BYD’s pavilion at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show in Shenzhen on June 6. HE GUOWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese automotive brands captured over 70 percent of the domestic passenger car market in July, fueled by surging new energy vehicle sales. It signals a fundamental shift in the industry’s competitive dynamics. According to the…
A robot band is displayed at the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The dazzling acrobatics of humanoid robots racing, kicking footballs and sparring dominated the recent World Robot Conference. Over 50 companies showcased their bipedal marvels, transforming the event into a veritable “World Humanoid Robot Carnival”.…
Land Rover showcases the Defender 110 at the China International Import Expo in November in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY Satisfaction among owners of new gasoline-powered cars in China has posted its largest annual improvement since 2020, even as the market shifts toward electric models, according to a J.D. Power study. The China Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout…
Visitors watch and take photos of robots from Chinese robotics startup LimX Dynamics dancing at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing in August. CHINA DAILY Forget static displays. At the 2025 World Robot Conference held in Beijing earlier this month, robots traded blows in boxing rings, strategized over games of Gomoku, and meticulously demonstrated…
Employees of State Grid Wuxi check distribution equipment before power transmission for the No 1 deep-well platform in Taihu Lake in Jiangsu province on Aug 4. CHINA DAILY State Grid Corp of China, the world’s largest utility company, is strengthening digital empowerment of the power grid in better aiding the country’s socioeconomic progress. In outlining the…
Visitors watch a robotic arm carve an eggshell during 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 29. FANG ZHE/XINHUA At a textile mill in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the rhythmic clatter of looms is now harmonized with a new sound: the silent, rapid-fire calculations of artificial intelligence. China Telecom’s “StarWeave Textile AI Agent” is relentlessly at…
China’s sharpened focus on rejuvenating traditional industries with new quality productive forces is injecting fresh vitality into the nation’s industrial economy, which is serving as the foundation of modern industrial prowess and economic growth, experts and business executives said. Their comments came as China doubles down on boosting the competitiveness and sustainability of traditional sectors,…
Volunteers help lay sand barriers in the Kubuqi Desert along the northern edge of Ordos in Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 7. LI ZHIPENG/XINHUA In the depths of the Kubuqi Desert, along the northern edge of Ordos in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, a remarkable transformation is unfolding. What was once a dry, desolate riverbed can…
Workers put packages onto an automated sorting line at the ZTO Express’ parcel-sorting center in Shanghai. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] Each day, more than 500 million parcels are collected nationwide, meaning that every second, nearly 6,000 items are shuttled into the express delivery process. These statistics, showing average daily operations, were released by the…
Visitors attend the 22nd China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference, or ChinaJoy, in Shanghai on Aug 2. XU PEIQIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese electronic games are continuously thriving in global markets, and are increasingly becoming carriers of culture to promote cross-cultural understanding and exchanges as a new universal language, said industry experts during the recent 22nd China…