s Financial Secretary Paul Chan ...
Amid the roar of the production workshop, blankets emblazoned with the Superman logo cascade down like a colorful flood. The bright red cape patterns stretch endlessly along the conveyor belt, while workers in uniforms deftly fold and pack the finished ...
Editor's Note: How are Chinese ports navigating fierce global competition to bolster the resilience of China's foreign trade? In the fourth installment of the series, Global Times reporters visited Lianyungang Port in East China's Jiangsu Province to see how this vital ...
China's airports are witnessing robust growth in both inbound and outbound passenger traffic amid the summer travel boom, fueled by surging travel demand.
Various Chinese localities, including Shanghai, are intensifying efforts to stimulate the consumer market during the summer consumption peak, with some distributing coupons for cultural consumption and others holding various consumption-boosting events, according to reports on Thursday.
China's new-energy vehicles (NEVs) saw robust exports in the first seven months of this year, industry data showed Friday, a sign of vibrant advancement in global sales.
Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng met with a delegation led by Rajesh Subramaniam, board chair of the US-China Business Council (USCBC) in Beijing on Tuesday, encouraging more US companies to deepen their roots in China.
Preparations are in full swing for the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which is set to take place from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai, with Friday marking the event's 100-day countdown.
China is soliciting public opinion on a draft amendment to the Price Law, pledging to regulate the market price order and break free from “rat race-style” competition.
European companies are flocking to the ongoing third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, where they are praising China's role of stabilizing the global supply chain and expressing optimism about the Chinese market.
The third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) is set to kick off on Wednesday in Beijing, with participation exceeding expectations - more than 650 Chinese and foreign enterprises, as well as institutions, from 75 countries, regions, and international organizations ...
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on Monday that it has approved the acquisition of simulation software company Ansys by US-based Synopsys with conditions.
China and Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday to enhance bilateral financial collaboration, promoting local currency settlement, central bank digital currency, and digital innovation, China's central bank said on Friday.
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 737 flight from Shanghai to Narita, Japan has made an emergency landing at Kansai International Airport, Japanese media Essential Japan reported Monday night, citing the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Osaka Civil ...
Airbus vows to maintain its “long-termism” strategy in China as the European aircraft maker celebrates 40 years of partnership with China, a testament to the enduring and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Europe.
Chinese airlines are ramping up efforts to expand their global networks as the summer vacation approaches, driven by fast demand with countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) increasingly becoming top destinations for Chinese carriers.
New York WTI crude oil surged nearly 5 percent at one point when it opened on Monday, and benchmark Brent crude jumped almost 6 percent, following Iran's latest warning that it may block the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint ...
The third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) is scheduled to be held in Beijing from July 16-20, attracting the participation of more than 650 companies from 75 countries and regions and international organizations, a Chinese official said on Tuesday.
The survey collected insights from 858 Chinese and foreign companies active across the China-Australia business corridor, and the results pointed to China's enduring commercial appeal and the major opportunities in resources, agribusiness, and green supply chains, including clean energy technologies, ...
Growing demand for inbound tourism is attracting increasing numbers of international hotel groups to open new properties in the expanding Chinese market.
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ezhou Huahu Airport in Central China's Hubei Province on Monday, the latest example of the cargo giants unlocking big trade ...
China's domestically produced C919 aircraft, a rival designed to compete with the best-selling narrow-body models of dominant plane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, marked its second anniversary of operation on Wednesday.
Several electric unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft makers are attending the ongoing 3rd Exhibition of Technology and Education in Civil Aviation being held in Beijing, and companies indicate that they are applying for the type certificate for commercial ...
Foreign energy companies have said they would deepen cooperation in China's upstream and downstream industries and strengthen their connection with the Chinese market.
The 29th World Gas Conference (WGC), one of the three flagship events of the International Gas Union (IGU), known as the "Olympics" of the global gas industry held every three years, is being held from Monday to Friday in Beijing ...
Multiple Danish businesses on Friday reaffirmed their confidence in growth and further cooperation with China amid optimism about the economic prospects and vast opportunities of the world's second-largest economy, as Chinese President Xi Jinping replied to a letter from the ...
A Chinese official has called for APEC members to work together to maintain the stability of the international trade order and practice true multilateralism amid global economic turmoil.
China will offer a visa-free policy to ordinary passport holders from five Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries – Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay – between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026 in order to facilitate people-to-people exchanges, ...
