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Intl forum seeks to address AI divide during WAIC 2025

The Emerging Markets and Developing Countries Forum on Bridging the AI Divide and the opening ceremony of Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing Center of Excellence, is held in Shanghai during the WAIC 2025. [Photo provided to China Daily] The Emerging Markets and Developing Countries Forum on Bridging the AI Divide and the opening ceremony…

Shanghai’s World AI Conference highlights booming robot industry

The AI recruitment assistant “Ailin” by Zhilian Recruitment was unveiled at the WAIC, which held in Shanghai from July 26 to 28. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A recent talent industry report by Zhilian Recruitment – one of China’s major recruitment platforms – highlights a supply-demand surge in the robot industry, with humanoid robot recruitment demands…

Infinigence AI launches full-scale AI efficiency enhancement plan

Shanghai-based artificial intelligence company Infinigence AI launched its full-scale AI efficiency enhancement plan on Monday, introducing three key products designed to facilitate differentiated computing requirements. The launch ceremony was held during a forum on “Compute for All, Infinigence without Bounds” on the sidelines of the 2025 World AI Conference & High-Level Meeting on Global AI…

New Smith RM financial reasoning model cuts credit analysis time

Shanghai AI-Finance School (SAIFS), East China Normal University (ECNU) launched a new-generation Smith RM financial reasoning model on Sunday to address the hallucination problem in financial credit analysis. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Shanghai AI-Finance School (SAIFS), East China Normal University (ECNU) launched a new-generation Smith RM financial reasoning model on Sunday, addressing the hallucination problem…

CNPC unveils China’s first homegrown dynamic simulation software for oil and gas fields

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) on Tuesday launched HiSimPro, the country’s first domestically developed dynamic simulation engine software, in Beijing — marking a significant technological breakthrough in core industrial software for oil and gas field development. Integrating underground reservoirs, wellbores, and pipeline networks, the software features fully independent intellectual property rights. According to CNPC, HiSimPro…

US business leader: ‘Constructive dialogue, collaboration’ needed more than ever

Organon CEO Kevin Ali has been appointed the new chairperson of the US Chamber of Commerce’s China Center, saying he is “eager to work with all parties to foster diverse business partnerships”. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A senior business leader from the United States has insisted that to inject new momentum into achieving mutual benefits…

Chinese startup Galbot accelerates humanoid robotics application

Galbot’s robot is handling a bag of snacks at the exhibition of the 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As humanoid robots transition from product development to real-world commercialization and deployment, Beijing Galbot Co Ltd is working to crack the code to scalable automation through a radical synthetic data approach. In an…

9.4% of minors in the EU were non-nationals in 2024

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China tops global AI development with 1,509 large models

Robot dogs and a humanoid robot, independently developed by a Chinese enterprise, were showcased during the 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai, on July 27, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China has accelerated breakthroughs in artificial intelligence development, having released 1,509 large models to date, ranking first among the 3,755 large models released globally, according to a Xinhua…

China’s manufacturing sector softens in July, new drivers resilient

BEIJING — China’s manufacturing sector softened slightly in July due to seasonal factors, but underlying growth momentum remained resilient, with emerging industries gaining traction and business confidence continuing to improve. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturers stood at 49.3 in July, down from 49.7 the previous month, according to data released Thursday by the…