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Aerial photo taken on Nov. 3, 2020 shows the container dock of Yangshan Port in Shanghai, east China.(Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

Saturday, 20 February 2021 19:36

China Focus: Chinese ports receive more cargo over Spring Festival amid economic recovery

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's major coastal ports were busy during the Spring Festival holiday amid the strong recovery of the Chinese economy, with the container throughput of major…

File photo shows the exterior view of Shanghai Stock Exchange at Pudong New Area in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua)

Thursday, 18 February 2021 14:19

Xinhua Headlines: China's capital market embraces Year of the Ox with reforms, greater appeal

-- The Chinese stock market kicked off the first trading day of the Year of the Ox with widespread gains. -- As China steps up capital market reforms, Chinese stocks…

Thursday, 18 February 2021 14:14

GLOBALink | Decoupling from China to significantly hurt U.S. businesses, innovation: report

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- American businesses would be significantly impacted with hundreds of billions losses in foregone GDP and capital gains and U.S. productivity and innovation undermined if…

A BMW i8 car attracts visitors at the Automobile exhibition area during the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Thursday, 18 February 2021 14:06

Roundup: China-EU trade booms despite headwinds, a boon for many firm

Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, said on Monday that China became the EU's main trading partner last year, overtaking the United States. "European companies, especially from the automotive…

A China-Europe freight train pulls out of Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Ma Kai)

Wednesday, 17 February 2021 19:32

Interview: Businesses encouraged by China-EU trade growth, anticipating investment agreement to be ratified

Eurostat said on Monday that China became the EU's main trade partner last year, a place that had been long dominated by the United States. Xu Haifeng, chairman of Bank…

Photo taken on May 6, 2020 shows the International Financial Centre (IFC), a landmark highrise in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

Wednesday, 17 February 2021 19:22

HKEX interim chief executive predicts bullish IPO market in Year of the Ox

When addressing the Lunar New Year Market Open Ceremony, Tai said HKEX will continue to introduce more new economy and biotech businesses and bring more opportunities for investors. HONG KONG,…

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 18, 2020 shows the first kitchen waste biogas power generating project in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Monday, 15 February 2021 20:33

China's Zhejiang sees clean energy development boom

HANGZHOU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- East China's Zhejiang Province saw a clean energy development boom between 2016 and 2020 as it sought to cut heavy reliance on coal and reduce…

Monday, 15 February 2021 20:29

Xinhua Commentary: NYT should stop distorting facts to suit own anti-China agenda

- By intentionally misquoting professionals on a World Health Organization (WHO) team who have concluded their mission on COVID-19 origin-tracing in China, the Times, among some other Western media, have…

Monday, 15 February 2021 20:10

GLOBALink | Bill Gates says innovation key to tackling carbon emissions, cites China's contributions

-- "To solve these problems, innovation is a key," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, noting that governments should be encouraged to invest more than what they have done. -- Although…

Aerial photo taken on April 9, 2020 shows a petrochemical plant in Yangpu, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Sunday, 14 February 2021 20:04

China's petrochemical industry reports lower profits in 2020

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's petrochemical industry saw profits decline last year due to the global spread of COVID-19 and lower oil prices, said a report released by the…