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Nation’s AI-related tech continues to burgeon

YANG LIU/CHINA DAILY/MUKESH MOHANAN/CHINA DAILY China is rapidly moving from technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence to real-world value creation, leveraging its full innovation chain, industrial ecosystem and massive market to become a global leader in AI application and industrial transformation, officials and industry experts said. Li Lecheng, minister of industry and information technology, said that…

Sector shifts focus to applying, exporting strengths

A humanoid robot, wearing a safety helmet, gets fine-tuned in Shanghai on Thursday, ahead of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY China’s booming artificial intelligence sector is entering a new phase as investors, multinational companies and policymakers shift their focus toward putting AI to work in the…

Event serves as innovation platform

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (center) and Fu Cong (left), China’s permanent representative to the UN, arrive in Shanghai on Thursday to attend the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI governance. The artificial intelligence conference will be held from Friday to Monday. FANG ZHE / XINHUA The World Artificial Intelligence Conference, which…

Agreement on global AI organization signed

Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after the signing ceremony for the agreement on the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization in Shanghai on Thursday. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY A signing ceremony for an agreement on the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai on…

Guangdong strengthens links with ASEAN

Guangdong province is accelerating its development of a modern industrial system underpinned by advanced manufacturing to serve as a base, platform, corridor and hub to facilitate domestic and international dual economic circulation. “We are confident that Chinese and foreign sides will achieve mutual success and win-win results through two-way economic and trade cooperation,” said Meng…

LONGi breaks its own efficiency record with next-gen solar tech

LONGi’s booth at the 2026 Solar and Energy Storage Innovation Conference in Shanghai, on June 5, 2026. [Photo/VCG] Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd said on Tuesday that its crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell achieved a certified power conversion efficiency of 35.5 percent, setting a new world record as the industry races to…

Direct flights between Shanghai and Tbilisi begin, strengthening Eurasian link

The direct flight linking East China’s Shanghai and Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi was launched on July 15 by China Eastern Airlines, becoming the first direct route connecting the Yangtze River Delta region and Georgia. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The direct flight linking East China’s Shanghai and Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi was launched on…