Med-tech ‘Big Man’ confident in Chinese market
Tom Polen, chairman, CEO and president of BD, says BD’s training programs, which have trained over a million nurses over the past 30 years in China, are a source of…
China’s homegrown C919 aircraft carries 1 mln passengers
Passengers pose for photos with the C919 aircraft after getting off the plane at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, on Dec. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)…
China’s civil aviation sector reports double-digit growth in November
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — China’s civil aviation sector saw expansion in November, with passenger trips and freight transport achieving double-digit growth year on year, data from the Civil Aviation…
Dongguan’s ‘world factory’ status evolving into high-tech, innovative future
A view of the CBD of Dongguan, Guangdong province, in July 2022. GUANGZHOU — At the expansive new 20,000-square-meter plant of Dongguan Evml CNC Equipment Technology, located in Dongguan, South…
Watsons celebrates launch of its 600th store in Greater Bay Area
As Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, Watsons recently launched its 600th store in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, coinciding with the brand’s 35th anniversary in the Chinese mainland.…
SAR ambitious in high-end tourism
Tourists visit a hotel shopping center in Taipa, Macao, on Dec 19, 2024. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY The high-end tourism and accommodations market in Macao is poised for substantial development, having…
Lawns abroad mow-tivated by Chinese robots
Employees assemble lawn mowing robots in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, in October. BEIJING — Davide Campigotto, a 35-year-old father in Italy, was enjoying chucking a flying disk around with his children…
Global consumer spending in apps grows to $127b in 2024 with download decline
SAN FRANCISCO — Global consumer spending in mobile apps and games in 2024 reached $127 billion across the App Store and Google Play, up 15.7 percent from the prior year,…
Nation to become world’s largest aviation services market by 2043
China will overtake North America and Europe to become the world’s largest market for aviation services by 2043, with its market value almost tripling from $23 billion in 2024 to…
China urges EU to advance EV price commitment talks
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — China hopes that the European Union (EU) will take concrete steps as soon as possible to jointly advance consultations on a price commitment plan for…