Olivia Qiu, the chief innovation officer for Signify, addresses the audience at the 2025 Signify Consumer Day event on April 22. [Photo by Li Junfeng / chinadaily.com.cn] Dutch multinational lighting company Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, will continue to invest in China and constantly enhance its innovation capabilities, according to Olivia Qiu, chief innovation…
Stefan Timmermann, CEO of Volkswagen Anhui, explains the ID.EVO concept at Auto Shanghai, which kicked off on April 23, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Volkswagen Anhui presented its first all-electric full-size SUV concept, the ID. EVO, at Auto Shanghai 2025 on Wednesday, alongside the updated ID. UNYX 06 electric crossover. The company announced it will…
A robot dog attracts attention at the China International Road Traffic Safety Products Expo in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 15th China International Road Traffic Safety Products Expo kicked off on Wednesday at the Wuhan International Expo Center in Hubei province, spotlighting the latest innovations in…
[Photo/VCG] BEIJING – China intensified efforts to combat intellectual property (IP) violations in 2024, with strengthened law enforcement and international cooperation, an official said Friday. Market regulators handled 44,000 cases involving trademark, patent and other fields last year, with a total case value of nearly 1.13 billion yuan ($156.8 million), Bai Qingyuan, deputy director of…
Justin Lin Yifu, former chief economist of the World Bank and dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, said during an interview with ChinaPerspectives that the US tariff policies are intended to protect industries that the US does not have comparative advantages in. Even if the US can establish these industries,…
Visteon showcases a smart cockpit solution in partnership with ByteDance’s Volcano Engine at Auto Shanghai, which kicked off on April 23, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Visteon, a global leader in automotive electronics, and China’s Volcano Engine, the cloud service platform under ByteDance, unveiled a cutting-edge AI-powered smart cockpit solution on Wednesday at Auto Shanghai…
China made significant strides in intellectual property development in 2024, ranking 11th in the Global Innovation Index and recording notable achievements in patent grants, trademark registrations, and copyright filings, according to a press conference Thursday. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor
China, amid a global landscape marked by rising protectionism tendencies and economic volatility, has vowed to boost domestic demand and expand opening-up, which will contribute to global economic stability, and anchor foreign business confidence in China, said a senior executive with a US company. “The fundamentals of China’s economy are sound and the country’s development…
BEIJING – China will continue to expand high-standard opening up and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-funded enterprises, Ling Ji, vice-minister of commerce and deputy China international trade representative, said on Wednesday. At a roundtable discussion in Beijing attended by representatives from over 80 foreign-funded enterprises and foreign chambers of commerce in China,…
Momenta CEO Cao Xudong speaks at the Auto Shanghai on April 24, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta announced on Thursday it had reached strategic cooperation deals with six major auto brands, primarily overseas ones, during Auto Shanghai. The auto brands are SAIC GM’s Buick and Cadillac, FAW Toyota, Honda China,…