Skip to content

News

First festival of tourism and essential cultures passed with great interest

Cloud tech providers join global march

  • by

Visitors check out Tencent Cloud’s booth during the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July. [Photo/China Daily] Amid the growing momentum of Chinese companies going global, domestic cloud service providers are also progressively making further forays into international markets. Tencent Cloud’s international business has seen double-digit growth over the past three years, delivering…

China’s mountainous province embraces AI in agriculture

  • by

Chicken coops equipped with an AI chicken breeding system are distributed in the bamboo forest in Tiantaishan village, in the city of Chishui, Southwest China’s Guizhou province. [Photo/Xinhua] GUIYANG — At a Silkie chicken breeding base in Tiantaishan village in the city of Chishui, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, each coop is equipped with a real-time…

Изложение Нинбо 2014

Opening up of services seen broadening

  • by

China will further open up its services sector, promote convenient cross-border flow of various innovation elements, and optimize the environment for the growth of trade in services, a senior official said. The State Council, China’s Cabinet, released a policy document earlier this month regarding promotion of the development of trade in services through high-standard opening-up.…

Expert suggests cultivating new pillar industries to offset the property downturn

  • by

In a recent interview with #ChinaPerspectives, Huang Hanquan, head of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, said China’s real estate supply-demand relationship has undergone significant changes, and the country needs to accept the reality of the declining contribution of real estate to economic growth. He said the country should foster new pillar industries including next-generation…

China Virtual curency

Huge chance for China’s battery market to grow, says expert

  • by

Ouyang Minggao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, speaks at the 2024 World Power Battery Conference in Yibin, Sichuan province, on Sept 1. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s lithium-ion battery industry is expected to see its production exceed 1 billion kilowatt-hours this year, said Ouyang Minggao, an academician at the Chinese Academy of…

Yum China accelerates Kcoffee’s nationwide percolation

  • by

People gather at a Kcoffee booth in Shanghai in May. CHEN YUYU/FOR CHINA DAILY Yum China Holdings Ltd is ramping up its coffee business with the rapid expansion of its Kcoffee brand, boosted by its existing vast KFC network and pricing strategy. Kcoffee has accelerated the rollout of new stores this year, with Yum China opening…

China Railway Resources to hike investments in DRC

  • by

As collaboration between China and African countries presents vast opportunities, China Railway Resources Group is planning to strengthen cooperation with partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a senior company executive said. “We will continue to leverage our advantages, technology and management to boost mutual development, engage in broader and deeper cooperation with companies…

Oreo plans to add resources to appeal to youth

  • by

An OREO-Coca-Cola pop-up store in Shanghai in early September 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As co-branded marketing continues to thrive in both Chinese and global markets, Oreo, a popular snack brand, plans to allocate more resources to appeal to young consumers, staying aligned with the fast-changing consumer trends in China, according to a statement released…

Alibaba announces expansion of Hong Kong Stock exchange

  • by

Chinese tech heavyweight, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, announced that the company’s shares traded on the Hong Kong bourse have been included in the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programs on Tuesday. Eligible investors from the Chinese mainland have direct access to the trading of the company’s ordinary shares, the company…

Shanghai to boost livestreaming economy

  • by

An employee promotes products via livestreaming during a trade fair in Shanghai in May. [Photo/Xinhua] Shanghai is ramping up efforts to further develop its livestreaming economy and expand retail sales in the sector to 600 billion yuan ($84.3 billion) by 2026, according to a three-year action plan unveiled by the government last week. The city…