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AI tech on world stage at AWE 2026

Crowds pack AWE 2026 as cutting-edge tech and new products take center stage in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY The Appliance and Electronics World Expo, a key stage for global tech giants and a beacon for future smart living, features over 1,200 leading companies worldwide this year. It is showcasing cutting-edge technologies, artificial intelligence applications and smart…

Shanxi airports thriving with intl routes

Expanding international air routes is crucial for landlocked provinces like Shanxi to deepen opening-up and better connect with global markets, said a national legislator, calling for stronger policy support to help such regions integrate into international aviation networks. “Shanxi’s geographic reality of being neither coastal nor border-adjacent means aviation is a key channel for integrating…

Nation opposes new US tariffs

A drone photo taken on Jan 3, 2026 shows a view of a container terminal at Tianjin Port in North China’s Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua] China expressed opposition over the United States’ swift actions to renew its tariff pressure by launching sweeping trade investigations into 16 major economies — including China — just as top negotiators from…

Smart economy gateway to immense potential

Visitors study a superconducting quantum computer at the Quantum Technology and Industry Conference 2025 in Hefei, Anhui province, on Nov 20. CHINA DAILY For years, artificial intelligence has largely been viewed through a lens of technological breakthroughs, algorithmic benchmarks and limited commercial applications. However, for the first time, the 2026 Government Work Report has introduced…

Nation’s oil buffer shields energy supply

China’s decades-long efforts to fortify its energy security have provided the world’s largest oil importer with a massive strategic buffer, capable of covering a total cutoff of Middle Eastern crude for approximately six months. As tensions rise between the United States and Israel on the one side, and Iran on the other — effectively closing…

China’s CPI up 1.3% in Feb

BEIJING — China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.3 percent year-on-year last month, official data showed on Monday. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 1.8 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). On a month-on-month basis, CPI went up 1…

Zeron raises 1.2b yuan as investors back intelligent heavy-duty trucks

Zeron’s heavy-duty trucks, whose cumulative deliveries exceeded 1,600 units by the end of 2025, are seen in the picture. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese intelligent heavy-duty truck startup Zeron announced on Thursday a 1.2 billion yuan ($167 million) funding round, underscoring growing investor interest in the emerging market for electric and autonomous heavy-duty trucks. The…

Beef up policy support for chip materials

Li Shaoping (left), a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress and chairman of Sinophorus, works with researchers at a lab. JIANG XIAOMING/FOR CHINA DAILY China should strengthen policy support for its semiconductor materials sector to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, a national lawmaker said. Li Shaoping, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress…