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Railway network grows

A new high-speed railway linking Xuzhou and Lianyungang in East China's Jiangsu Province started trial operations on Thursday in preparation for the official opening next month. The line will be ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 20:38:40

China's grain crop harvest hits 650m tons for 6th year, crucial to food security

The sown area, output per unit area and total output of grain in China all increased in 2020, with the harvest exceeding 650 million tons for a sixth consecutive year, ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 20:08:40

Taiwan entrepreneurs urge shorter quarantine after vaccination

Taiwan entrepreneurs operating in the Chinese mainland told the Global Times they hope the Taiwan authority could shorten or eliminate quarantine time in the island for those who already take ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 18:49:02

Shanghai's Yangshan port processing 4 million TEUs in first 11 months

The handling capacity of Shanghai's Yangshan automated piers are expected to exceed 4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), or standard containers a year, revealed data released by the Maritime Safety ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 17:23:40

Rumor of Japanese companies line up to withdraw from China is not true: MOFCOM

Spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng said on the regular press conference on Thursday that the rumor of a large number of Japanese companies is lining up to ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 16:08:40

China to impose anti-subsidy duties on Aussie wine

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced Thursday that China will impose temporary anti-subsidy duties on wine imported from Australia starting on Friday - nearly two weeks after China imposed anti-dumping ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 12:12:41

Economists expect Chinese GDP to grow 10 pct in 2021

China's gross domestic product (GDP) would increase 10 percent and its economy would continue to be a global outperformer in 2021 while Chinese central bank will start to hike lending ...
Source: Xinhua | 2020/12/10 11:14:56

Around 1,000 CR929 expected to be delivered between 2023-45: chief Chinese designer

Delivery of CR929, first long-haul jetliner developed by China and Russia, moves forward steadily, with a total of 1,000 expected to be handed over between 2023 and 2045, chief Chinese ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 10:58:22

China's air traffic returning to normal, as global airlines remaining in holding pattern: report

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery of passenger demand continued to be disappointingly slow in October, while passenger bookings of China's carriers continue to climb.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/10 1:10:53

Submarine breakthrough

The first section of the immersed tube of the Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel was successfully submerged on Wednesday in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province. It will be the first submarine ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/9 22:43:40

Chinese investors claim $3.5b compensation from Ukraine over Motor Sich deal

After experiencing what they said was continuous obstruction by Ukrainian authorities on a purchase proposal, Chinese investors in engine maker Motor Sich have sought international arbitration against Ukraine with a ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/9 20:38:40

Australia accusing China of violating FTA is completely baseless: embassy

A spokesperson from China's embassy in Australia posted an announcement on the embassy's official website on Wednesday addressing accusations made by Australian officials claiming China's restriction of imports from Australia ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/9 17:18:40

Aircraft engineer Ni Zejun named 'National Model Worker'

The National Commendation of Model Workers and Advanced Workers was held in Beijing on November 24. Senior aircraft engineer Ni Zejun from Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Corporation (Ameco) was named ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/9 13:33:40

China has suspended timber logs imports from the Australian states of Tasmania and South Australia

China has suspended imports of timber logs from the Australian states of Tasmania and South Australia as of December 3, said a statement published by General Administration of Customs of ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/8 17:48:40

MOFCOM hits US' detention order on Xinjiang's cotton products

The US' claim of the use of "forced labor" in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to manufacture cotton products is "sheer fiction" and "confuses right and wrong," China's Ministry ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/8 17:07:08

Regulator indicates heightening scrutiny of giant fintech platforms

China's banking and insurance regulator on Tuesday called attention to a new type of too-big-to-fail financial risk, as some technology majors like Ant Group that have extended their footprint into ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/8 16:38:40

Finland's new telecoms law 'leaves room for Nokia in China'

Finland on Monday approved a bill that could be used to exclude Huawei from its networks, while analysts said that the “flexible” law – without pointing to any specific vendor ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/8 12:43:58

Ore futures surge on strong demand, Canberra tensions

The frayed China-Australia relationship is behind a sudden peak in iron ore futures prices in China, and a Chinese commodity trading exchange has vowed to crack down on illegal futures ...
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/7 20:44:28