RortiX, a brand under Dreame focusing on aerial intelligence and the low-altitude economy, debuted its eVTOL prototype at the Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE) in Shanghai on Thursday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] RortiX, a brand under Dreame which focuses on aerial intelligence and the low-altitude economy, debuted its eVTOL prototype at the Appliance &…
BEIJING — China’s retail sales of consumer goods went up 2.8 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. The pace was 1.9 percentage points faster than the growth recorded in December 2025. The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 8.61 trillion yuan…
Online platforms are tightening oversight of AI-generated content and automated accounts as regulators and companies move to safeguard authentic user interactions and curb emerging risks tied to AI-powered tools. Social media and content platform RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, announced new governance measures recently targeting accounts automatically operated through AI tools, saying violations could lead…
The Lego Group has reported double-digit growth in both revenue and operating profit for 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Lego Group has reported double-digit growth in both revenue and operating profit for 2025, with a rebound performance in the Chinese market. According to the Danish toy manufacturer, revenue rose 12 percent to DKK 83.5…
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China has been doubling down on surplus. It is a mercantilist approach and it is hard to see as sustainable indefinitely in a world where the adjustment has to land somewhere else.Our view is that 2026 is likely to be the year that unrest becomes more visible. Not only in advanced economies, where trade defence…
The Appliance & Electronics World Expo is ongoing in Shanghai, where more than 1,200 companies from around the world are showcasing cutting-edge technologies, artificial intelligence applications and smart ecosystems. Click the video to find out how the image of made-in-China products has changed in the eyes of international visitors. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our…
With China accelerating industrial upgrading and green transformation under the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), Swiss technology company ABB Group sees significant opportunities to deepen its presence in the Chinese market while supporting the country’s transition toward intelligent and low-carbon development, a senior executive said. According to the outline of the five-year plan, China will upgrade…
Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio is eyeing full-year profitability in 2026 after delivering on its repeated promise of getting out of the red in the fourth quarter last year. The 11-year-old company posted its first-ever quarterly profit last week: an adjusted operating profit of 1.25 billion yuan ($178.9 million) and a net profit of 282.7…
Volunteers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province teach local residents on Wednesday how to use Open-Claw, an autonomous, open-source AI agent that leverages large language models to perform everyday tasks. LIN YUNLONG/FOR CHINA DAILY A programmer in San Francisco types a prompt and hits “enter”. In milliseconds, the request travels through a fiber-optic cable beneath the Pacific…