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Wowed! Italian professor praises China’s cutting-edge AI and robots

An Italian professor explores the World Intelligence Expo in Tianjin! A variety of smart robots show their talents one after another, including gesture-controlled robots, robot musicians, robotic dogs and TCM therapy robots. Let’s experience the amazing power of China’s cutting-edge AI and technological innovation! Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor

US-based Chinese designer digs commercial value of mental health industry

New York-based Chinese graphic designer Wanqing Zhang creates the Semicolon app to address the significant global economic losses caused by depression and anxiety. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A New York-based Chinese graphic designer, Wanqing Zhang, has come to see an intertwined contradiction — global economic losses from depression and anxiety hit some $1 trillion annually,…

RedNote secures 2026 FIFA World Cup streaming rights

Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has secured the broadcasting rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with all 104 matches to be available free of charge through live streams, replays and highlight clips on the platform. Users will be able to watch matches via the Xiaohongshu app, its web platform and…

Tencent links WeChat Pay to PayPal, allowing US users to spend in China

Tencent said on Wednesday it has connected its Tenpay Global cross border payment platform with PayPal World, allowing United States users visiting China to pay at tens of millions of merchants that accept WeChat Pay, in one of the biggest moves yet to bridge China’s mobile payment ecosystem with overseas wallets. The service will first…

Pop Mart’s Labubu keeps on heavy lifting

Visitors gather at a Pop Mart store in Shanghai on May 5. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY Collectible toy giant Pop Mart has deepened its partnership-driven growth strategy through a new Twinkle Twinkle collaboration with McDonald’s China. Since launching on May 20, the campaign has drawn long queues, social media buzz and growing resale prices, with…

Werfen sees healthy prospects in China

Spanish diagnostics company Werfen is deepening its commitment to the Chinese market, expanding local manufacturing for advanced medical products in the world’s second-largest healthcare market. The Barcelona-based firm made its debut at the just-concluded Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Chongqing. James Gallivan, vice-president of Werfen with full responsibility for China, said…

Nation’s brands eye spotlight at World Cup

A customer wearing an Argentina national team jersey shops on Monday for World Cup merchandise at a store at Yiwu International Trade City in Zhejiang province. WEI ZHIYANG/FOR CHINA DAILY The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to take place from June 12 to July 20, is emerging as a major global marketing stage…

China fines Luxshare for antitrust filing violation in Wingtech deal

China’s market regulator has fined Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 900,000 yuan ($125,000) for failing to properly declare its acquisition of part of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd’s business before completing the transaction, in a case Beijing said highlighted a softer “education combined with punishment” approach to antitrust enforcement. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)…

CNOOC’s Kenli 10-2 oilfield starts production in Bohai Sea

China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced on Wednesday that the first phase of the Kenli 10-2 oilfield cluster — the country’s largest offshore shallow-layer lithological oilfield — has fully commenced production. Located in the southern Bohai Sea, the field boasts proven geological reserves exceeding 100 million metric tons. It currently yields over 2,800 tons of…

Swire Coca-Cola opens two new plants

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct 16, 2025 shows a new factory of Swire Coca-Cola Ltd, a bottler of Coca-Cola, in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China’s Henan province. [Photo/Xinhua] GUANGZHOU — Swire Coca-Cola’s green and high-tech production base in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area officially opened in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong…