China has urged the Netherlands to foster a fair, transparent and predictable business environment for Chinese companies investing in the country and maintain stable semiconductor industrial and supply chains, the Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement on Wednesday. When co-chairing the 18th meeting of the China-Netherlands Joint Economic and Trade Committee with Sjoerd…
Ride-hailing driver at work, May 14, 2026. [Photo/VCG] China is stepping up efforts to improve access to credit for millions of gig workers, with Ding Xiangqun, minister of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, saying the regulator will encourage financial institutions to develop dedicated, inclusive financial products for new employment groups, such as truck drivers, ride-hailing…
National Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai houses nine major technology platforms, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, cryo-electron microscopy, and mass spectrometry. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s efforts to combine artificial intelligence with biotechnology are moving from computer models to laboratory experiments, as a national research facility launches an automated platform capable of rapidly turning…
J&T Global Express Ltd, the Hong Kong-listed logistics service provider, reported record second-quarter parcel volume as its average daily parcel volume surpassed 100 million for the first time, driven by strong growth in Southeast Asia and other overseas markets. The company handled 9.18 billion parcels from April to June, up 24.2 percent year-on-year, while parcel…
Job seekers line up for interviews at a job market in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, last month. WANG JIANKANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Demand for talent in the artificial intelligence sector continued to gather pace in China’s campus recruitment market during the first five months of the year, as companies stepped up hiring for AI-related roles and expanded…
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Robots preparing to beat a drum and dance to music. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China is one of the earliest 5G pioneers and is also a leading player in the fast-evolving technology. It is not the only player, but it is one of the first and by far the largest 5G market, said a top…
A visitor checks out a humanoid robot at an Agibot store in Shanghai on June 15. YIN LIQIN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Defining 2026 as the inaugural year for embodied artificial intelligence deployment, executives from Shanghai-based robot company Agibot said that the industry this year will witness embodied intelligence transitioning from technological validation to large-scale commercial application.…
A young soccer fan takes a shot at goal at a dedicated Chinese sports culture booth outside MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, US, on June 16. YIN GANG/FOR CHINA DAILY The 2026 FIFA World Cup is emerging as more than a global sporting event in China, with consumer sentiment, social engagement and brand investment pointing…
The central government unveiled a raft of new measures to consolidate and develop the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region into an international financial center, including increasing the annual investment quota for the southbound Bond Connect from 500 billion yuan ($73.5 billion) to 800 billion yuan and considering issuing central bank bills in the SAR on…