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Baidu’s revenues rise 3% to $4.47b in the Q1

A robotaxi in service in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. CHINA DAILY Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc reported on Wednesday that its revenues reached 32.5 billion yuan ($4.47 billion) in the first quarter, up 3 percent year-on-year, with profits from its core businesses rising to 7.63 billion yuan, marking a 48 percent year-on-year increase. Robin Li, co-founder…

China’s Gotion launches first road tests for all-solid-state batteries

Workers from the Chinese battery maker Gotion High-Tech work on a production line to make batteries for new energy vehicles, in Hefei, Anhui province, on Feb 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese battery maker Gotion High-Tech has launched the first road testing for its next-generation all-solid-state batteries, after completing the country’s first fully localized 0.2 Gigawatt-hour pilot…

Walmart China posts upbeat Q1 results

Shoppers browse fruit at a Sam’s Club store, a membership-only chain under Walmart, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Feb 8. CHINA DAILY Walmart China’s first-quarter results showcased a robust performance, with net sales reaching $6.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent. The company reported 16.8 percent growth in comparable sales, driven in part by…

Uniqlo taps into consumer drive with localized innovations

Japanese actress and Uniqlo LifeWear ambassador Ayase Haruka makes a surprise appearance at the event, introducing the brand’s three major summer series. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the country ramps up its efforts to boost domestic consumption, fashion brand Uniqlo is responding with summer innovations and localized products, recently unveiled at its global flagship store…

Lululemon hosts its largest-ever yoga festival in Beijing

Athleisure brand Lululemon holds its largest-ever yoga event in the country at the Worker’s Stadium in Beijing on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Athleisure brand Lululemon held its largest-ever yoga event in the country at the Worker’s Stadium in Beijing on Saturday, as part of its initiatives to strengthen community sports and enhance consumer engagement.…

Tianjin-Weifang HSR tunnel makes breakthrough under Haihe River

CR14G employees supervise tunneling work of the Jin-Gu Haihe Tunnel along Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway in Tianjin, May 18, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The construction of the Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway reached a historic milestone on Monday, as the super-large diameter tunnel boring machine Jincheng No.1 broke through beneath the Haihe River, having tunneled over 5,000…

China Eastern launches regular Shanghai-Shenzhen flight by C919

China Eastern Airlines has launched a new regular flight between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport starting Sunday. Operated by the C919, it is the 13th commercial route serviced by China’s first self-developed narrow-body aircraft by the Shanghai-based carrier. According to the schedule, the airline is expected to take delivery of another…

Huawei launches PCs running self-developed operating system

Huawei fans watch company’s new product launch event at Huawei Global Flagship Store in Shanghai’s Nanjing Road, May 19, 2025. [Photo/VCG] CHENGDU – Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday unveiled two laptops powered by HarmonyOS, marking the debut of its self-developed operating system on personal computers (PCs). The launch of the Huawei MateBook Pro and…

China Telecom scores big in quantum sector

Visitors check out displays showing quantum technology applications during a demonstration held by China Telecom in Wuhan, Hubei province, in October.[CHINA DAILY] China has ushered in a new era of cybersecurity with the world’s first commercially ready cryptography system that integrates quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography, marking a groundbreaking leap in defending against next-generation…

Qatar Airways Cargo flies high on China’s output

Employees load cargo onto a Qatar Airways freighter at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.[CHINA DAILY] Qatar Airways Cargo, a unit of the national airline of Qatar, said demand from China has grown steadily, led by the rapid rise of cross-border e-commerce, and the carrier sees this growth as a long-term trajectory given China’s manufacturing…