People learn about AI model DeepSeek at a fair themed on AI technologies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on May 4. LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — China’s technology titans are leveraging the Chinese New Year holiday season to secure users for their intelligent assistants, betting that 2026 will be the year when “AI agents” evolve…
A staff member arranges gold accessories at a gold shop in Yangzhou city of East China’s Jiangsu province, Jan 29, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s gold production edged up in 2025 while overall consumption declined, amid a shift from jewelry toward investment products, data from the China Gold Association showed on Thursday. The country produced 381.339 metric…
Representatives of Brembo and JAC pose after they ink a strategic deal on Feb 5, 2026. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] JAC Group, one of China’s major automakers, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with global braking systems leader Brembo to deepen long-term collaboration and jointly advance innovation in next-generation vehicle platforms. The agreement, signed on…
A humanoid robot demonstrates its skill of folding clothes at the 2025 World Internet Conference Light of Internet Expo in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Nov 6. HUANG ZONGZHI/XINHUA BEIJING — The widespread rise of artificial intelligence is modifying China’s labor market in ways that go far beyond job replacement or creation. It has generated new…
A drone photo taken on Dec 31, 2025 shows China-made construction machinery being loaded for export to Indonesia at Yantai Port in East China’s Shandong. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China’s machinery industry posted steady performance in 2025 as both sales and profits increased, the China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF) said on Thursday. The added value of…
Visitors gather at Schneider Electric’s booth during an expo in Shanghai in December. CHINA DAILY China is a “pioneer” in the global energy transition, outpacing other nations through consistent long-term planning and massive infrastructure investment, according to a senior executive. “You can call us a foreign company, but we are extremely local,” said Frederic Godemel,…
Employees of Daqing Oilfield in Heilongjiang province work in snowy weather. XINHUA China’s energy self-sufficiency rate is on track to reach 84.6 percent this year, as the country intensifies efforts to insulate its economy from global supply volatility, according to a report released by a think tank recently. The outlook follows a strong performance in…
Thanks to the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, China has launched a new short messaging service that provides reliable communication for people in distress when ground-based mobile networks are unavailable. China Space-Time Information, the State-owned operator of Beidou services, has collaborated with the nation’s three primary telecom operators — China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom…
Two-thirds of China’s provincial-level governments have moderately lowered their GDP growth targets for 2026, even as they emphasized boosting domestic demand and fostering emerging industries, a move that analysts said reflects a pragmatic and proactive stance aimed at promoting high-quality development. The shift has increased the likelihood of China setting its real GDP growth target…
Vincent Aguesse (right) and several foreign guests visit a local farmers market in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Jan 20. CHINA DAILY Drawn by good weather,… Read More »Why Yunnan is winning hearts worldwide