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Manufacturers see China as innovation hub

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A MAEXTRO S800 sedan is displayed in the exhibition area of the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, Sept 19, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] HEFEI — Intelligent and high-end manufacturing is taking the spotlight in China, with innovations ranging from new energy vehicles and smart robots to advanced photovoltaics and energy storage equipment.…

Boarding at Hiba Academy Nantong bridges cultures and nurtures talent

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Simon Kenworthy, master of Hiba Academy Nantong. [Photo/the website of Hiba Academy Nantong] Ethan, a 16-year-old student of mixed Chinese and British heritage, has chosen to study independently at Hiba Academy Nantong in Jiangsu province, eastern China, enrolling in the school’s new international boarding program. Driven by a desire to experience Chinese culture and foster…

Mercedes taps Momenta for China-focused smart driving features

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Mercedes and Momenta teams pose with the new CLA, which are expected to launch this fall. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Mercedes-Benz will soon roll out a smart driving system in China in partnership with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta, starting with the electric CLA sedan due this fall. The system, jointly developed using Momenta’s “Flywheel”…

Revitalizing nation’s aging housing stock

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Residents check the distribution map of renewed buildings in an urban community in Shanghai on June 29. [Photo/Xinhua] For Wang Huiying, a 67-year-old resident of a 1980s-era apartment building in Beijing, daily life is a litany of small struggles. Climbing five flights of stairs requires two breaks to catch her breath. The rainy season brings leaks…

Chinese firm ignites new energy glass production line in Turkiye

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A ceremony is held in Tarsus city, Turkiye, on Friday as an 800-ton-per-day ultra-clear rolled photovoltaic (PV) glass production line, owned by Turkiye’s Sisecam and constructed under a general contract by China Triumph International Engineering Co Ltd, is successfully ignited. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] State-owned China Triumph International Engineering Co Ltd, the world’s largest glass…

China’s Leapmotor hits 1-million production milestone

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Leapmotor founder and CEO Zhu Jiangming speaks as the company’s one-millionth car rolls out the production line on Sept 25, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Leapmotor, one of China’s fast-rising NEV makers, has rolled out its one-millionth car, becoming the country’s second startup to reach the milestone and underscoring the rapid scale-up reshaping the industry.…

Alibaba, Nvidia team up for Physical AI

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Visitors play Five-in-a-Row with smart robots during the Apsara Conference 2025 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Tuesday. LI ZHONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has announced a partnership with US tech firm Nvidia in Physical AI, and vowed to increase investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and capabilities. This comes as the Chinese…

Local govts nudge homebuyers with incentives

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An employee (left) talks about an under-construction real estate project to a visitor in Chongqing on Sept 16. SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY As China’s property market enters its traditional high season in September and October, local governments are rolling out a series of measures to stimulate home sales and reinforce the sector’s stabilizing trajectory, analysts said.…