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Meitu expands global presence with AI imaging innovation

Meitu recently took the top spot on the Apple app store’s overall download charts in 17 European countries. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Meitu, a Chinese photo and video editing app, is ramping up efforts to expand its footprint in Europe and the Americas by utilizing technological advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and bolstering AI application in…

Gold playing growing strategic role amid global uncertainties, report says

Gold is playing an increasingly important strategic role against the backdrop of global economic and geopolitical uncertainties, according to a mining industry report released in Tianjin on Friday. The Global Mining Development Report 2025 was unveiled by the International Mining Research Center of the China Geological Survey, Ministry of Natural Resources, at the 27th China…

Nation to press ahead with global use of yuan

China is likely to press ahead with expanding the global use of the yuan in a gradual and prudent manner during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), while continuing to foster a sound environment for using and holding the Chinese currency, officials and experts said. As the dollar-centered international monetary system appears increasingly fragile, efforts…

China unveils draft rules to curb new steel capacity, tighten green standards

An employee works on the production line of China Baowu in Maanshan, Anhui province. [PHOTO by LUO JISHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY] China’s top industry regulator has proposed tougher rules to rein in steel production capacity and promote cleaner manufacturing. The proposed rules would ban new steel projects outside of approved industrial parks of Yangtze River economic…

Nation strengthens global mining collaboration

The 2025 China Mining Conference and Exhibition kicks off in North China’s Tianjin on Oct 23, 2025. [Photo/mnr.gov.cn] The 2025 China Mining Conference and Exhibition in Tianjin this week has cemented China’s role as a pivotal hub for global mining collaboration, with delegates from across Africa and beyond detailing a partnership model that transcends financial…

Greater sophistication new hallmark of foreign business

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY During the early years of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, running a manufacturing business was easy for many factory owners in China. Orders poured in from clients in Frankfurt, Osaka, Melbourne, Detroit, Sao Paulo and Nairobi. Factories hummed day and night, turning out laptops, garments, ventilators and industrial equipment to be…

China’s tech cutting cost of renewables

This aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a solar photovoltaic system on the top of a corridor at a low (zero) carbon-dioxide emission industrial park in Sheyang, Yancheng, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua] China has played a pivotal role in driving down global renewable energy costs through its technological advancements and expansive…

China unveils first batch of firms listed on SSE’s sci-tech growth tier

BEIJING — The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on Tuesday released the first batch of enterprises listed on a sci-tech growth tier on the country’s Nasdaq-style Science and Technology Innovation Board, also known as the STAR Market. The move came after the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the country’s securities regulator, announced on June 18 this…

Hainan expands seafood exports

Fishermen unload their catch at a pier in Wanning, Hainan province, on August 22, 2025. [Photo/VCG] A shipment of frozen seafood from Haikou, Hainan province, arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in the United States recently, marking a key step in expanding the island province’s agricultural exports through a partnership between the…

Healthcare company J&J to debut range of products at Shanghai expo

Stapler systems that adopt 3D stapling technology to manage tissue complexities, and minimally invasive, temporary devices utilizing realtime intelligence to enhance cardiac recovery — these are just some examples of Johnson & Johnson’s wide range of products that will appear at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November. The United States-headquartered healthcare giant…