China and Saudi Arabia are increasing their agricultural cooperation, as contracts signed at a forum on Tuesday in Beijing exceeded $4 billion, showing the vast cooperation potential between the two countries.
Chinese carriers are increasing their footprint in the EU in terms of cargo and passenger flights amid growing economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.
The market reactions to the outcome of the China-US trade talks have been swift. After the two sides announced a series of tariff modification measures aimed at easing trade tensions, some Chinese ceramic goods manufacturers said on Monday that they ...
China's trade with the EU continues its growing trend, latest official data showed, signaling a renewed strength and resilience against the backdrop of global uncertainties.
When US coffee chain Starbucks first entered the Chinese market, only consumers in major cities like Beijing were able to frequent its stores. Today, residents in more than 1,000 county-level regions across China can enjoy the firm's coffees.
Chinese airlines have transported 34 percent more international passengers in the first quarter of this year, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on Sunday, highlighting an expanding international network driven by the demand.
Chinese e-commerce giants are beefing up efforts to help the nation's exporters to pivot to the domestic market, as the US government is levying tariffs against its trading partners.
Under the theme of "New Quality Productivity and Global Science and Technology Cooperation," the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum, held from Thursday to Monday in capital city of Beijing, featured nearly 100 humanoid robots from top Chinese tech companies offering services such ...
As China wraps up a week in which it hosted two top-level international forums - the China Development Forum (CDF) 2025 and the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Meeting 2025 - to drive home its commitment to high-quality opening-up ...
BMW and Alibaba announced an expanded partnership in China on Wednesday to integrate large language AI model (LLM) into the next generation of BMW vehicles, a step forward in AI-driven mobility.
Patent applications from China reached a record high in 2024, according to a report released by European Patent Office (EPO) on Tuesday, showing a strong presence of Chinese companies in the European technology market.
More than 30 years ago, when Jean-Pascal Tricoire first came to China, his friends gave him the Chinese name Zhao Guohua. At that time, they called him "little Zhao," but now, after many years, they call him "old Zhao."
In the coming week, China will host two consecutive high-level events, serving as "windows of opportunity" that provide important platforms for countries and businesses in Asia and beyond to understand China's economic outlook and opening-up measures following the recently concluded ...
China's two sessions this year spotlighted the low-altitude economy as a strategic frontier, with national lawmakers and political advisors unveiling motions and proposals to steadily propel the trillion-yuan industry from pilot projects to nationwide commercialization.
The 2025 Government Work Report submitted to the National People's Congress for deliberation and approval has reinforced the country's commitment to sticking to high-level opening-up.
During this year's National Two Sessions, Lü Hongbing, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, who is also supervisor general of the All-China Lawyers Association, has ...
Fujian, the Chinese mainland province situated closest to the Taiwan island, has rolled out its fourth package of policies designed to benefit Taiwan residents, the latest measures taken to boost economic exchanges and cooperation between the two regions.
China's consumption during the Lantern Festival, which fell on Wednesday this year, extended the spending fever seen over the just-concluded Spring Festival holidays, with lantern shows and intangible cultural heritage activities featuring technologies such as drones and 3D holographic projections ...
Multiple provincial-level regions across China have identified boosting technological innovation and improving the business environment as their top priorities during meetings on Wednesday, the first official working day after the Spring Festival holidays, displaying firm resolve to promote high-quality development.
The popularity of the already vibrant “China Travel” has been gaining momentum as Spring Festival is right around the corner amid the country's continuous efforts to relax its visa-free policies.
China has been basking in festive hustle and bustle as Chinese people prepare to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year with strong consumer sentiment. From the travel surge during the eight-day holiday to a bustling festival shopping spree, the Spring ...
China's low-altitude economy is expected to achieve a market size of approximately 1 trillion yuan ($137 billion) in 2025, the Global Times learned from a press conference on Monday.
The Global Times learned on Sunday that Air Serbia and Trip.com Group are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday. Air Serbia said that it will further expand strategic cooperation with the Chinese online travel agency (OTA) ...
China Eastern Airlines on Wednesday, the first day of 2025, inaugurated a regular "Shanghai Hongqiao to Hong Kong" flight service using the domestically developed C919 aircraft, a firm step for the aircraft to tap more market potential.
From the “crazy Fridays” of Koreans crowding the streets of Shanghai to “Thai tourists flooding the magical city of Chongqing,” over the past year, China's expanding visa-free policy has fueled a surge in foreign travels to the country, making “China ...
