A Sam’s Club is seen in the Daxing district of Beijing. [Photo/VCG] Sam’s Club, the membership-only retail chain owned by Walmart Inc, is under fire from Chinese consumers over its recent introduction of mass market snacks that critics claim fall short of the brand’s promise of premium, carefully curated offerings. Since early July, online users…
Editor’s Note: The State Council Information Office invited five representatives from key private enterprises on Tuesday to share their stories about their pursuit of high-quality industrial development and innovation. Wang Xingxing, founder and CEO of Unitree Robotics Our company, founded in 2016, specializes in high-performance quadruped and humanoid robots, with many of our key technical…
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest foldables, including the Galaxy Z Fold7. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] South Korean technology company Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7, which come with multimodal artificial intelligence capabilities, as the company aims to grab a bigger slice of the highly…
A view of Flender Group’s factory in Tianjin in July 2024. XINHUA TIANJIN — Flender Group, a leading global supplier of mechanical drive systems based in Bocholt, Germany, will continue to maintain its firm presence in China to serve customers and markets, Gou Jianhui, chairman of the board and CEO of Flender Ltd China, told Xinhua…
Consumers check out services at a CAR Inc outlet in Xining, Qinghai province. SONG YU/FOR CHINA DAILY CAR Inc, one of China’s leading car rental companies, and Baidu Apollo, an open autonomous driving platform, jointly launched the world’s first self-driving car rental product for the public in Beijing on Tuesday. Users can book and experience the…
Visitors gather at a Chi Forest beverage store in New York on April 10. CHINA DAILY In June, convenience stores in Indonesia welcomed a new product line — Chi Forest’s ice teas, with flavors such as white peach jasmine and grapefruit green tea. The beverage maker’s rapid rise in Southeast Asia underscores its broader globalization strategy,…
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, recently launched new cargo flights between Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The route has become the first direct cargo route between Xinjiang and Africa to meet the growing demand of Sino-African trade. The new cargo route, operated twice weekly by Boeing…
Danfoss’ booth at an expo in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] Danish technology and engineering conglomerate Danfoss Group is doubling down on its commitment to the Chinese market, unveiling a series of major innovations and manufacturing investments in 2025 to tap into the country’s accelerating green transition and industrial modernization. After upgrading its application development center focused on…
With an investment of 1 billion yuan ($139.6 million), United States-based dental company Envista Holdings Corp signed an investment agreement with the government of Suzhou New District in Suzhou, Jiangsu province recently, kicking off its new manufacturing base project in China. Entering the world’s second-largest economy two decades ago, Envista has invested and established industrial…
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…