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Expo attracts all Arab nations

Guests interact at the 7th China-Arab States Expo held in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. ZUO MINGYUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s economic ties with Arab nations are evolving beyond the traditional realms of fossil energy, infrastructure and agriculture, as the two sides deepen their collaboration in emerging sectors such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence and green…

Industrial upgrade pivots on digital tech

Children interact with a robot dog at the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2025, which kicked off on Thursday in Guiyang, Guizhou province. YANG WENBIN/XINHUA China will intensify efforts to leverage innovative digital technologies to bolster industrial upgrade and foster strategic emerging and future-oriented industries, as part of its broader push to promote the high-quality…

KPMG ‘committed to leading way in sustainable business practices’

Angus Choi, partner and ESG Data & Technology lead of KPMG China. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Market consultancy KPMG China is embracing new technologies, innovation and artificial intelligence to help address social and environmental issues, according to Angus Choi, partner and ESG Data & Technology lead at the company. “We recognize that technological innovation is…

DeepRoute.ai launches its latest smart driving platform

DeepRoute.ai has launched its latest smart driving platform DeepRoute IO 2.0. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese smart driving company DeepRoute.ai has launched its latest smart driving platform, DeepRoute IO 2.0. Powered by its vision-language-action (VLA) model, the company says DeepRoute IO 2.0 is a significant step toward delivering smarter, safer and more human-like driving experiences.…

China CITIC Bank welcomes policy push against ‘involution-style’ competition

China’s inclusion of a call for comprehensive measures to curb “involution-style” competition in its government work report for the first time signals a shift towards supply-side reform, market regulation, and a return to rational pricing — moves that will support higher-quality and more sustainable growth in banking services, according to China CITIC Bank. At the…

Chinese trade delegation to visit US: commerce ministry

BEIJING – A Chinese trade delegation will visit Washington, DC to meet with US officials, the Ministry of Commerce announced Thursday. The delegation, led by Li Chenggang, China international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce and vice commerce minister, will visit the United States after visiting Canada from Aug 24 to 27, said ministry…

E-commerce giant JD.com tops list of China’s 500 largest private firms

SHENYANG — China on Thursday unveiled the latest rankings of its 500 largest private enterprises, with e-commerce giant JD.com claiming the top spot, reflecting the robust growth of the country’s private sector. The list, compiled by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), was released at the 2025 China Top 500 Private Enterprises Summit…

China’s intelligent computing capacity ranks second globally

GUIYANG — China’s total intelligent computing capacity has reached 780,000 PFlops, which ranks second in the world, Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said on Thursday. Liu unveiled this data during the opening ceremony of the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2025, being held in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China’s Guizhou province.…

7th China-Arab States Expo opens with record participation

YINCHUAN — The seventh China-Arab States Expo kicked off on Thursday in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, attracting more than 7,600 participants and over 2,200 enterprises and institutions from 75 countries and regions. Marking a historic first, all 22 Arab countries are taking part, alongside delegations from China’s 31 provincial-level regions,…