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Inner Mongolia speeds up low-carbon transition

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A worker is busy at a general assembly workshop in the Ming Yang Smart Energy Group’s industrial park in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on July 29. LI ZHIPENG/XINHUA BEIJING — Stepping into the wind turbine assembly plant at Ming Yang Smart Energy Group’s industrial park in Baotou, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, visitors are…

Hong Kong equities seen on steady track

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Executives from Hesai Group attend the company’s listing ceremony at the Hong Kong bourse on Tuesday. LAM YIK/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES The Hong Kong equity market has demonstrated notable resilience in recent quarters, with average daily turnover for the first eight months of 2025 surging to HK$248.3 billion ($32 billion), a 132 percent increase compared with the same…

‘Fan economy’ grows into commercial powerhouse

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A fan merchandise featuring images created by He Hehe from Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is displayed at TNT’s concert in Shanghai on Aug 21. CHINA DAILY As China’s live performance market rebounds, concerts are booming nationwide, and official fan merchandise has emerged as both a commercial powerhouse and a cultural touchstone for fans. Sales of official merchandise…

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Asylum applications decrease in June 2025

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In June 2025, 52 265 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, marking a 27% decrease compared with June 2024 (71 455) and a 5% decline compared with May 2025 (54 780).  There were also 8 140 subsequent applicants, representing a 24% increase compared with June 2024 (6 555) and…

China proposes national safety standards for level-2 driver assistance systems

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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Wednesday released a draft of a mandatory national standard outlining safety requirements for combined driver assistance systems, or Level-2 (L2) systems. The move aims to fill a critical regulatory gap in product safety for this field. According to the draft, L2 systems are not autonomous driving…

Country’s low-altitude economy aims sky high

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An electric vertical take-off and landing air taxi is displayed at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing in July. JADE GAO/AFP Booking an “air taxi” for intercity commuting and sightseeing tours, and drones making food and parcel deliveries are no longer scenarios from the future. They are already gradually becoming part of everyday…