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Shanghai sees strong growth in sci-tech innovation

Shanghai officials brief the media on the city’s economic development, Jan 16, 2025. [Photo by Luo Bin/chinadaily.com.cn] Shanghai witnessed significant progress in science and technology innovation in 2024, with substantial growth in key indicators, according to a news conference held by the Shanghai Municipal Government on Jan 16, 2025. The city saw a surge in…

AI dominant in funding investments

Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words “Artificial Intelligence AI” in this illustration taken, Feb 19, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] Artificial intelligence is dominant in funding global investments, according to speakers participating in the “Funding the Future of Emerging Technologies” panel discussion under the 2025 Asian Financial Forum that kicked off in…

Digital biz expansion prioritized

China will step up efforts to promote the construction of digital industrial clusters, accelerate the digital transformation of cities and cultivate a national integrated data market in 2025, as part of its broader push to facilitate the high-quality development of a digital economy and advance the building of a “Digital China”, said the country’s top…

High-tech sectors to attract more FDI

Employees work on a production line of a foreign-funded lithium battery plant in Nantong, Jiangsu province. GU HUAXIA/FOR CHINA DAILY Fueled by advancements in high-tech manufacturing, green energy and consumer goods industries, foreign direct investment (FDI) into China will continue to recover this year, market watchers and business executives said. Despite challenges like disruptions in…

Beijing plans to host World Humanoid Robot Games, foster future industries

Beijing plans to host the World Humanoid Robot Games this year, said Yin Yong during the third session of the 16th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress on Tuesday. Yin, Beijing’s mayor, highlighted that the city will foster future industries in 2025, such as humanoid robots, commercial space, biomanufacturing and new materials in the government work report.…

China’s robotics company showcases new tech at CES

Wisson Robotics showcases an array of universal soft robotics technology and products during the 2025 CES. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese robotics company Wisson Robotics showcased an array of universal soft robotics technology and products during the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s premier tech show, in Las Vegas, United States. A series of drones…

AI to perk up consumer electronics sector

Attendees visit the booth of BOE to understand the company’s plans for smart cars during the 2025 CES in Las Vegas, the United States, on Jan 7. ZENG HUI/XINHUA Intelligent terminal devices powered by artificial intelligence are expected to become a key growth driver for the global consumer electronics industry going forward, industry experts said.…

Industrialized patents of Chinese enterprises continue to rise

BEIJING – The industrialization rate of invention patents among Chinese enterprises has been steadily rising, with medium and small-sized enterprises making a growing contribution, China’s top intellectual property regulator said on Wednesday. According to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Chinese enterprises in 2024 achieved an industrialization rate of 53.3 percent for effective invention…

World IoT Expo provides insight into intelligent connectivity

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The World Internet of Things Exposition 2024 commenced in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, on Nov 11, bringing together global IoT industry elites to explore the sector’s cutting-edge technologies, applications, and future trends. François Coallier, chairman of the International IoT and Digital Twin Standard Committee, emphasized at the opening ceremony that IoT signifies not only a technological…

Pet-like robot from Japan sets to comfort AD patients and others in China

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This photo shows Xiaoxiao, a pet-like robot brought by Groove X from Japan to the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE), in East China’s Shanghai, Nov 9, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] SHANGHAI – When Xiaoxiao was powered on and started moving, she quickly noticed the gaze of a woman sitting in a wheelchair, staring at her with…