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Chinese e-commerce platform in new AI regulation move

Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo has stepped up efforts to regulate artificial intelligence-related content and services on its platform, as authorities move to strengthen oversight of the rapidly developing AI sector. The company said on Thursday that it will strictly prohibit sellers from publishing or selling a range of AI-related illegal products and services, including AI-assisted exam…

China, US finalizing details of tariff reductions

China and the United States will finalize the details of reciprocal tariff reductions on products of equivalent scale, each worth $30 billion or more, with implementation to begin as soon as possible, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday. Earlier this month, China and the US agreed in principle to discuss, under the auspices of…

International students get taste of Shandong fruit farms

After touring a rural area close to the city of Zhaoyuan, Shandong province, a group of international students have said they want to let more people know about the beauty and vitality of the Chinese countryside. An Afghan student whose Chinese name is Luo Keyi enjoys the harvest at an orchard in Donglige village, Zhaoyuan,…

Swiss drugmaker Roche makes move into China’s neuroscience market

As China steps up efforts to adapt its healthcare system to support an aging population, Swiss drugmaker Roche is expanding its neuroscience footprint in the country. The company is confident that advances in diagnosis and targeted therapies can reshape treatment for neurological disorders long considered among medicine’s toughest challenges. Historically, developing drugs for the brain…

New EU steel tariffs would disrupt China trade: Beijing

The European Union’s plan to impose new steel tariffs is a form of trade protectionism that will not boost the bloc’s competitiveness but will instead disrupt China-EU steel trade and destabilize global supply chains, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. He Yadong made the remarks at a news conference in response…

Potential for China, EU cooperation is vast, Beijing seminar hears

China and the European Union share a vast potential for cooperation thanks to their complementary economies, while resolving differences through dialogue serves the best interests of both sides, a number of experts said on Thursday. The remarks were made at a seminar hosted by the Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of International…

Wowed! Italian professor praises China’s cutting-edge AI and robots

An Italian professor explores the World Intelligence Expo in Tianjin! A variety of smart robots show their talents one after another, including gesture-controlled robots, robot musicians, robotic dogs and TCM therapy robots. Let’s experience the amazing power of China’s cutting-edge AI and technological innovation! Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor

Global shipping resilience ‘fragile’ without cooperation, Ningbo forum warns

The 10th Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum opens on Wednesday in Ningbo city, East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Global shipping, logistics, and trade have shown remarkable resilience despite such disruptions, such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, protectionist headwinds, and extreme climate conditions, but that resilience is increasingly fragile…

Kunshan sees boom in ‘sweet economy’

Borisenko Sofia, a Russian postgraduate student at Shanghai Jiaotong University, poses for a photo at the Swire Coca-Cola Kunshan new plant. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A one-day sensory-driven tour of China’s richest county-level city didn’t just delight the palates of seven international visitors — it opened their eyes to how an economy can march with…

China negotiating with EU on new steel tariffs: commerce ministry

BEIJING — China is currently engaged in negotiations with the European Union within the framework of the World Trade Organization on the EU’s plan to implement new steel tariffs from July 1 this year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. The EU’s move is essentially trade protectionism, which not only fails to uphold the competitiveness…