Domestic airlines are expanding their overseas services as China extends its visa-free policies to more countries, marking the policy a significant boost to both inbound and outbound travels.
China welcomes Chile to continue to hold Chile Week events in China and is pleased to see increasingly closer mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries which deliver tangibly to our peoples, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian ...
Qatar Airways' operations in China have returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the strong bilateral relationships between China and Qatar cited as one of the driving forces behind the growth in aviation routes, a senior executive of Qatar Airways told the ...
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), a region with robust economic vitality and the highest degree of openness in China, is witnessing a growingly extensive, interconnected transportation network, supported by government policies.
Chinese cargo airlines are gearing up for more imports from Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries, as mutual benefits and win-win results are regarded as the overarching principles for the development of relations between China and the region, underlying the ...
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the producer of China's home-grown regional jetliner ARJ21, announced on Tuesday that the model has been renamed the C909.
Against the backdrop of global energy transformation, the aviation industry is accelerating decarbonization, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has become a hot topic. Global Times has learned that many airlines have announced that they will use SAF to promote the ...
Hainan Airlines resumed direct flights between Beijing and Canada's Toronto on Sunday, as Chinese mainland and Canadian airlines start to intensively increase and resume direct flights between the two countries following Canada's removal of restrictions.
Companies from the EU highlight importance of Chinese opportunities during the ongoing seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in Shanghai. They noted that the vast Chinese market offers huge opportunities and warmest welcome to foreign investment in China.
Shenzhen-based Deeproute.ai, an emerging player in autonomous driving, announced Tuesday that it has secured $100 million in exclusive investment from a top domestic automaker. The company aims to use this funding to scale its advanced driver-assistance systems and capture more ...
Canada plans to increase direct flights to China, and Chinese airlines are expediting their applications for increased flights, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Wednesday.
The 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled to be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, has entered the home stretch.
Several US firms have recently disclosed their third-quarter financial results, highlighting their strong performance in the Chinese market and reaffirming their commitment to continued investment in the country.
In Northern Cape, South Africa, the 100-megawatt Redstone concentrated solar thermal power plant, one of the largest renewable energy projects in the country built by a Chinese company, was successfully connected to the grid in mid-September.
As the relationship between China and Australia stabilizes, the potential for bilateral economic and trade cooperation is expected to be further unlocked. Several Australian industry associations have told the Global Times that Australian agricultural players hope to enter or return ...
The proportion of lighthouse factories from China reached a record high in the new list released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday, highlighting the continuous efforts of Chinese companies to accelerate technology transformation and upgrading in the manufacturing ...
Beijing Daxing International Airport, the second international airport in the Chinese capital, celebrated its fifth anniversary of operation on Wednesday, as China plans to establish a group of world-class aviation enterprises and hubs by 2050.
EHang Holdings, one of the urban air mobility technology platform companies, announced on Monday that its EH216-S pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft system has obtained an experimental flight authorization certificate from Brazil's regulator.
China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday announced "maximum" penalties on global auditing firm PwC over its failure to perform due diligence in its audit of Evergrande's annual reports and bond issuances, including ...
Mercedes-Benz Group on Wednesday said that it plans to invest more than 14 billion yuan ($1.97 billion) with local partners in China to enrich its localized portfolio of cars and vans, a move that further highlights its continuous confidence in ...
Chinese airlines continue to show strong interest in expanding their global market presence, with some carriers doubling their overseas traffic volumes, and market watchers said that the airlines will maintain a fast recovery pace for flying international routes.
At 11:23 am on Thursday, a round of applause erupted in Air China's first C919 cabin, when the home-made plane, with the registration number of B-919X, landed smoothly at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing.
Two Chinese airlines, Air China¬ - the country's flag carrier - and China Southern Airlines, wel-comed their first China-built large passenger aircraft C919 in Shanghai on Wednesday, marking a new phase of multi-user operation for the C919 jet.
China will more than double its commercial airplane fleet by 2043 as its aviation industry expands and modernizes to meet growing demand for passenger and cargo air services, Boeing said on Tuesday, highlighting that the recovery of Chinese economy is ...
China has witnessed a surge in tourism and consumer spending during the soon-to-end summer holidays, with trends of upgrading and diversifying consumer demand buoyed by the steady economic revival. Experts and industry insiders said that the momentum will extend into ...
Wang Shiyuan, from Shanghai, can still remember clearly that he sipped his first coffee at a Hilton hotel in Jing'an district in the 1990s.
