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Video generation AI creating new niche

A view of the booth of Kuaishou Technology during an expo in Shanghai. [LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology is banking on artificial intelligence-powered video generation models, which boast immense application potential in fields including film, animation, mini dramas and advertising. Experts believe text-to-video generators have the potential to revolutionize the short-video,…

Guangdong firms ride booming trade ties with Europe

An employee of Chinese home appliance maker Midea Group inspects air conditioners at a workshop in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in March. [Photo/Xinhua] GUANGZHOU — With scorching temperatures gripping much of the northern hemisphere, demand for cooling appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and fans has soared across Europe. This surge is being felt thousands of…

Stories of High-Quality Development | Accelerating construction of a modern industrial system

Driving the development of new quality productive forces through scientific and technological innovation and building a modern industrial system constitute the key pathway for China to anchor its goal of high-quality economic development, seize opportunities to gain strategic initiative, and achieve great national rejuvenation. Currently, consumer-oriented, personalized, and flexible manufacturing products are rapidly becoming part…

State Grid Shanghai project wins big at World AI Conference

The Megacity Intelligent Energy Management Master project was one of the top-prize winners at the 2025 World AI Conference & High-level Meeting on Global AI Governance (WAIC) in Shanghai on Saturday. The management system, operated by State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Co and powered by the AI+Guangming Large Model, stood out from among 223…

Innovation platform for smart tech launched

China Mobile logo is seen on an office building in Beijing. [Photo by Sun Chi/chinadaily.com.cn] A major national open innovation platform for artificial intelligence has been unveiled to leverage the collective strength of State-owned enterprises and the broader industrial chain for accelerating the development of the AI sector in China. Guided by ministries including the…

China’s R&D-to-market pipeline woos more talent

GalaxySpace’s technicians work on SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite development. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING — For Liu Qing, director of the National Innovation Center par Excellence, the first half of 2025 has been an exceptionally busy but rewarding period to expand China’s global research footprint. Through efforts such as hosting science and innovation forums…

Ningjin fitness equipment taking on the world

An employee sorts fitness equipment at Shandong DHZ Fitness Equipment Co Ltd in Ningjin county, Shandong province, in April. Zhu Zheng / Xinhua In a bustling gym in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the owner adjusted a sleek, steel-gray bench press machine. The equipment gleamed under the fluorescent lights, branded with a name few in Brazil would…

All-in on AI increasingly a biz decision

A visitor views a robot for live-line maintenance at the 2025 World AI Conference in East China’s Shanghai, July 28, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese companies are embracing artificial intelligence to speed up digital transformation and seek sustainable growth as the fast-evolving technology presents a significant opportunity for enterprises to boost operational efficiency and remain competitive, according…

Qinghai strikes a green symphony in energy development

A section of the 10-million-kilowatt renewable energy base in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Northwest China’s Qinghai province made a remarkable achievement in green power development. The installed capacity of clean energy has reached 71.53 gigawatts (GW) as of June 2025, accounting for 94.23 percent of the provincial total power…

Creating global success with heart, craft and business philosophy

A view of Shandong DHZ Fitness Equipment Co Ltd’s factory. LIU WEIFENG/CHINA DAILY On any given night in a modest office in Ningjin, a small county in China’s Dezhou, Shandong province, a man in a simple blue t-shirt pours himself tea, places his smartphone on a stand and starts talking to thousands of gym owners, investors…