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Foreigners’ shopping lists evolving

Tourists line up for departure tax refunds at Beijing Capital International Airport. CHINA DAILY Chinese-made drones, smartphones, action cameras and designer toys are increasingly replacing tea, porcelain and panda-themed gifts on foreign tourists’ shopping lists in China, as they increasingly seek innovative, higher-value products offering strong value for money, advanced features and models often unavailable…

Humanoid robots enter mass market

A humanoid robot band performs at a high-tech expo in Tianjin on May 28. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY As leading Chinese humanoid robot makers unveil increasingly affordable models, advances in manufacturing, supply chain localization and growing production volumes are pushing the sector into a new phase of commercial adoption. Unitree Robotics recently launched its dual-arm humanoid…

Humanoid robots enter mass market

A humanoid robot band performs at a high-tech expo in Tianjin on May 28. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY As leading Chinese humanoid robot makers unveil increasingly affordable models, advances in manufacturing, supply chain localization and growing production volumes are pushing the sector into a new phase of commercial adoption. Unitree Robotics recently launched its dual-arm humanoid…

Humanoid robots move onto fast track

Chinese humanoid robot startups are moving beyond choreographed demonstrations and into factories and retail stores, racing to secure real-world deployments that could eventually scale to tens of thousands of machines. The shift gained further momentum on Tuesday when the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the…

Chinese cleaning appliance brands eye a clean sweep with innovation and localization

Ni Bingbing, global president of MOVA wet-and-dry vacuum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As Chinese cleaning appliance brands expand their presence overseas, innovation, localization and premium positioning are becoming increasingly important drivers of growth, according to Ni Bingbing, global president of MOVA wet-and-dry vacuum. In an interview with China Daily, Ni said Chinese brands are moving…

Govt summons carmakers over irrational competition

A woman learns about a new energy vehicle at a car dealership in Tancheng county, Linyi city, East China’s Shandong province, April 10, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation summoned on Thursday automobile manufacturers suspected of engaging in irrational competitive practices for a regulatory talk…

China’s AutoFlight secures world’s first overseas certification for eVTOL

People check out AutoFlight’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on April 24, 2026. [Photo/VCG] Chinese electric aircraft maker AutoFlight said its cargo-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing,or eVTOL, has become the first in the world to receive airworthiness validation outside its home country, a milestone that…

Chinese regulators summon top online travel, ticketing platforms over misleading sales practices

Chinese regulators summoned seven major online travel and ticketing platforms on Thursday over misleading train ticket sales practices, strengthening regulation of third-party booking services that have become increasingly popular among travelers seeking scarce rail tickets. The State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the Cyberspace Administration of China and the National Railway Administration, said it…

Bureau goes to London to attract investors

“Invest in Beijing, Win the Future” investment promotion event is held in London. [Photo/Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau] The Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau successfully held an investment promotion event themed “Invest in Beijing, Win the Future” in London on June 10, local time. The event, which took place during the London Tech Week 2026, aimed to…