Industry officials and foreign airlines remain bullish on the Chinese civil aviation market, and they said that the Chinese market is not losing its appeal.
China has ramped up efforts to accelerate scientific research and innovation lately. Aided with the state-of-the-art research facilities, a vast and skilled group of young and experienced researchers, as well as strong institutional support, China is now on a par ...
"We believe in the long-term recovery of the market for air travel between China and Germany and between China and Europe," Jens Ritter, CEO Lufthansa Airlines told the Global Times on Thursday, highlighting the importance of the Chinese market for ...
After emerging from heavy indebtedness in the previous years of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong-Kong based Cathay Group is returning to the list of the world's top airlines, announcing that it will upgrade its operations through large-scale investments in multiple fields ...
As an important player in the low-altitude economy, China has made significant breakthroughs in the field of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft lately. Companies are showing their strength and new eVTOLs have conducted flights at home and abroad. ...
Chinese airports have witnessed a rising number of overseas travelers who came in enjoying the country's 144-hour visa-free transit policy, a clear sign reflecting the charm of China as a travel destination and the growing potential of Chinese aviation market. ...
The surge in new-energy vehicle (NEV) production is sweeping across China, particularly in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This city cluster in South China is one of China's most dynamic and open economic regions.
As Air China has finished test flights for its first C919 aircraft, the three major domestic airlines are at a promising stage for commercial operations of the home-made aircraft, market insiders said.
Several foreign companies have recently released their financial reports, with China's contribution in the spotlight. The growth reflected the enormous potential and attractiveness of the Chinese market, as well as the country's continued opening-up, experts said.
As the head of Dongguan Nestlé Co, Huang Yaoqin has worked in the company for more than 20 years. As one of the earliest employees of the company, he has witnessed the expansion of the factory, and the development of ...
Jinpeng Airlines, also known as Suparna Airlines, said that it will receive its first C919 aircraft in the fourth quarter of this year, making it the first private carrier in the world to operate the domestically developed plane, the Global ...
The ongoing surge in travel to Africa has created more opportunities for African carriers, with tourist numbers from China boosting their performance.
As global tourism continues to pick up momentum, the demand for outbound tourism among Chinese citizens is also on the rise, as data showed that the total number of visa applications processed in the first six months of 2024 has ...
Boeing confirmed to the Global Times on Wednesday that it has restarted deliveries of the 737 MAX to Chinese airlines, marking progress for the model in China after some setbacks.
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) enterprises including Xpeng and Chery have continued to sign cooperation agreements with EU automakers despite the bloc's decision to impose temporary tariffs on Chinese EVs.
As the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is underway in Beijing, many around the world are closely following the crucial meeting for signals of China's reform and opening-up agenda, with many foreign ...
Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp is reportedly considering building its first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Europe in Spain to produce MG-branded EVs. Chinese observers said the move is common among international automakers amid rising local demand. They urged the ...
Foreign companies are not hiding their continuous interest in the Chinese market, as they remain "very bullish" on Chinese opportunities, with some planning more investment, a sharp contrast of the so-called claims of "foreign capital leaving China."
Chinese automobile companies and industry associations are taking active actions against the EU's provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). SAIC Motor Corp said on Friday that it demands that the European Commission (EC) hold a hearing on the tariffs, ...
The future of air cargo business is tethered to the Chinese mainland as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in South China has been regarded as a key growth region in the coming years, and the GBA's growing wealth ...
Chinese airlines are ramping efforts to launch more international routes for the summer travel season, with flights to Europe becoming a rising source of traffic. Industry data showed that Chinese airlines have taken a majority of the market share in ...
American Express said it is bullish on the Chinese financial market, noting that the country's opening-up has been a trigger for the company to consider more investment in China.
The Vision Pro, Apple's highly anticipated augmented reality (AR) device, is set to receive a warm welcome by Chinese customers as the headset is officially launched in China, one of the first countries outside of the US to release it, ...
Industry players are looking forward to more generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications to address issues such as medical care as generative AI is displaying its power.
New US tariffs will not hinder overseas expansion, said senior executives from one of China's leading energy storage firms, after the US announced new tariff rates on an array of Chinese imports, including a major hike in levies on Chinese ...
The joint declaration of the 9th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting stated that the joint efforts of the three countries in the economic and trade field play an important role in the prosperity and stability of the regional and global economies. ...
Quantum computers are seen as powerful tools with the potential to revolutionize traditional industries and drive future innovation. As two leading players in this heated race, both China and the US are investing significantly in research and development.
