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Dongguan dominates global AI glasses market in 2025

Nearly half of all artificial intelligent glasses in the world market last year were manufactured in Dongguan in Guangdong province, demonstrating that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area city has evolved from a “world factory” to a “global smart manufacturing hub”. According to data from authoritative research firm Omdia, global shipments of AI glasses reached…

China’s factory-gate prices continue to recover

China’s factory-gate prices continued to recover in April while consumer inflation picked up moderately, official data showed on Monday. China’s producer price index, which measures factory-gate prices, maintained its expansion streak for a second month, rising 2.8 percent year-on-year, up 2.3 percentage points from March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The index returned…

Demographics, urbanization changing housing market

Potential homebuyers look at a property model in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. WEI LIANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE China’s real estate sector is undergoing a historic transition. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), the industry entered a phase of deep adjustment after more than two decades of rapid expansion. The development model that once powered growth —…

Caution weighs on April’s auto sales

Leapmotor showcases its D19 SUV featuring a McDonald’s vinyl wrap at Auto China 2026 in Beijing on April 24. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY China’s auto market moved through April under a complex mix of multiple car launches, sustained price competition and cautious consumer sentiment. It all resulted in a noticeable slowdown in retail momentum compared with…

Ancient Chinese civilization breathes life into economy

YANG LIU/CHINA DAILY At the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan province, conservation workers armed with geological radar, infrared detectors and 3D modeling technology are racing against time to preserve a great Chinese cultural treasure. The carvings at this UNESCO World Heritage Site began in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and continued during the…

Traditional enterprises leading the way with advanced manufacturing

From offshore wind power and new energy vehicles to aerospace and shield tunneling machines, high-end bearings by Luoyang Bearing Group are replacing imported products in sectors once dominated by international manufacturers. According to the China Bearing Industry Association, LYC has an irreplaceable role in the industrialization and self-supply of high-end equipment and major products in…

Ancient Chinese civilization breathes life into economy

YANG LIU/CHINA DAILY At the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan province, conservation workers armed with geological radar, infrared detectors and 3D modeling technology are racing against time to preserve a great Chinese cultural treasure. The carvings at this UNESCO World Heritage Site began in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and continued during the…

Chinese drivers lose their range anxiety over holiday road trips

Li Auto and Xiaomi Auto are among several new energy vehicle showrooms based in the Huaxi Live Wukesong shopping mall in Beijing. LI FUSHENG/CHINA DAILY For Li Dongsheng, a new energy vehicle owner, a road trip of around 1,000 kilometers from Southwest China to the North once triggered “range anxiety”. However, during this year’s five-day…

Access to Chinese EVs drives debate in US

Visitors view the models of Chinese EV brand XPeng at the 2026 Brussels Motor Show in Belgium on Jan 10. PENG ZIYANG/XINHUA Jose, a landscape worker in Houston, Texas, recently visited his grandparents and cousins in Mexico. “I am a little jealous of my cousin’s truck,” Jose told China Daily. “He’s driving a Changan Hunter.…

China, ASEAN to pool strength in blue economy

An aerial drone photo shows a vessel carrying 179,000 tons of petrochemical raw materials berthing at Yangpu Port in Danzhou, South China’s Hainan province, Dec 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] There is immense potential for China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to deepen cooperation in the blue economy sector and build a more integrated common…