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Shanghai retains position as world’s third international shipping center

Shanghai has retained its position as the world’s third international shipping center by comprehensive capabilities for the sixth consecutive year, with the scoring gap to the top two, Singapore and London, further narrowing, according to the 2025 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index. According to the report, the gap between Shanghai and second-ranked London has…

Upper secondary education: 60% study 2 or more languages

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27% of Europeans could not afford a week-long holiday

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2025 World AI Conference to be held in Shanghai

The 2025 World AI Conference & High-level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 26 to 28, focusing on the 10 major sectors of artificial intelligence infrastructure, scientific intelligence, smart devices, AI-empowered new-type industrialization and AI’s integration with finance, said the organizer during a press conference on Thursday. More than…

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Summer Reading: The Boring Tech Blind Spot

We often hear that the U.S., and to some extent the EU, have “abandoned” their industrial base. But that claim deserves a closer look. The truth is more complicated, and the blame less clear-cut. What we call the boring tech blind spot refers to essential but overlooked technologies, the kind that get sidelined not because…

Supermarket chains on recovery track as major players post uptick in sales

Consumers browse products at a Sam’s Club store in Wuhan, Hubei province, on June 1. LI CHANGLIN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s top 100 supermarket chains recorded sales of 900 billion yuan ($125.38 billion) in 2024, up 0.3 percent year-on-year, with the total number of stores reaching 25,200, according to the latest report by the China Chain Store…

Tax policy to be in line with global norms

A taxation bureau official (left) answers a taxpayer’s queries in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese tax authorities are stepping up efforts to ensure residents declare and pay taxes on overseas income, as part of broader efforts to enhance cross-border tax transparency and bring China’s enforcement in line with international standards, industry experts said…

Tech edge heralds more dynamism in Chinese enterprises: Accenture

A technician debugs a humanoid robot at a technology company in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on March 27. LIANG XU/XINHUA Chinese enterprises have gradually moved away from a reliance on scale-driven growth toward high-quality growth, mainly driven by increased investment in technological innovation, accelerated global expansion and continued capital input in digitalization, said Samantha Zhu, chairperson…