Visitors watch a humanoid robot play the piano at an expo held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on April 24, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] SHENZHEN – How small can a sensor be? In the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, the answer is just 8.5 millimeters in diameter. The world’s smallest optic-based force sensor to date was developed…
Employees work on a PV panel production line in Hefei, Anhui province, in October. RUAN XUEFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY The additional tariffs imposed by the United States on photovoltaic products from Southeast Asia form a “myopic” and “self-defeating policy “that will significantly inflate costs for US consumers and run counter to global trends, said Chinese solar…
Sports influencer Xu Xingyu hikes in the countryside around Beijing in July. CHINA DAILY The Chinese market continues to attract attention from global outdoor sports brands, with three leading entrants making recent market debuts. US outdoor equipment and backpack brand Gregory; Spanish trail running shoe brand NNormal, co-founded by legendary athlete Kilian Jornet; and Swedish…
Visitors gather at Syensqo’s booth at the 25th China International Agrochemeical & Corp Protection Exhibition held in Shanghai on March 17, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Syensqo, a leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have signed a Strategic Partnership Framework Agreement to foster collaboration in advanced materials and specialty chemicals.…
This photo taken on April 25, 2025 shows a vehicle displayed at the booth of GAC Group at the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in East China’s Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua] SHANGHAI — The 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025) has drawn nearly 1,000 companies from 26 countries and regions and quickly become…
On April 25, during the Shanghai Forum 2025, global experts convened to address governance challenges posed by rapidly advancing AI technologies. “Not every country is going to be a military superpower or an AI superpower, but every country needs to be an AI governance superpower,” said Eric Richardson, president of INHR. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please…
Wang Haifeng, chief technology officer of Baidu. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc ranked first in artificial intelligence patent applications and authorizations across the nation, as the company remains steadfast in bolstering technological innovation. The company has filed 22,000 AI-related patent applications in China by the end of 2024, and has been…
A shopper (left) browses electric bicycles which offer trade-in subsidies at a store in Hefei, Anhui province. ZHAO MING/FOR CHINA DAILY China has continued to expand the scope of its consumer products trade-in programs, and the policy has effectively boosted consumption and promoted sustained economic growth, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. In the…
A commercial underwater intelligent computing pod is lowered into the sea off Hainan province on Feb 18. [Photo/Xinhua] From the depths of the ocean to the edge of space, Hainan province is boldly carving out new frontiers and transforming its natural advantages into engines of high-tech growth. As a white, 18-meter-long cylindrical structure slowly descended…
Visitors gather at Cainiao’s booth during Hannover Messe 2025 in Germany on April 1.[Photo/Xinhua] Cainiao Group, the logistics arm of Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group, on Tuesday announced the launch of a cross-border “green channel” designed to help the country’s exporters expand their footprint in overseas markets. Experts said this will improve the capacity of…