China Eastern Airlines on Tuesday took delivery of its sixth C919 jet, as the domestically developed large passenger aircraft celebrates the 1st anniversary of commercial operations.
Global Times reporters recently communicated with leaders from Japanese and Korean companies in China, and found that they attach great importance to the Chinese market and look forward to taking the revival of the meeting as an opportunity to inject ...
Starting years ago, every once in a while, Western countries would habitually hype that China was “struggling” to attract foreign investment, although official data has repeatedly showed that China remains as a top investment destination, and China's economy has become ...
New US tariffs will have little impact on business expansion, said senior executives from one of China's leading electric vehicle (EV) power battery firms on Friday, days after the US announced new tariff rates on several Chinese products, including a ...
The scientific and technological exchanges between China and the US are “not at a low point,” and global universities will continue to increase personnel exchanges with China, according to officials from the University of Chicago.
Ritter told the Global Times that his view about German companies in China was shared by many other German CEOs he met in Shanghai, and they are also eager to invest more in the Chinese market.
After exploring Southwest China's industrial city Chongqing, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday arrived in Shanghai, an important city that has a large amount of accumulated German investment, and where he said that Europe is open to Chinese cars.
China is expected to welcome another tourism boom during the upcoming Qingming Festival holidays, with remarkable growth in travel and hotel bookings, according to major online booking platforms on Tuesday, further pointing to the strong recovery of consumer sentiment and ...
Top executives from multinational companies like Aramco, FedEx, Rio Tinto and Mercedes-Benz reiterated on Monday China's key role in their global operations, expressing their willingness to enhance cooperation with the world's second largest economy. The executives believe that China high-quality ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, during an inspection tour to Central China's Hunan Province this week, called on Hunan to follow a realistic and pragmatic approach to write its own chapter in advancing Chinese modernization and called for solid efforts to ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been in Shanghai for another visit to China, declaring on Wednesday that “there is no place more important than China” for the US tech giant's supply chain. Cook is among a long list of global ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping made an inspection tour in Central China's Hunan Province starting from Monday, where he learned about various works, including local efforts to accelerate the development of new quality productive forces and promote high-standard opening-up.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the country's top securities regulator, issued on Friday four policy documents to enhance supervision and management of the capital market and prevent risks, vowing to promote the high-quality development of the stock market.
China is opening its door wider and wider to welcome foreign visitors, as the country extended its visa-free policy to six more countries, including Switzerland and Ireland, starting on Thursday. The move is aimed at boosting inbound tourism and people-to-people ...
Sony said its several businesses including its mobile phone business are operating normally in China, and the company has confidence in staying in the Chinese market.
China is preparing to pilot opening-up of internet data centers, an official from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Friday, against the backdrop as China is boosting a high-level reform and opening-up.
The Government Work Report submitted Tuesday to China's national legislature for deliberation during the ongoing annual two sessions has generated strong confidence among Japanese enterprises in China as it shows the Chinese government's determination to keep promoting opening-up and optimizing ...
Citing so-called national security, the US is launching a new round of tech crackdowns on China, and the latest target is the vehicle industry, the burgeoning sector led by electric vehicles (EV) which is winning acclaim from many countries.
The Chinese designed and built ARJ21 and C919 aircraft which has just wrapped up their debut flights at the Singapore Airshow will carry out demonstration flights in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ...
France-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus has been in the spotlight in recent days after some Chinese visitors said that they were banned from visiting an A400M transport aircraft at the Singapore Airshow.
Since the full resumption of China's inbound tourism in 2023, the number of overseas tourists visiting China has grown rapidly. Analysts said the boom reflected China's recently implemented measures that helped simplify procedures for overseas tourists, including easing visa requirements, ...
China has announced that it will lift a ban on imports of Spanish beef, a new beginning for EU beef exports after an embargo that lasted nearly one-quarter century. The move was announced by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...
China's three major A-share indexes closed higher across the board on Monday, the first day that the country opened trading in the Year of the Dragon, heralding a strong start to the new year.
China's domestically manufactured C919 passenger aircraft has arrived at Singapore Changi International Airport ahead of the coming Singapore Airshow, China Eastern Airlines, the aircraft's operator, said on Saturday.
Chinese mainland-based airlines have ramped up flights to Australia amid the Spring Festival travel peak, and the number of two-way flights has recovered to more than 80 percent of the 2019 level, market data showed.
