A technician works on a robot vacuum cleaner assembly line at a workshop of Roborock in Huizhou, Guangdong province, on Oct 10. DENG HUA/XINHUA Chinese robot vacuum makers are actively expanding their footprint in Asia, with Southeast Asia the new growth frontier due to its rapidly evolving market landscape. “Today, Chinese robot vacuum brands are…
Performers showcase China’s intangible cultral heritage on Sunday at the international expo center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, during a major trade and consumption campaign held as part of the “Big Market for All: Export to China” initiative. The Hangzhou event will conclude on Tuesday. LIAN GUOQING / FOR CHINA DAILY China launched a major trade…
The growing trend of artificial intelligence manipulating internet search results was highlighted at China’s annual consumer rights gala on Sunday. The trend has raised concerns that businesses may be flooding the internet with fabricated content to influence answers generated by AI models. The investigation, aired during the influential annual 315 Gala held by China Central…
In December 2025, 47 650 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, marking a 23% decrease compared with December 2024 (61 515) and a 13% decrease compared with November 2025 (54 855). There were also 9 255 subsequent applicants, representing a 29% increase compared with December 2024 (7 180) and…
The ongoing trade talks between China and the United States in France carry great importance for the world’s two largest economies to sustain the hard-won stability achieved over the past year, analysts have said. To this end, analysts said that both Beijing and Washington need to act in good faith and meet each halfway to…
The 2026 Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference is held on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Continued flows of new investment into Shanghai featuring pioneering and future-oriented technologies — both promised by international big names and leading domestic industry players — will help the city further move up the value chain and pave the way for high-quality…
Business communities in China and the United States are desperately hoping both sides will effectively manage risks and enhance stability and transparency in critical areas such as export controls, technology exchange, and shipping services. Such measures are essential in providing businesses with clearer and more stable expectations, Zhao Zhongxiu, president of the University of International…
RortiX, a brand under Dreame focusing on aerial intelligence and the low-altitude economy, debuted its eVTOL prototype at the Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE) in Shanghai on Thursday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] RortiX, a brand under Dreame which focuses on aerial intelligence and the low-altitude economy, debuted its eVTOL prototype at the Appliance &…
BEIJING — China’s retail sales of consumer goods went up 2.8 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. The pace was 1.9 percentage points faster than the growth recorded in December 2025. The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 8.61 trillion yuan…
Online platforms are tightening oversight of AI-generated content and automated accounts as regulators and companies move to safeguard authentic user interactions and curb emerging risks tied to AI-powered tools. Social media and content platform RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, announced new governance measures recently targeting accounts automatically operated through AI tools, saying violations could lead…