Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, announced on Tuesday its support for the latest version of a large language model developed by AI Singapore (AISG), in what is a significant expansion of China’s open-source AI models on the global stage. The newly launched LLM Qwen-SEA-LION-v4 is based on Alibaba’s Qwen3-32B…
In 2023, the EU’s total agricultural output was valued at €537 billion. Data show that 5 regions in the EU, classified at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2), have a total agricultural output value above €9 billion. The highest output value was in Andalucía, Spain (€16 billion), followed…
In 2024, there were 23 EU regions at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2) where at least 80% of the population aged 16 to 74 years ordered goods or services over the internet in the 3 months preceding the survey. Approximately half of these 23 regions were in the…
A rendering of the Chongqing-Guizhou Power Interconnection Project. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Chongqing-Guizhou Power Interconnection Project, an initiative designed to enhance power grid connectivity between the municipality and province, recently received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission. According to State Grid Chongqing Electric Power Company, this project will bolster inter-provincial electricity support…
In 2023, transport activities accounted for 32% of the final energy consumption in the EU, slightly up from 31% in 2022. This made transport activities the highest consumer of final energy, ahead of households (26%) and industry (25%). Road transport was the largest energy consumer, responsible for 73% of all energy consumption in transport, or…
The EU agri-food trade surplus reached EUR 5.4 billion in September 2025, 45% higher than in August, reflecting a strong month-on-month recovery. However, the surplus… Read More »EU agri-food trade strengthens in September as surplus rises
Participants on the 2025 “A date with China” international media tour take photos during robot performance at “Futian Wings” Pengcheng Low-altitude UAV Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Nov 27, 2025. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] Participants on the 2025 “A date with China” international media tour visited the “Futian Wings” Pengcheng Low-altitude UAV Exhibition Center in Shenzhen,…
Beijing and Shanghai have unveiled fresh policy packages to advance the high-quality development of the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. The Beijing Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, in collaboration with five other departments, on Monday issued a package of measures, including financial support to encourage medical device manufacturers to work more closely with developers…
A panoramic view of a container terminal at the Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port on July 6. JI HAIXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY AP Moller-Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics group, will further bolster its land-based business in China to tap new growth opportunities across the entire logistics chain, senior executives said. In a sign of that…
Zhou Mi, senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said in an exclusive interview with China Perspective that, against the backdrop of global supply chain fluctuations and inflationary pressures, Chinese products maintain strong price competitiveness that attracts foreign visitors. Zhou added that foreign companies can either open their own stores…