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De’Longhi exec hails ‘Shopping in China’

An employee (left) addresses visitor queries at De’Longhi’s booth during a trade fair in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY China represents a key market for understanding how coffee culture is evolving outside Europe, and its “Shopping in China” initiative is expected to unleash greater potential for coffee businesses from around the globe, a senior industry executive said.…

Skyworth Solar mulls global expansion

With the global energy market facing challenges such as unstable supply and surging demand due to the leapfrogging development of artificial intelligence, Skyworth Solar Co Ltd is upgrading itself into an industrial operator providing integrated services of production, synergy, deployment, trading and added value. As part of the company’s five-year strategy unveiled on June 3,…

Chinese cleaning appliance brands eye a clean sweep with innovation and localization

Ni Bingbing, global president of MOVA wet-and-dry vacuum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As Chinese cleaning appliance brands expand their presence overseas, innovation, localization and premium positioning are becoming increasingly important drivers of growth, according to Ni Bingbing, global president of MOVA wet-and-dry vacuum. In an interview with China Daily, Ni said Chinese brands are moving…

Bureau goes to London to attract investors

“Invest in Beijing, Win the Future” investment promotion event is held in London. [Photo/Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau] The Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau successfully held an investment promotion event themed “Invest in Beijing, Win the Future” in London on June 10, local time. The event, which took place during the London Tech Week 2026, aimed to…

Beijing business inks agreement for catering expansion in US

Xie Tingrong (left), business director of Beijing Wutong Reception Hall, and Nancy Sun Davis, chairperson of Los Angeles Golden Capital Catering Group, sign an agreement on acquiring Golden Capital Restaurant for business expansion in the US. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A Beijing business has signed an agreement to acquire a United States-based catering company for…

China is not optional, say US firms in USCBC survey

A resounding 95 percent of US firms operating in China consider the Chinese market to be “somewhat to very important” for staying globally competitive, according to an annual member survey released by the US-China Business Council. “For US companies, China is not optional,” the survey released on Wednesday highlighted. According to the survey, almost half…

Carrier mulls larger investment in nation on AI data center, green push

Michael Gierges, president of climate solutions for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa at Carrier. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s push to expand computing infrastructure and advance green urban development will create fresh growth opportunities for Carrier Global Corp to deepen investment in manufacturing, innovation and digital technologies in the country during the 15th Five-Year Plan…

Karcher to tap into China’s innovation

A view of the booth of Karcher Group during an expo in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY German cleaning solutions provider Karcher Group sees consumers and factories in China adopting digital solutions faster than most markets, and the company is learning from the country’s experience to scale its technologies globally, said its chief financial officer for China.…

China’s new energy plans excite business chief

The new energy plans contained within China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period are expected to create opportunities for energy technology firms, according to a senior executive at Schneider Electric. As China seeks to transition its new energy industry from scale expansion to value restructuring, companies in the field are ready to work toward high efficiency…

WeChat opens AI ecosystem to developers

Tencent has started opening WeChat’s artificial intelligence ecosystem to mini program developers, allowing companies to integrate AI agents into one of China’s most widely used apps. The move is one of Tencent’s most ambitious attempts yet to embed AI across WeChat’s vast ecosystem of messaging, payments, content and mini programs, which together serve more than…