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Insta360, DJI lock horns in patent case

An employee flies a drone at a DJI store in Yantai, Shandong province. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s leading consumer drone maker and top panoramic camera company are entering a new phase of direct competition, with DJI filing its first domestic patent ownership lawsuit against Insta360 that has escalated tensions between the two technology rivals.…

MOC: Cross-border deals must follow Chinese laws

China’s Ministry of Commerce made remarks on Thursday regarding Meta’s acquisition of artificial intelligence platform Manus, noting that enterprises engaging in cross-border operations and technological cooperation must comply with Chinese laws and regulations and fulfill statutory procedures. “The Chinese government supports enterprises in conducting cross-border operations and technological cooperation based on business needs,” He Yadong,…

China’s AI core industry to hit 12.6t yuan by 2030, reshaping global competition

The market size of core industries for smart economy, or core industries powered by artificial intelligence, is projected to reach 12.6 trillion yuan ($1.83 trillion) by 2030, accounting for 25.1 percent of the country’s digital economy revenue, according to a forecast released by a research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.…

China-US economic and trade ties based on win-win cooperation, ministry says

[Photo/Agencies] The essence of China-US economic and trade relations lies in mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, with the two sides sharing extensive common interests and vast potential for cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. He Yadong, a spokesman for the ministry, told a news conference that stable Sino-US economic and trade ties serve…

China green lights domestically made radioactive imaging drug

China has approved a domestically developed radioactive imaging drug to help detect whether lung cancer has spread to lymph nodes, marking a step forward for the country’s nuclear medicine industry. The National Medical Products Administration said in a statement online on April 2 it approved technetium [99mTc] pexidotide injection and its preparation kit through a…

China to roll out three major trade and consumption drives this month

A drone photo taken on Feb 21, 2026 shows tourists taking yachts in Sanya, South China’s Hainan province.  [Photo/Xinhua] China is set to launch three major trade and consumption campaigns in April under its “Big Market for All: Export to China” initiative to better integrate import promotion with consumption expansion and unlock fresh opportunities in…

ByteDance-backed Volcano Engine says Doubao model hits 120t daily tokens

Token usage of the Doubao large language model has surged past 120 trillion per day, its operator Volcano Engine said on Thursday, underscoring explosive enterprise demand for generative AI services in China. To expand its developer ecosystem, Volcano Engine also said it has partnered with Peter Steinberger, founder of the OpenClaw open-source project, to launch…

Gut microbiota research fuels drug innovation

Gut microbiota research is opening up fresh opportunities for innovative drug discovery and health product innovation, experts said recently in Beijing, as China steps up efforts to foster biopharmaceutical innovation. Growing evidence shows that gut microbes are closely linked to a broad range of diseases, creating new room for pharmaceutical innovation and industrial upgrading, said…

PepsiCo executive highlights China’s dynamic consumer market

PepsiCo’s potato farm in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province. [Photo by Qiu Quanlin/chinadaily.com.cn] A senior executive with PepsiCo Foods China said the country’s consumer landscape, combined with its large population and market scale, presents distinctive opportunities for international brands. Evrim Sen, senior vice-president and general manager of PepsiCo Foods China, made the comments during a Lay’s farm…

China’s commerce ministry comments on Meta’s acquisition of Manus

BEIJING — The Chinese government supports enterprises in carrying out cross-border operations and technological cooperation based on their needs, provided that such activities comply with Chinese laws and regulations and follow due procedures, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The remarks were made by ministry spokesperson He Yadong at a press briefing in response…