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A robot prepares a meal at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, on July 16. [Photo/VCG] Editor’s note: After the release of China’s first-half 2026 economic data, China Daily invited chief executives and senior leaders from key multinational companies to share their perspectives on the world’s…

Brewer taps World Cup to boost China’s neighborhood bars

As an expanded FIFA World Cup plays out in China’s wee hours, brewer AB InBev is using the global tournament to help stimulate the country’s nighttime economy by enticing fans into small local bars and restaurants. During the tournament, the company is promoting viewing parties, running retail campaigns and leveraging its global “Cheers to Bars”…

China firmly opposes UK nationalization of British Steel

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1st unified cost rules in place for auto sector

China unveiled its first unified cost calculation rules for vehicles on Wednesday, a move expected to fill a long-standing standards gap in the auto industry and help curb disorderly price competition. The unified rules, which currently remain a group standard, were led by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and jointly developed by 18 major…

Nation’s robotics sector surges on rising applications

A foreign visitor interacts with a humanoid robot during the Eighth Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, May 21, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s robotics industry is rapidly expanding beyond laboratory concepts to become a crucial driver of economic development, industrial upgrading and consumer transformation. Driven by a 10-trillion-yuan ($1.47…

AI creates affordable consumer hardware

A visitor interacts with an intelligent machine during the World Internet Conference Open Day in Beijing on Wednesday. CHEN XIAOGEN/FOR CHINA DAILY At a technology bazaar in Longfusi, a Beijing cultural landmark dating back nearly 600 years and once home to one of the city’s most important temple fairs, a compact camping cart rolled quietly…

CNPC boosts ethylene capacity

A view of China’s first full-chain green and low-carbon ethylene project in Korla city, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s first full-chain green and low-carbon ethylene project was put into operation on Thursday, lifting annual ethylene capacity at the Dushanzi Petrochemical complex to more than 3 million metric tons and making it the only ethylene…

China eyes more yuan globalization

A currency exchange outlet in Hong Kong. CHINA DAILY China will introduce a series of measures to deepen the development of the offshore renminbi market by enhancing liquidity, expanding the supply of RMB-denominated assets and strengthening connectivity with onshore markets. The People’s Bank of China, the nation’s central bank, will continue to optimize relevant institutional…

Steadfast rise: China’s AI development path

China’s distinctive open-source development model enables it to lead the world in several key AI metrics, according to data for 2025. With superior computing power, high industrial digitalization and the world’s only complete embodied intelligence industrial chain, China boasts outstanding technological strength. Thanks to Chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor