Xiaodu Technology unveils its upgraded multimodal artificial intelligence assistant. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Xiaodu Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc, unveiled on Thursday its upgraded multimodal artificial intelligence assistant called Chaoneng Xiaodu, with its rollout across all product lines, including glasses, smart cameras, and smart speakers. Built on an AI-native operating system,…
Zhang Bo, co-founder of Didi and CEO of Didi Autonomous Driving, and Badr Al-Olama, director-general of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Didi Autonomous Driving announced on Thursday a strategic collaboration with Abu Dhabi Investment Office, as the Chinese tech company steps up push to expand presence in the Middle East market.As…
A total of 265 foreign-funded companies appear on the four 2024 Top 100 Foreign-Invested Enterprises lists, covering categories such as sales revenue, import and export value, tax contribution and job creation, with 87 of them being US companies. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A total of 265 foreign-funded companies have made it onto the four 2024…
From the bustling exhibition halls of the 8th China International Import Expo in Shanghai to the busy shopping malls and thriving online platforms nationwide, China’s consumer market is showing renewed vitality as the year draws to a close. At the CIIE held from Nov 5 to Monday, global brands unveiled new products tailored for Chinese…
Francisco J. Riberas, executive chairman of Gestamp. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The top executive of Spanish auto components manufacturer Gestamp said on Thursday that, thanks to the healthy state of the country’s market, his company will continue to expand on development and layout in China. Francisco J. Riberas, executive chairman of Gestamp, said that the…
Headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, is pictured in Beijing, China. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s aggregate social financing and broad money supply posted steady growth in October, official data showed Thursday, reflecting continued accommodative monetary policy aimed at supporting the real economy. According to preliminary statistics, the country’s aggregate social financing — the…
Marco Landi, founder of the EuropIA Institute, attended a sub-forum on the film industry at the 2025 China International Intelligent Communication Forum in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, on Nov 8. Landi praised Wuxi’s solid foundation for AI development and its rising role in the global tech ecosystem. He pointed out that Wuxi and France have broad…
China is an important participant in global agricultural trade and will continue to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with its trading partners, said the Ministry of Commerce in a weekly news conference. In response to a question regarding agricultural trade with the United States, He Yadong, the ministry spokesman, said that China has released information on…
China has completed the first phase of its 6G technology tests after four consecutive years of tech trials, accumulating a portfolio of more than 300 key technologies, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The announcement marks a significant progress in the global race for next-generation wireless communication. However, the ministry did not…
Visitors learn about power batteries used on new energy vehicles during the EV & ES Battery-Empowered Green and Low-carbon Travel Exhibition of the 2022 World EV & ES Battery Conference in Yibin, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, July 21, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] China will roll out a new five-year plan for the power battery sector to accelerate…