Continued investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is needed despite DeepSeek challenging the cost efficiency of large language models, said Robin Li, co-founder and CEO of Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc. The investment in areas such as chips, data centers and cloud infrastructure remains crucial for coming up with the next best model, Li said at…
People enjoy skiing and snowboarding in Chongli district, Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. [Photo/VCG] China aims to develop its outdoor sports sector and cultivate new economic growth points by building about 100 high-quality outdoor sporting venues and destinations by 2030, a new guideline said. Developing the outdoor sports sector stands as an important way to meet the…
The DeepSeek logo is seen on a mobile device on Feb 11, 2025. [Photo/VCG] SACRAMENTO, United States — With its recent AI model breakthrough, Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has drawn a flurry of positive reactions from leading US tech firms. The company’s R1 reasoning model, released last month, has been widely compared with…
On Feb 8, the Minhou, the country’s first 130-type methanol-diesel dual-fuel distribution vessel, docks at Chongqing’s Guoyuan Port after departing from Shanghai, marking China’s foray into eco-friendly and low-carbon inland waterway vessels. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] At 10:46 am on Saturday, a significant milestone was reached in China’s inland waterway transportation history as Minhou, a…
With the lifting of the first container at Shanghai Port on Monday, Gemini Cooperation officially launches operations at the port. [CHINA DAILY] Gemini Cooperation, a benchmark collaboration between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, officially started operations at the port of Shanghai on Monday, further consolidating Shanghai Port’s status as an international shipping hub amid the ongoing restructuring…
The DeepSeek logo is seen in this illustration taken Jan 27, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Chinese e-commerce platforms are scrambling to leverage fast-developing artificial intelligence technologies to help in the digital and intelligent transformation of enterprises, while boosting production efficiency and revving up product sales, experts said. Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s business-to-business online trading…
China plans to launch more special tourist trains for seniors as the country continues to promote services consumption, and the newly launched trains will not overlap with peak passenger periods such as the Spring Festival travel rush, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. Seniors generally have relatively flexible and ample leisure time, and the…
An Airbus A350 aircraft without livery is pictured in North China’s Tianjin municipality, Feb 11, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] TIANJIN — An Airbus A350 aircraft without livery flew from Toulouse, France, to North China’s Tianjin municipality on Tuesday, marking the first such arrival in 2025, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said. The jet, which completed assembly overseas,…
PARIS — Around 60 countries, including China, on Tuesday signed a Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet, at the end of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris. In the statement, the signatories agreed that the Summit has laid out an open, multi-stakeholder and inclusive approach that will…
StairMed, a Shanghai-based medical technology company, announced on Monday that it has raised 350 million yuan ($48 million) in Series B funding, marking the largest investment to date in China’s implantable brain-machine interface industry. The funds will be used to accelerate clinical trials, advance research and development of next-generation technologies and build a medical-grade microelectromechanical…