Humanoid robots perform with a child in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, on Feb 24. Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua JINAN/HANGZHOU — At a “robot school” in East China’s Shandong province, dozens of humanoid robots are mimicking human engineers as they carry trays, fold clothes and fetch bottled water from the shelves, as part of their training for…
A visitor tries a lung function testing device at AstraZeneca’s booth at the 8th China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov 7.Fan Yuqing/Xinhua A growing number of multinational corporations are deepening their roots in China amid global uncertainties, drawn by the country’s rapidly advancing innovation capabilities, the sheer scale of its domestic market, and…
A foreign tourist who has just disembarked from a cruise ship begins her exploration in Shanghai on April 4. [Photo provided to China Daily] China, with targeted measures such as streamlining visa procedures and improving departure tax refund arrangements, has increasingly turned itself into not only a premier tourism destination but also an attractive shopping…
China will “promote balanced trade” this year by expanding imports while stabilizing exports, a strategy that aims to turn its domestic market into development opportunities shared by trading partners worldwide, officials and economists said. “China will leverage its super-sized domestic market advantages to expand imports of agricultural products, quality consumer goods, advanced technology equipment and…
Wu Qing (center), chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, at a news conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress on Friday. Wang Jing/China Daily Continued efforts will be made to further improve the quality and expand the size of the Chinese capital market during the 15th Five-Year…
Wu Qing (center), chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, at a news conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress on Friday. Wang Jing/China Daily Continued efforts will be made to further improve the quality and expand the size of the Chinese capital market during the 15th Five-Year…
China has set a GDP growth target of 4.5-5 percent for 2026, a range economists say signals a more flexible policy stance that can stabilize market expectations while giving policymakers greater room to fine-tune macro measures to sustain stable growth and advance higher-quality development. Compared with the government work reports from 2023 to 2025, the…
An artificial intelligence-powered digital personal assistant developed by an Austria-born millennial inventor — and acquired by the United States-based company OpenAI — has taken the world by storm, sending Chinese tech giants into a scramble to launch localized versions of the open-source AI tool while prompting regulators to warn of potential security risks. OpenClaw is…
BEIJING — The gross domestic product growth target set by the draft outline of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) has fully reflected a distinct orientation toward high-quality development by embedding quantitative requirements within a qualitative framework, an official said Saturday. Zheng Bei, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, made the remarks at…
A news conference on China’s economic policies gets underway on Friday in Beijing during the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature. Wang Xi/Xinhua China is stepping up policies to boost domestic demand and consumption this year to ensure it achieves its 2026 growth target and starts the 15th Five-Year Plan…