People get to know intelligent services at the exhibition area of ICBC during the 15th China (Guangzhou) International Finance Expo in Guangdong province on June 3. CHINA DAILY As humanoid robots move rapidly from research labs into real-world applications, China’s banking and insurance sectors are racing to provide the financial fuel behind the industry’s growth,…
Visitors interact with a humanoid robot from Bank of Communications during the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 27. HE XIAOXIAO/FOR CHINA DAILY Several Chinese lenders have recently launched special recruitment programs targeting high-level artificial intelligence talent, accelerating their push into the financial AI arena. The trend underscores the banking sector’s growing…
Michael Gierges, president of climate solutions for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa at Carrier. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s push to expand computing infrastructure and advance green urban development will create fresh growth opportunities for Carrier Global Corp to deepen investment in manufacturing, innovation and digital technologies in the country during the 15th Five-Year Plan…
Shoppers check out Thai durians at a grocery market in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on May 12. YU XIANGQUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s opening-up efforts are injecting momentum into bilateral trade with Thailand, especially for premium Thai exports such as durian and cosmetics, a leading Thai business representative has said. Confident that China will emerge…
Shanghai in East China is positioning itself as a bridge between Chinese innovation and international markets, as the 12th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair welcomes hundreds of technology companies and global delegations looking to forge future partnerships. The three-day event, which opened on Thursday at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, has brought…
A view of the booth of Karcher Group during an expo in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY German cleaning solutions provider Karcher Group sees consumers and factories in China adopting digital solutions faster than most markets, and the company is learning from the country’s experience to scale its technologies globally, said its chief financial officer for China.…
After China’s central government raised the proportion of after-tax profits that State-owned enterprises must remit to the State, a growing number of provinces are following suit, aiming to ease widening fiscal revenue-expenditure gaps and free up more funds for social welfare and livelihood programs. The moves come as local governments face mounting fiscal pressures from…
[PHOTO/CHINA BOUND] Yanji cold noodles from Jilin are a signature dish of ethnic Korean cuisine in China. Chewy buckwheat noodles are served in a chilled… Read More »Yanji cold noodles, Jilin – Chinadaily.com.cn
A customer shops in the fruit aisle at a supermarket in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on Wednesday. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s factory-gate inflation grew in May at the fastest year-on-year rate since July 2022, even as consumer inflation remained moderate, adding to signs of strengthening reflation momentum and improving supply-demand dynamics across the industrial sector,…
Fitch Ratings has revised its 2026 sector outlook for the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to “neutral” from “deteriorating” based on sustained GDP growth resilience and improving price dynamics. The ratings agency, however, has changed its 2026 global sovereign sector outlook to “deteriorating” from “neutral”, warning that the US-Iran conflict is likely to…