As the global construction machinery industry accelerates its transition toward greener and smarter operation, Chinese manufacturers are strengthening their presence in international markets.

Profits of China's industrial firms above designated size increased 17.6 percent year on year during the first seven months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has called for continued efforts to improve fiscal work to better serve and support Chinese modernization.Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a symposium on

Macao International Airport starts a cargo test on Hengqin island in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on Wednesday August 26. Right now when cargo travels from the Chinese mainland through Macao to other countries, workers check it and pack it onto pallets at the airport. This job is now moving to Hengqin too, about 13 kilometers away. Builders started work on the cargo center in Hengqin in October 2025. It should be finished by the end of 2026 and fully working by mid-2027. (Produced by Fu Junjie and intern Huang Nanyu)

The global shift toward clean energy is accelerating. As countries reduce their reliance on fossil fuels to mitigate climate change, solar and other renewable energy sources have emerged as a cornerstone of the low-carbon future.

Global perceptions of China are undergoing their most profound structural shift since the end of the Cold War, and China is expected to become the major economy that people around the world most aspire to by 2050, according to a new think tank report released in Beijing on Wednesday.