Samsung Electronics unveils its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S25 series, in China. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is doubling down on the fast-growing artificial intelligence-powered smartphone sector in China, as the South Korean technology enterprise aims to capture a bigger slice of the pie in the world’s largest smartphone market. The…
TIANJIN – The Chinese animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2,” which has shattered multiple box office records and generated varied discussions among the global Chinese community, has also transcended the realm of cinema to become a powerful driving force in cultural tourism. With the worldwide success of this film, the character of Ne Zha has emerged…
The US Congress passed a law last year forcing ByteDance to either sell TikTok or close it by this Jan 19, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] SAN FRANCISCO – TikTok was once again available for download in the Apple app store and Google Play store in the United States on Thursday. The video-sharing app, used by 170 million…
Lujiazui, Shanghai’s financial center, provides a stunning backdrop to the Bund. [Photo by Wang Gang/For China Daily] The gross domestic product of 27 Chinese cities surpassed 1 trillion yuan ($137.87 billion) in 2024, according to People’s Daily overseas edition on Monday. Shanghai, China’s financial hub, and Beijing, the capital city, claimed the first and second…
Putin met with Xi in Beijing on February 4, 2022. During the meeting, they issued a joint statement declaring a ‘no-limits’ friendship. Three weeks later, Russia invaded Ukraine.The ‘no-limits’ friendship has driven mutual trade over the three years since the invasion, surpassing the previous seven years. This highlights how China has thrown Russia a lifeline—one…
Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc announced on Sunday night that it will integrate DeepSeek’s large language model into its search engine and proprietary Ernie model, as part of broader push to diversify users’ search experience. The company also revealed plans to launch its next-generation AI model, Ernie 4.5, in the coming months. This new version…
[Photo/VCG] The A-share market rose on Monday morning as news that Central Huijin Investment, an arm of China’s sovereign wealth fund, is set to take control of four major State-owned financial institutions, further strengthening investor sentiment. The move, according to analysts, will enhance the ability of State-owned distressed asset managers to resolve risks and improve…
An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Tangshan Port in North China’s Hebei province, Jan 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, gave an exclusive interview to China Daily. The following is the full text of the interview: Q1: How do you see Trump’s decision…
The user interface of the DeepSeek app. CHINA DAILY More than a dozen major automakers in China have integrated artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek’s popular large language model into their own systems, shifting the focus of their competition from autonomous driving to intelligent onboard experiences. On Feb 6, just two weeks after the startup shocked Silicon Valley…
Zhang Xin, a white-collar worker from Shanghai, made advance reservations to spend the Spring Festival holiday enjoying snow in Northeast China’s Jilin province. Zhang, together with his 7-year-old son, practiced snowboarding techniques under the guidance of an instructor at Changbaishan International Resort. They progressed from falling repeatedly at first to gaining some proficiency. Zhang humorously…