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Robust demand forecast to continue into Q4

Chery showcases its models at the 2025 Chengdu Motor Show on Aug 29 in Sichuan province. LI FUSHENG/CHINA DAILY China’s auto market is expected to maintain its growth trajectory through the fourth quarter as strong demand, policy changes, and steady production underpin momentum for both traditional and new energy vehicle makers. “During the National Day…

YCYW expands student pathways amid global education shift

Students engage in hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experiments at a school operated by Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network (YCYW), headquartered in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with schools in China, the United States and the United Kingdom, will…

Tesla’s cheaper cars face Europe test

  Tesla logo is seen in this illustration taken July 23, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Tesla’s lower-priced versions of its staple Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan face an uphill battle in the region where Elon Musk’s company arguably needs help the most: Europe. Unveiled on Tuesday, the $39,990 Model Y Standard and $36,990 Model 3…

Hainan province unveils plans to develop green driving

As Hainan prepares to embrace a new era when Customs operations at Hainan Free Trade Port will be completely independent islandwide from Dec 18, the island province has introduced a 50 billion yuan ($7.02 billion) intelligent driving scheme to boost green driving. Speaking at a seminar in Haikou, the provincial capital, Haikou Vice-Mayor Feng Yong…

‘Global cooperation key to NEV growth’

Volkswagen China showcases three of its brands — Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche — at the 2025 World New Energy Vehicle Congress on Sept 28 in Haikou, Hainan province. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY The new energy vehicle industry has broad room for development, and Chinese and foreign automakers need to deepen their collaboration through complementary strengths, sharing…

Foreign investment amplifies China’s rise as a global innovation hub

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Germany’s century-old materials science company Henkel officially inaugurated its Adhesive Technologies Innovation Experience Center in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang High-Tech Park on Sept 22. With a total investment of about 500 million yuan ($70 million) and over 500 scientists on-site, this base has become Henkel’s second-largest innovation center worldwide, after its headquarters in…

Rare earth controls boost stability, security

China’s latest step to tighten export controls on rare earths and related items will bolster global supply-chain security and ensure trade compliance, rather than curb exports, said a government official and analysts on Sunday. Against a backdrop of global turmoil and frequent conflicts, they noted the important military applications of medium and heavy rare earths…

China’s startup ramps up application of humanoid robots

AgiBot showcases latest robots at China Mobile Global Partners’ Conference 2025 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] AgiBot, China’s arguably most-valued embodied intelligence startup, is ramping up efforts to accelerate application of its humanoid robots, as it showcases how these machines are used across industrial, commercial, and household scenarios. The move followed AgiBot’s…

China urges sincerity from US in trade talks

China on Tuesday urged the United States to “correct its wrong practices and show sincerity” to preserve the hard-won results of previous trade talks and work with China in the same direction, a day after working-level talks were held between Beijing and Washington. In another development, China added five US affiliates of South Korean shipbuilder…

China Mobile to double down on AI investment

Yang Jie, chairman of China Mobile. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China Mobile is pushing forward a comprehensive upgrade of the company’s “AI plus” initiative, aiming to double investment into artificial intelligence as part of its broader push to develop new quality productive forces and support China’s modernization. Yang Jie, chairman of China Mobile, said with AI as…