German companies are mulling more investment in China, with their concrete measures taken to show confidence in the Chinese market, rebutting so-called 'leaving China' hype.
A Boeing 737 MAX flying from Seattle arrived at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in South China's Guangdong Province on Saturday, flight information provider VariFlight revealed on Saturday. Information shared with the Global Times showed that the plane, operating under ...
China's annual Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, kicked off on Friday, and saw tens of millions of people rush to take trains, planes and other packed vehicles to reunite with their friends and families on the first ...
Chinese airlines are planning to add more flights to cope with surging outbound travel demand with the implementation of visa reciprocity policies between China and many countries.
The chunyun or Spring Festival travel rush for 2024 - the world's largest annual human migration - officially starts on Friday, and is expected to set a new record of 9 billion passenger trips during the 40-day travel peak. From ...
France-based airplane manufacturer Airbus started operations at the Airbus Lifecycle Services Center in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, a latest example of aviation cooperation between China and France.
British Airways is doubling their Chinese-speaking cabin crew bases in China, and the first batch is expected to enter service in May, the airline's chief customer officer said on Thursday, and the company is bullish on the growth of the ...
Boeing's mid-flight blowout in the US is leading more airlines to ground planes for inspection. The impact on Chinese mainland airlines, which don't operate any Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes, will be limited but could affect Chinese consumers' confidence in ...
Boeing on Friday confirmed to the Global Times that a 787-9 Dreamliner ordered by Juneyao Airlines has departed from Paine Field in Everett pending final handover. It is the first time since November 2019 that Boeing has delivered a 787 ...
China's domestic aviation market has shown a faster recovery than the international travel segment, and the Chinese government's efforts to promote international travel will support the recovery of the latter, an official of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) told ...
Entering the Qianhai and Shekou Area of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shenzhen, one can immediately feel the sheer size and vibrancy of one of the busiest ports in China: there are rows of high-rise buildings and ...
Search enquiries for Singapore in Chinese cyberspace witnessed a surge as the two countries plan to put in place a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement in 2024, and it is widely believed the policy will attract more Chinese travelers to ...
There are no reasons for concern over China's economic development or pouring cool water on China's growth expectations, said Romania's former Prime Minister Adrian Năstase in a recent interview with the Global Times.
UK enterprises are betting on great dividends from China's opening-up and high-quality development, seeing more opportunities in areas including finance, green energy, vehicles and advanced manufacturing.
China has been opening-up for over 40 years with a brilliant success in economic policy implementation as a result. “As to concerns about the so-called decoupling, my view of that is anything which keeps China integrated with the Western world ...
Australian businesses are willing to continue and expand their exports to China, and the business are experiencing improving conditions after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's recent visit in China, Daryl Guppy, once a board member of the Australia China ...
European companies are still heavily betting on China, and they said that their businesses have truly benefited from China's high-level opening-up. This forms a sharp contrast with some voices that call China's ongoing import fair a "symbolic gesture" when China ...
Wallenberg, a wealthy family that has lasted for 160 years, is a Nordic family business that is both low-key and secretive but comparable to the Rockefeller, Morgan and Rothschild families in the US. It is not only a lead shareholder ...
Air flights between Chinese mainland and Australia are resuming quickly as airlines from the two countries are busy mapping routes amid improving ties, and the number of flights in November of this year are close to 2019 levels.
Chinese travel agencies have canceled trips to Israel amid the escalated conflict there, which flared up over the weekend. Chinese airlines have adjusted flight arrangements in line with security conditions on the ground.
European companies are still heavily betting on China, and they emphasized that their strategy for the Chinese market will not change, a sharp contrast with some politicians who questioned Chinese business climate and attempted to push for "de-risking" from China. ...
Airbus is playing a role of “catalyst” in Chinese market for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, propelling green energy transition in civilian aviation sector to realize decarbonization targets, an executive from Airbus said in Beijing on Tuesday. ...
Riyadh Air, owned by the Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, said it is considering launching direct flights to China, linking with major first –tier Chinese cities such as Beijing in 2026.
China is one of Adidas' three major strategic markets in the world, and Adidas is full of confidence in the future development of the consumer market, and Chinese market has always been friendly, Bjoern Gulden, CEO of Adidas said recently. ...
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, tourists from all over the world have been dressing in traditional Uygur costumes, dancing to folk music, gobbling down the kebab, and snapping up local specialties in the thousand-year-old Kashi Old Town in Kashi Prefecture, ...
