As tokens emerge as a key resource in the artificial intelligence era, Guizhou province in Southwest China is stepping up efforts to tap into the emerging business by leveraging its strengths in computing power, data resources and application scenarios. Rising as a new driver for high-quality growth, tokens and relevant industrial applications have become key…
Customers shop at a Maidelong store in Huaian, Jiangsu province, in January 2025. ZHAO QIRUI/FOR CHINA DAILY Maidelong, or Metro China, the high-end retail format of Wumart Group, has reshuffled its top management, installing retail veteran Andrew Miles as executive chairman and appointing Xu Shaochuan as CEO, in a move that indicates intensifying competition in…
A visitor plays Chinese chess with a robot during the 9th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, Fujian province. LYU MING/CHINA NEWS SERVICE China’s appetite for artificial intelligence data is exploding at a scale that is beginning to reshape the economy, with daily token usage soaring from just over 1 trillion at the start of 2025…
Beijing has launched “GO BEIJING”, a comprehensive online service platform offering a full range of services for inbound visitors across different scenarios, local authorities said Tuesday. The platform was jointly built by the Beijing Municipal Administration of Government Services and Data Management and payment services platform Alipay, in cooperation with other local government departments, such…
The White Paper on Detergent Carbon Footprint is launched in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on April 23. CHINA DAILY Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company, will innovate and collaborate across its home care business to support the laundry sector’s climate transition, according to senior managers of the company. “We will continue to deepen innovation and collaboration…
Robots produce automotive body sheet metal parts at a workshop in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on April 16. WANG WANGWANG/FOR CHINA DAILY While China’s economy delivered better-than-expected results at the start of the year, policymakers showed no signs of complacency and vowed to provide continued support, analysts said after a high-level meeting that outlined priorities for…
Tourists seen in Dunhuang, Gansu province, on Monday. ZHANG XIAOLIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY As the five-day Labor Day holiday begins on Friday, local authorities across China are revving up efforts to ignite spending — issuing millions of yuan in consumption vouchers and organizing concerts and sporting events. The push comes as China’s consumption structure shifts from…
While China’s economy delivered better-than-expected results at the start of the year, policymakers have shown no signs of complacency and have vowed to provide continued support, analysts said after a high-level meeting outlined priorities for the next phase of economic work. Amid intensifying external uncertainties, continuing policy easing to ensure reasonable economic growth remains imperative…
While China’s economy delivered better-than-expected results at the start of the year, policymakers have shown no signs of complacency and have vowed to provide continued support, analysts said after a high-level meeting outlined priorities for the next phase of economic work. Amid intensifying external uncertainties, continuing policy easing to ensure reasonable economic growth remains imperative…
BEIJING — Major enterprises in China’s cultural sector and related industries reported steady revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026, official data showed Wednesday. The 82,000 surveyed enterprises posted combined operating revenue of 3.56 trillion yuan (about $518.4 billion) in the first three months, up 6.4 percent year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of…