Skip to content

News

Unitree Robotics appointed 2026 Spring Festival Gala partner

Two humanoid robots perform a session of fighting at civilian robotics company Unitree’s booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in East China’s Shanghai, Nov 6, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Unitree Robotics has been appointed a robot partner for China’s 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, marking its third appearance on the show. The robots’ playful dance…

China Southern Power Grid to drive $18b investment with new hydropower projects

China Southern Power Grid (CSG) is accelerating a massive expansion of its hydropower portfolio, with plans to build eight new pumped-storage stations that are expected to trigger approximately 130 billion yuan ($18.1 billion) in total industrial investment. The State-owned utility’s initiative comes as China enters its 15th Five-Year Plan period, aligning with national goals to…

Inside domestic cosmetics brand Kans’ smart factory

Researchers work on cosmetics formula at Kans’ research and development center in Shanghai in 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] How many bottles of lotion can a smart factory produce per day? For domestic beauty brand Kans, the answer is 3.5 million. With an investment of 1.2 billion yuan ($172.8 million), the brand’s smart factory is…

Standard Chartered opens private center for wealth management in Shenzhen

The Standard Chartered area at the eighth CIIE in Shanghai, on Nov 7, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Standard Chartered China opened a priority private center in its Shenzhen Bay subbranch on Wednesday to support the high-quality development of China’s wealth management sector. The move followed the establishment of priority private centers, which are dedicated to providing custom-made…

VW delivers China-dedicated electronic architecture

Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday that it had delivered the China Electronic Architecture in late 2025 as scheduled, marking a significant step in its local vehicle development capabilities in the world’s largest automotive market. “In just 18 months, we have for the first time built a completely new, scalable electronic architecture from development all the…

Sino-ASEAN ties seen as key to forging inclusive AI

ASEAN economies are seeking to cooperate to shape a future for artificial intelligence that is inclusive, skills-driven and ethically grounded, said industry experts at a major international forum recently. That push for a stronger Global South voice in AI governance took center stage at the 2026 China-ASEAN AI Capacity-Building Training Program and High-Level Seminar on…

Chinese AI chips gain huge traction in market

In the wake of the United States’ export controls on advanced chips, China’s push for self-sufficiency in artificial intelligence processors is gaining remarkable momentum, with at least nine domestic chip companies having surpassed a significant threshold of 10,000 units in terms of order shipments, according to experts and executives. This 10,000-chip club signals that domestic…