A visitor tries out a vehicle supported by Harmony OS during a tech expo in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Oct 10. CHINA DAILY Huawei Technologies unveiled HarmonyOS 6, the latest version of its self-developed mobile operating system, on Wednesday, which experts said marks a major step forward for China’s first domestically built smartphone operating system,…
An overseas purchaser interacts with a robot at the Service Robots Zone during the 138th edition of the China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Oct 15. ZHENG ERQI/CHINA DAILY GUANGZHOU — A humanoid robot that can pour you a glass of water, a spherical robot that can move and…
China has drastically increased its national targets for wind power installations, aiming for 1.3 terawatts by 2030 and an ambitious 5 TW by 2060, a move hailed by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) as critical for global climate efforts. The “Beijing Declaration on Wind Energy 2.0”, unveiled recently at China Wind Power 2025, sets…
A robot operates equipment on the assembly line of an automaker in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s gross domestic product grew by 4.8 percent year-on-year in the third quarter following a 5.2 percent rise in the second quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. In the first three quarters, China’s…
Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc has announced that its autonomous ride-hailing service Apollo Go has inked a strategic partnership with PostBus, the public transport operator subsidiary of Swiss Post, to launch an on-demand autonomous mobility service in Switzerland called AmiGo. Experts said the collaboration marks an important step in Apollo Go’s global expansion and is…
BAK Battery has introduced, the ENDURO S+, a new liquid-cooled integrated energy storage cabinet designed for commercial and industrial applications, aiming to meet rising global demand for distributed energy systems. Commercial and industrial energy storage demand has surged since 2024 as businesses seek to reduce power costs and carbon emissions while improving backup power reliability.…
Chinese enterprises are doubling down on investment and implementation of the fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology to boost operational efficiency and remain competitive despite facing potential headwinds, according to a new report by global consultancy Accenture. The report said 87 percent of surveyed Chinese executives plan to increase AI investments this year, with 18 percent already…
An employee sorts gold ornaments at a jewelry shop in Wuhan, Hubei province. NI NA/FOR CHINA DAILY Gold’s sharp surge this year is reshaping the jewelry and investment markets, giving rise to new consumer trends from wedding gold rentals to trade-ins. As of 1 pm Wednesday, spot gold traded at $4,084 per ounce, down 0.3…
China’s journey to becoming a financial powerhouse must start with institutional reform and the establishment of a transparent, innovation-driven capital market, experts said. Wu Xiaoqiu, former vice-president of Renmin University of China and dean of the university’s National Academy of Financial Research, said the capital market plays a fundamental role in supporting the real economy…
In a global landscape fraught with uncertainties, China’s development commitment offers the international community stability and positive momentum, experts said. China’s growth will create vast opportunities for the world, opening new avenues for cooperation in areas such as technology, sustainable development, the green economy and the digital economy, they said, adding that such collaboration will…