CSSC to boost shipbuilding clout with a mega merger
A drone image shows a CSSC shipbuilding site at a yard in Qingdao, Shandong province, in May. YU FANGPING/FOR CHINA DAILY The long-anticipated share-swap merger between China CSSC Holdings Ltd…
China’s summer box office surpasses 10 billion yuan, led by domestic films
The audience walk past film posters at a cinema in Nanjing, East China“s Jiangsu province, Aug 17, 2025. BEIJING – China’s summer box office revenue has surpassed 10 billion yuan…
China’s Meitu posts 12.3% revenue growth, with record number of paid subscribers
Meitu“s booth is seen during a forum in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. XIAMEN – Chinese selfie-enhancing tech giant Meitu on Monday announced its financial results for the first half…
RFK Jnr is ‘endangering’ all Americans, health agency ex-leaders warn
Nine former leaders of the top US health body sounded the alarm on Monday about the Trump administration’s evisceration of the agency and warned that vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy…
Insta360 goes public a decade after founding · TechNode
On June 11, panoramic and action camera company Insta360 went public on China’s STAR (Science and Technology Innovation Board) Market, becoming the seventh company to list on the board in…
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
US President Donald Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he has largely spared in his trade war. For decades, in fact, imported…
Apple launches China government subsidy program on official website for the first time · TechNode
Apple’s official website now supports China’s national consumer subsidy program for the first time. According to the promotional page, selected products are eligible for up to RMB 2,000 ($279) in…
Maduro vows to declare a ‘republic in arms’ if US forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has…
Alibaba merges Ele.me, Fliggy into e-commerce unit in strategic shift · TechNode
Alibaba Group has merged its food delivery platform Ele.me and travel unit Fliggy into its China e-commerce division as part of a shift from a traditional e-commerce model to a…
Pricing law overhaul to ensure fair competition
A visitor (right) experiences a massage treatment conducted by an intelligent robot at a health maintenance store in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, on June 18. CAO JIANXIONG/FOR CHINA DAILY China is…