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…
UBTech Robotics recently launched the UWORLD U1 Series — a line of full-size ultra-bionic humanoid robots. HAO FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Industry experts and regulators have called for the healthy and orderly development of the humanoid robotics sector, particularly in the emerging field of emotional companionship robots, stressing the need to clearly define ethical boundaries. The…
China’s economy has shown resilience so far this year in the face of global energy supply shocks, underpinned by strong high-tech investment and robust exports, said the latest China Economic Update of the World Bank Group. According to the update released on Tuesday, the world’s second-largest economy is expected to expand 4.4 percent in 2026,…
World Cup-themed installations are set up at a waterfront complex to create a vibrant soccer atmosphere in Qianhai, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on June 21. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] On a recent late night in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, the sound of sizzling skewers and clinking glasses filled a Baoji barbecue restaurant. Highlights from the 2026…
[PHOTO/CHINA BOUND] Known as the “Mirror of the Sky”, Caka Salt Lake in Qinghai’s Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan autonomous prefecture is a breathtaking natural wonder… Read More »Caka Salt Lake, Haixi, Qinghai
The upcoming World Artificial Intelligence Conference, one of the world’s most influential AI events, will reach a record scale this year in its exhibition area, and is expected to attract over 1,100 companies, display more than 3,000 exhibits and feature more than 300 global product debuts, according to a news conference held on Tuesday in…
Agibot announced ten local partners in the United Kingdom at a London conference on June 30, 2026. [Xing Yi / China Daily] Agibot, one of China’s leading humanoid robotics companies, has announced ten local partners in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of the Shanghai-based startup’s latest overseas expansion. More than 300 professionals attended…
As China-Japan relations remain strained over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s erroneous remarks on Taiwan and her administration’s accelerated military buildup, Japan’s economy is increasingly feeling the pinch, with critical mineral exports from China plunging, supply chains buckling under pressure and billions in potential GDP losses looming, experts said. What is truly pushing Japanese businesses…
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