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Cross-border trade driving China-Vietnam ties

Customs officers check imported fruit at Hekou Port in Hekou Yao autonomous county, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, in June. GAO YONGWEI/XINHUA KUNMING — At dawn, Vietnamese tourists lined up at Hekou Port, the largest land port along the Yunnan section of the China-Vietnam border, drawn by more than mere sightseeing. Amid the lines, men carrying bulging…

Chinese Academy of Engineering unveils list of key emerging AI technologies

Visitors interact with a robot dog at the 2025 World AI Conference in East China’s Shanghai, July 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Thursday released a list of next-generation information engineering and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that it expects will become hotspots for AI development in the next…

Global brands gearing up for 2025 CIIE

As the eighth China International Import Expo approaches, both veteran participants and newcomers are preparing for the Nov 5-10 event in Shanghai, and are expressing strong confidence in the platform’s value for accessing the Chinese market and fostering international trade cooperation. The CIIE, China’s premier import-themed trade fair, continues to attract global brands seeking to…

Improved Sino-US biz ties welcomed

Closer engagement between Chinese and US business communities is likely to mitigate the risk of economic decoupling and reinforce the enduring appeal of the Chinese market to global investors, said government officials and business leaders on Thursday. They made the remarks following the latest round of China-US economic and trade talks held in Stockholm earlier…

Steps to spur consumption, enhance vitality

A State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Qiang on Thursday called for stepping up efforts to improve the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies, while arranging the implementation of interest subsidies on personal consumption loans and loans to service sector businesses to better stimulate consumption and enhance market vitality. As the country’s latest step…

China Telecom unveils major AI strategy

China Telecom Chairman Ke Ruiwen [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China Telecom Chairman Ke Ruiwen positioned artificial intelligence as the “new engine for economic growth”, detailing the company’s transformative AI initiatives while cautioning enterprises about profound operational shifts ahead at the ongoing 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai on Sunday. Ke outlined China Telecom’s extensive achievements…

China seeks to deepen dialogue, consultations with US

BEIJING — China looks forward to deepening dialogue and consultations with the United States to seek more mutually beneficial outcomes, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong said on Thursday. The spokesperson made the remarks while responding to a media question about the recent China-US trade talks held in Stockholm, Sweden. The two sides held candid,…

China’s AI firms roll out DeepSeek rivals in open-source drive

BEIJING — Months after DeepSeek’s dazzling debut, China’s generative AI firms are still racing with unabated fervor, clear proof that the competition in this sector is still dynamic, with vast innovation potential remaining. This month, a parade of Chinese AI foundation models dropped major updates. Moving beyond the “chatbot” label, these open-source models are transforming…

Yili strengthens dairy leadership with tech breakthroughs

Yili Future Intelligence & Health Valley’s Global Intelligent Manufacturing Park. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Yili Group has rapidly advanced its technological innovation, overcoming key bottlenecks and setting new standards for China’s dairy industry. The group has developed an independent lactoferrin extraction technology, achieving an activity retention rate of over 90 percent and surpassing global benchmarks.…

New round of China-US trade talks starts in Sweden

Reporters from international media wait outside Rosenbad, the Swedish prime minister’s office, on Monday morning in Stockholm, Sweden. [Photo by Xing Yi/chinadaily.com.cn] STOCKHOLM – The Chinese and US delegations convened here on Monday for a new round of economic and trade talks. Reporters from international media wait outside Rosenbad, the Swedish prime minister’s office, on…