Global marketing service provider WPP launched WPP Open | China, an agentic marketing platform tailored for the Chinese market, on May 8. The company said the platform, the first fully localized agentic marketing platform developed by an international advertising company specifically for China, will serve as a cornerstone for WPP’s transformation toward greater integration and…
Consumers gather at a Mixue store in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 21. Mixue is a Chinese beverage brand. PATRICK CHENGZHI WANG/LIGHTROCKET/GETTY IMAGES Chinese consumer brands are rapidly expanding across Southeast Asia, moving beyond electronics and electric vehicles into sectors such as beauty, food service and home appliances, according to a report by Euromonitor International. Its…
Jinggong Steel International, a subsidiary of Jinggong Steel Building Group, has won a contract for work on the main steel structure above the 120th floor of Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, marking a further step in the Chinese steel structure company’s expansion in the Middle East. Under the latest contract, Jinggong Steel International will handle…
Guangdong Customs announced 20 new initiatives to streamline cross-border trade and customs cooperation across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area at a news conference in Guangzhou on Thursday, targeting faster clearance times and deeper regulatory alignment with the two special administrative regions. The initiatives cover five areas: integrated development, science and innovation, new business forms…
As global energy markets grow increasingly volatile, China is looking deeper underground to insulate its economic engine. The ability to unlock massive, ultra-deep subterranean reserves is no longer just an engineering triumph, but has become a vital geopolitical shield, allowing the world’s second-largest economy to steadily replace vulnerable foreign gas imports with a homegrown “ballast…
Earlier this week, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that China and the United States have agreed to launch an intergovernmental dialogue on AI. In an exclusive interview with China Perspective, Zhu Min, former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, noted that there is no doubt that China and the US are the world’s two…
China supports its enterprises’ deeper integration into global innovation networks and broader participation in mutually beneficial international cooperation, the country’s top economic regulator said on Friday, stressing that China has never required domestic technology companies to reject foreign investment. Li Chao, a spokeswoman for the National Development and Reform Commission, made the remarks at a…
Brembo and NBHX have inked deals to build a joint venture that localizes its brake-by-wire platform Sensify in China. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Italian braking technology company Brembo is deepening its push into China’s fast-evolving intelligent vehicle sector through a new partnership with Ningbo Huaxiang Electronic Co aimed at localizing its next-generation brake-by-wire platform, Sensify.…
A staff member (right) promotes Wonderful Pistachios at an event in Daly City, California, on Feb 7. ALEXANDER TAMARGO/GETTY IMAGES Driven by rising demand for healthy snacks among Chinese consumers, nut growers in California, the United States, are expected to export 111,000 metric tons of pistachios to China in the 2026 crop year (Sept 1,…
People learn about Russian handicrafts during a cultural exchange event in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Dec 20. LIAN ZHEN/XINHUA From Manzhouli Port in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region to Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai and Irkutsk Oblast, bustling cross-border trains and a steady two-way flow of tourists highlight thriving industrial cooperation in grain processing,…