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Robotaxi partnerships speed up global growth

Schoolchildren take a tour in Baidu robotaxis in Chongqing on June 1. CHEN SHICHUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY The global robotaxi market is poised for rapid growth as strategic alliances between major technology companies and automakers move forward, propelled by advancements in autonomous driving technology. Uber and Baidu plan to launch robotaxis on the ride-sharing platform in…

China’s online literature market revenue soars to $6.9b in 2024

The web literature pavilion of the 2025 Beijing International Book Fair held on June 21 at the National Convention Center drew crowds of young Chinese readers to author signings. [Photo by Guo Yanqi/chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING — The revenue of China’s online literature market totaled 49.55 billion yuan (about $6.9 billion) in 2024, which was a year-on-year…

Enhancing economic resilience crucial in trying times

How should China strengthen the resilience of its economy? In April, the Trump administration announced a surge in global tariffs, triggering strong responses from governments around the world and causing sharp turbulence in financial markets. Within three days of the announcement, global stock markets lost over $9.5 trillion in market capitalization, and volatility intensified significantly…

Agenda of 2025 Digital Silk Road Development Forum

Agenda of 2025 Digital Silk Road Development Forum – Chinadaily.com.cn Home Business Technology Top Copyright 1995 – . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished…

China Unicom announces big AI computing strategy

China Unicom’s booth in its partner conference in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China Unicom unveiled a big plan to accelerate the company’s intelligent computing infrastructure, including exploring a 100,000-GPU cluster deployment and targeting 45 EFLOPS of computing power, by the end of 2025. EFLOPS is a unit of the speed of computer systems and…

China optimizes foreign exchange reserve structure

File photo shows a worker counts the US dollars at a bank in Tancheng County of Linyi city, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] Economists and policy advisers have said that it is a strategic necessity for China to further scale back holdings in United States government debt in order to safeguard national financial stability, amid…

Guangzhou-LA express shipping route debuts

A ship preparing for its maiden voyage to the US West Coast docked at Nansha Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday, officially launching the first direct premium express shipping route between Guangzhou and the Port of Los Angeles. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A ship preparing for its maiden voyage to the US West Coast…

CITIC Group shines at supply chain expo

CITIC Group shines at the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The third China International Supply Chain Expo is being held in Beijing from July 16 to 20. Marking its third consecutive appearance, CITIC Group presents a comprehensive showcase of its latest achievements across key industrial sectors. At the advanced manufacturing…

Chinese home appliance giant expands investment in Africa

GUANGZHOU — China’s leading home appliance manufacturer Midea Group has become the official sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, which is scheduled to be held in Morocco. Midea Group and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) also signed a sponsorship cooperation agreement on Wednesday at the headquarters of Midea Group in Foshan, South…