In Xi’an, Shaanxi province, cleaning crews used to start work as early as 3 am to clear floating rubbish from the city’s lakes and rivers. Now, a self-driving cleaning boat is taking some of the burden from the workers’ shoulders. The boat sets off on cleaning duty at midnight, its 15-meter-wide arm gathering surface waste…
Hotel bookings for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday have surged ahead of the long weekend, with travelers taking advantage of lower airfares and strong interest in traditional cultural activities, online travel platform Qunar said on Thursday. Bookings for hotel stays on Thursday were more than 40 percent higher than the previous day, according to…
Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the World Internet Conference (WIC) and dean of the WIC Digital & AI Academy, met with participants of the E-Commerce for Development: 5th Training on Building an Enabling Policy Environment for E-commerce and Digital Economy in Beijing on June 16. Thirty-five economic and trade officials from 30 countries, such as Morocco,…
China is moving faster to build a national integrated computing power network amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence, with market forces set to play a decisive role in the process, the National Development and Reform Commission said on Thursday. Speaking at a monthly news conference in Beijing, Li Chao, a spokesperson for the NDRC,…
I flew to Shanghai to attend muShanghai and show people that signing deals doesn’t always require getting on a plane. Romain Blumberger poses for photos with fellow attendees at muShanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The workshop I ran at the Alibaba Center was called “How Chinese Brands Sell B2B Internationally Without Networks”. Standing in Shanghai…
This photo taken on June 16, 2026 shows a view of Shanghai Disneyland in its 10th anniversary themed decorations in East China’s Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua] Executives from Walt Disney Co and its Chinese partners have expressed optimism about prospects for Shanghai Disney Resort, unveiling a series of expansion plans as the resort celebrated its 10th anniversary…
Momenta showcases a Mercedes SUV which adopts its NOA solution at the 2026 Beijing auto show in April. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] China’s autonomous driving sector is entering a new phase of commercialization, with urban navigation-on-autopilot emerging as a key inflection point for mass adoption, according to a new report from China Insights Consultancy. The…
As artificial intelligence platforms and merchant-integrated agents become more sophisticated, consumers are expected to increasingly delegate tasks such as product searches, comparisons, decisionmaking and purchasing to agents. The shift signals a new era of commerce moving from direct user interaction to a model built on user authorization and autonomous agent execution. The rise of agentic…
A view of the smart zero-carbon terminal at Tianjin Port. XINHUA The first phase of the Chinese smart system developed by Tianjin Port is expected to be completed in the coming months for delivery to Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Port, marking the first export of a Chinese smart-port solution. The initial delivery includes two autonomous transport…
On Tuesday, Yum China Holdings announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to take full ownership of the Pizza Hut brand on the Chinese mainland in a $1.2 billion deal, a strategic shift that will eliminate ongoing royalty payments to Yum Brands. The move gives Yum China direct control of one of its…