A robot poses during the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing on Sept 12. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is scheduled to open on Sept 10 in Beijing, with Australia invited as the guest country of honor. Starting this year, the fair will…
Harman International Industries, a global leader in automotive and consumer electronics innovation, expressed its deep admiration for the strength and dynamism of the Chinese market, recognizing its important role as a center for commercial growth and technological innovation, said its top executive. Christian Sobottka, president and chief executive officer of Harman. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]…
Xingji Meizu Group unveils its latest AI phones Note 16 series. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Xingji Meizu Group, a smart device maker backed by Chinese auto giant Geely, has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence phone to target tech-savvy consumers, as the company vows to put “all into AI” amid the intensified competitions. The new phones…
A farmer sieves coffee cherries at a plantation in Braganca Paulista, Brazil, on April 4. ANDRE PENNER/AP PHOTO Agricultural trade and economic ties between China and Latin American countries are deepening, exemplified by Chinese tea and ice cream chain Mixue Group’s 4-billion-yuan ($555.4 million) deal with a Brazilian business on Monday. Industry leaders and experts also…
Geely sees its sales hit a record 704,000 units in the first quarter this year. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Geely Automobile Holdings reported on Thursday a 264 percent surge year-on-year in first-quarter net income as robust demand for its NEV lineup lifted sales and profitability. The Hong Kong-listed carmaker saw its net profit attributable to…
[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As spring unfolds, green tea in Haiyang, a coastal city in Yantai, Shandong province, has begun to sprout tender new leaves, marking the start of this year’s first round of harvesting. Haiyang is known for being one of the northernmost regions in China where tea is cultivated. Its green tea is…
[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] At Singapore’s Changi Airport, a black-and-white intelligent cleaning robot moves steadily through crowds of arriving and departing passengers. Thousands of kilometers away, in a furniture factory in Sweden, a similar robot performs nighttime cleaning tasks in the warehouse. These autonomous cleaning robots—named Viggo—are developed and manufactured by Chinese technology firm Idriverplus.…
An aerial drone photo shows trains for China-Europe freight service at Manzhouli Railway Port in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Aug 20, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China and Mongolia have started building a new cross-border railway line, according to an announcement by China Energy Investment Corp (CHN Energy) on Wednesday, which experts anticipate will be a…
XPeng showcases its products at the ADI Design Museum, a core venue of the 2025 Milan Design Week that ran from April 7 to 13, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese NEV maker XPeng has entered Italy, a top five automotive market in Europe, as it grows its presence in the continent where modern vehicles…
A drone photo shows an automated container terminal in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in December. CHEN ZHONGHAO/XINHUA Liang Jielin, a tour guide in Rongxian county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, for seven years, said she has never been to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area even though it is so near and well known. Guiding a…