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AI is entering its ‘era of experience’

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The 2025 Inclusion Conference on the Bund is running until Saturday in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Artificial intelligence is gradually starting to reach the limits of human data, and is expected to unleash more potential in a new “era of experience”, with continual learning as one of the cores, an expert has said at…

China’s factory-gate price decline narrows in August

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A worker handles products at the Shu Brocade Workshop of the Chengdu Shu Brocade Research Institute, a private enterprise in Chengdu, Sichuan province. [LI XIANGYU / FOR CHINA DAILY] China saw its factory-gate prices decline narrowed in August, while consumer prices fell slightly, the official data showed on Wednesday. China’s producer price index – which…

China, Germany pledge deeper auto ties at IAA

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The Munich session of the 2025 World New Energy Vehicle Congress is held on Sept 10, 2025 in Germany. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China and Germany vowed to strengthen cooperation in the global shift toward electric and smart vehicles, as industry and government leaders gathered on Wednesday at the World New Energy Vehicle Congress on…

PPI declines ease in Aug, first since Feb

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Shoppers buy vegetables at a supermarket in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s factory-gate price declines eased in August for the first time in six months, signaling improving supply-demand dynamics and a stabilizing economy supported by proactive macroeconomic policies, officials and analysts said on Wednesday. Looking ahead, analysts expect prices to stage a mild…

Shanghai tech conference showcases AI in action

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Robbyant’s R1 robot chef ChefZ is on display at the 2025 Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 2025 Inclusion Conference on the Bund, which spotlighted the real-world application of artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence, and advanced technologies across various industries and aspects of daily life, kicked off on Wednesday in the…

China to boost AI, robotics, and ICT in 15th Five-Year Plan

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China plans to accelerate the development of emerging and future industries—including artificial intelligence and robotics—during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–30) while strengthening its competitive edge in information and communications technology, a senior industry official said on Saturday. Li Lecheng, minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said the country will push harder to…

High-speed rail to link cities in Northwest, Central China

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Chinese railway builders start laying tracks on Sept 8 along the Xi’an-Shiyan High-Speed Railway route, expanding the country’s high-speed rail network. [Photo by ZHAO MENGTING/for chinadaily.com.cn] As part of the nation’s push to expand its high-speed rail network, a key railway project has recently begun laying tracks, in a bid to slash travel time between…

China’s foreign exchange reserves rise in August

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BEIJING — China’s foreign exchange reserves totaled $3.3222 trillion at the end of August, up by $29.9 billion, or 0.91 percent, compared to the end of July, official data showed Sunday. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange attributed the increase to the combined impact of currency translation and changes in asset prices. In August, the…