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618 shopping festival reflects structural shift in China’s retail landscape

Staff members work at an express delivery sorting center in Taizhou, East China’s Jiangsu province, on June 17, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] One of the country’s largest midyear e-commerce events, the June 18 shopping festival, or “618” as it is commonly known, highlighted this year a structural shift in the country’s retail landscape, moving decisively away from…

Firms ramp up to tap inbound tourism

Foreign visitors take in panoramic views at a tourist attraction in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on June 19. WANG HUABIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Riding the wave of growing overseas enthusiasm for China, Chinese companies are launching fresh initiatives to expand their influence and boost inbound tourism. In a bid to make China a top destination for global…

Firms ramp up to tap inbound tourism

Foreign visitors take in panoramic views at a tourist attraction in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on June 19. WANG HUABIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Riding the wave of growing overseas enthusiasm for China, Chinese companies are launching fresh initiatives to expand their influence and boost inbound tourism. In a bid to make China a top destination for global…

AI agents seen reshaping cybersecurity

As artificial intelligence agents evolve from assistive tools into autonomous decisionmakers and executors, the traditional logic of cybersecurity defense is being fundamentally rewritten, experts and officials said. Li Bing, vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, said the AI industry is at a critical juncture, transitioning from isolated technological breakthroughs to full-scale value…

FMCG market charts new growth path

Shoppers select fresh fruit at a supermarket in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on June 23. HE HUAWEN/FOR CHINA DAILY The fast-moving consumer goods market in the country is entering a structurally slower but more complex growth phase, as value-seeking behavior, demographic aging and rapid channel disruption reshape how households spend, according to an industry…

Smart tech uptrend fuels solar storage

Amid surging global demand for artificial intelligence computing power and the resulting strain on electricity grids, Chinese green energy enterprises are stepping up efforts to provide integrated China solutions for digital economy decarbonization. JinkoSolar, one of the world’s largest solar module manufacturers, has explicitly identified energy storage — specifically tailored for AI data centers (AIDCs)…

COMAC’s C909 reaches new heights

A Chengdu Airlines C909 aircraft operating a high-altitude route. XINHUA Commercial Aircraft Corp of China’s domestically developed C909 regional jet has carried more than 37 million passengers over a decade of commercial service, the planemaker said, underscoring the country’s efforts to build a home-grown civil aviation industry as it expands the aircraft’s presence in China’s…

Agricultural tech costs set to shrink, improve efficiency

Smart agriculture is helping farmers cut costs by leveraging the advantages of supply-chain and policy incentives support from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The price of technology will decrease as scale expands and applications become more widespread, said Gong Jiaqin, co-founder of XAG, during the “Vibrant China” media tour. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit:…

Autos set to spur consumer spending

Export-bound vehicles await shipments in Taicang Port, Jiangsu province. JI HAIXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY With the world’s largest vehicle fleet, China’s automotive sector is undergoing a fundamental transition, which analysts say could open up vast opportunities in the aftermarket, turning incremental demand into exponential consumption scenarios as reinforced by a robust new policy framework. Their comments…