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Adora Flora City cruise ship to be undocked in March

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan 15, 2025 shows the cruise ship Adora Flora City under construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Shanghai, East China. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s second domestically-made cruise ship, Adora Flora City, is scheduled to be undocked in March, paving the way for its delivery by the end of the…

Adora Flora City cruise ship to be undocked in March

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan 15, 2025 shows the cruise ship Adora Flora City under construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Shanghai, East China. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s second domestically-made cruise ship, Adora Flora City, is scheduled to be undocked in March, paving the way for its delivery by the end of the…

Electricity may shift balance of power in AI race

Workers from Jiangsu Provincial Power Transmission and Transformation Co conduct equipment maintenance at a hybrid cascaded ultra-high voltage direct current converter station in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Nov 20. China is significantly scaling up its power generation capacity. SHI JUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China is aggressively scaling up its power generation capacity, an expansion that is…

China builds tech-savvy hybrid grid system

A smart robot and workers inspect power supply equipment at a 220-kilovolt substation in Chuzhou, Anhui province, on Jan 6. SONG WEIXING/FOR CHINA DAILY China has constructed the world’s largest and most technologically sophisticated alternating current/direct current hybrid power grid, establishing a massive infrastructure network that anchors the nation’s energy security and its rapid transition…

Chinese concept artist demonstrates how vision can travel

United States-based Chinese concept artist Bella Liu is illustrating how a concept artist’s vision can travel worldwide — through screens, headsets and competitive arenas. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A United States-based Chinese concept artist is emerging as a creative partner on a series of globally prominent projects that bridge entertainment art, illustration and visual communication.…

Energy mix facing major structural transition

This drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows 20-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit after installation in the coastal waters of Southeast China’s Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s energy landscape is poised for a significant structural shift in 2026 as the nation inaugurates its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), a pivotal period for achieving its 2030 carbon…

Airlines, travel agencies step up to assist flyers

Planes are parked at Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport, following the United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 2, 2026. [Photo/Agencies] Airlines and travel agencies in China have moved swiftly to assist passengers and contain the disruption after multiple Middle Eastern countries closed their airspace amid escalating…

Airlines, travel agencies step up to assist flyers

Planes are parked at Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport, following the United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 2, 2026. [Photo/Agencies] Airlines and travel agencies in China have moved swiftly to assist passengers and contain the disruption after multiple Middle Eastern countries closed their airspace amid escalating…

Medical AI growth leads to standardization in epilepsy surgery

A recent effort — known as Omni-iEEG — brings together pre-surgical brain recordings from eight epilepsy centers, covering 302 patients and 178 hours of data, trying to benefit epilepsy sufferers numbering over 50 million people worldwide. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly common in healthcare research, a Chinese medical doctor working…

ODI set for steady growth in 2026

A Haier employee (left) addresses visitor queries during a product debut ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Feb 2. CHEN WEI/XINHUA Driven by industrial restructuring and rising demand for cost-efficient solutions in many sectors, overseas markets will continue to show a strong appetite for China’s outbound direct investment, or ODI, in 2026, especially in high-end…