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BYD celebrates delivery of 90,000th NEV in Thailand

BYD celebrates its first anniversary of Royong factory in Thailand on Monday. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Chinese auto brand BYD celebrated its Thailand factory’s first anniversary on Monday, marking both its 90,000th New Energy Vehicle delivery and the first locally produced BYD Seal 5 model rolling off the production line. Somruedee Tanphairoj, director-general of…

FMI opening enrollment for first exams in China

Ian Schnoor, executive director of the Financial Modeling Institute, delivers a session in Beijing in August 2024. [Photo provided to China Daily] A year after announcing its entry into China, the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) said it will officially open enrollment this month for its first pilot exam in the country, scheduled for October. “Over…

China still key in driving global growth

A worker handles products at the Shu Brocade Workshop of the Chengdu Shu Brocade Research Institute, a private enterprise in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on July 3. LI XIANGYU / FOR CHINA DAILY China’s gross domestic product is expected to reach about 140 trillion yuan ($19.5 trillion) this year, reaffirming the country’s role as a major…

More dialogue encouraged for peace, stability across Eurasia

Representatives take a selfie on Thursday before the opening ceremony of the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting in Beijing. The two-day meeting, themed “Safeguarding Diversity of Human Civilizations for World Peace and Development”, has brought together more than 600 attendees from around 140 countries and regions. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY A senior official of…

Pop Mart plane makes debut flight to celebrate China-Thailand anniversary

A themed aircraft celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sino-Thai diplomatic relations made its debut flight from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Bangkok on Friday. [Photo provided to China Daily] A themed aircraft celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sino-Thai diplomatic relations made its debut flight from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Bangkok on Friday, according to…

Anhui firm breaks foreign monopoly in IC substrates

In a remarkable industrial evolution, Guangde, a county-level city in Anhui province, transformed itself from a newcomer into a nationally recognized electronic circuits hub that reshaped the international integrated circuit substrate market. Recognizing electronic circuits as a key strategic industry, Guangde’s government launched an industrial park dedicated to printed circuit boards, or PCBs, in April…

Where machines think: A visit to Weichai’s intelligent factory

Each engine comprises thousands of components — so how is such a complex process made possible? Egyptian visitor Mousa has toured Weichai’s intelligent manufacturing facility in Weifang, East China’s Shandong province. Here, cutting-edge automation and smart technologies are transforming the landscape of modern industry. Within the factory, machines operate with remarkable autonomy, robots perform tasks…

Swiss company ABB expands robotics market in China

Swiss technology company ABB Group plans to further strengthen its presence in China, the world’s largest robotics market, through a series of artificial intelligence-driven innovations and new product launches in the coming years, said a senior executive. As part of its “local for local” strategy, ABB will broaden its product portfolio to better serve the…

LG Electronics’ preliminary operating profit posts double-digit fall in Q2

SEOUL — South Korea’s tech behemoth LG Electronics posted a double-digit fall in second-quarter operating profit due to the negative effect of the US tariffs imposition and the delayed domestic demand recovery, the company said Monday. Preliminary operating profit tumbled 46.6 percent from a year earlier to 639.1 billion won ($467.1 million) in the April-June…

Innovation boosts Tongling’s copper industry

A worker at Tongling Jingda Special Magnet Wire produces enameled wires. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A copper powerhouse in Tongling, city in East China’s Anhui province, is transforming its copper industry through innovation. In 2024, Tongling’s copper industry generated a revenue of 323.8 billion yuan ($45.2 billion), including 135.8 billion from subsidiaries elsewhere. This accounts…