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LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort to open in 2025

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The rendering of LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort unveiled plans for its opening in 2025 at the 35th Shanghai Tourism Festival on September 14. Constructed from LEGO bricks 25 times their normal size, the float showcased key highlights including the LEGO logo inspired by a traditional Chinese story, LEGO…

Shanghai’s unmanned farming industry boosted by State Grid’s efforts

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Staff members of State Grid Jiading Power Supply Company inspect the electricity consumption of agricultural equipment at Shanghai’s first digital unmanned farm in Waigang town. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Across farmland stretching one thousand hectares, there are no farmers to be seen. Such a sight is fast becoming a reality. Recently, Wang Cong from the…

Shanghai Disney Resort to resume operations Tuesday noon

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Members of the Shanghai, China Delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the welcome ceremony hosted by Shanghai Disney Resort. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] SHANGHAI – Shanghai Disneyland will reopen to visitors starting from Tuesday at noon, following the departure from the city of Typhoon Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year. On Tuesday,…

Asset revamp plans of A-share firms gather pace

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Visitors check out promotional videos at the China Minmetals booth during an expo in Shanghai in May. [Photo provided to China Daily] The A-share market’s increased focus on high-quality development has been reflected in the recent wave of mergers and acquisitions among leading market players and the industrial restructuring initiated by State-owned enterprises. According to…

JinkoSolar eyes strategic expansion in Africa

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JinkoSolar, the world’s largest solar panel producer by shipments, is pressing ahead with overseas expansion plans with a strategic focus on Africa, to secure a leading position in both the solar as well as energy storage sectors. Over the past three years, the company has delivered 5.2 gigawatts of solar panels and 100 megawatt-hours of…

Alibaba launching two AI-embedded products

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Xianyu, Alibaba Group’s online trading platform for secondhand goods, will launch two AI-embedded products this year to improve transaction efficiency, said its president Ding Jian on Friday at the ongoing 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services. The two products, named “Smart Product Launch” and “Smart Sales Management”, will use technologies such as image…

Minmetals-Qinghai JV to enhance China’s role in lithium chain

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Aerial photo taken on July 8, 2021 shows the Qairhan Salt Lake in Northwest China’s Qinghai province. [Photo/Xinhua] The joint venture agreement between China Minmetals Corp and Qinghai province to tap major salt lake resources marks a critical step in advancing China’s lithium resource development, particularly in response to global battery industry demand, said industry…

CATL unveils e-bus battery with long service life

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CATL unveils the latest battery for e-buses in September online. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, the world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker, announced its latest Tianxing B-series battery for electric buses on Friday. The company said that the new battery extends the service life of new-energy buses to an impressive 15…

Innovation and reliable power supply give winegrowers bumper harvests

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In early September, the grapevines at Shanghai Puguan Ecological Agriculture in Malu, Jiading district, spread a fragrant aroma. Xu Wei and Tang Xiaowei from the Nanxiang Power Supply Service Center of State Grid Shanghai Jiading Power Supply visited the site recently to ensure the sound operation of equipment such as the electrical canopy curtains during…

Geely showcases new electrified models at Frankfurt expo

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On Sept 10, Geely Auto Group unveiled a suite of nearly ten cutting-edge electrified vehicle models at the EVA Frankfurt. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] On Sept 10, Geely Auto Group unveiled a suite of nearly ten cutting-edge electrified vehicle models at the EVA Frankfurt under the banners of its three distinguished brands—Geely, Lynk & Co,…