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BMW, Momenta to develop China-specific smart driving solution

Momenta has become BMW’s latest local partner as the German carmaker seeks to sharpen its competitive edge in the competitive Chinese market. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] BMW is stepping up its localization strategy in China’s fast-evolving intelligent driving market by partnering with local autonomous driving startup Momenta. The German carmaker announced on Tuesday that it…

Nvidia to resume H20 chip sales in China, unveils new compliant GPU

US semiconductor giant Nvidia announced Tuesday that it will resume sales of its H20 chips to China and has unveiled a new, fully compliant graphics processing unit (GPU) designed for the Chinese market. The news follows a series of visits this month by Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang to both Washington and Beijing, where…

Businesses deepening regional integration

A visitor looks at a BYD e-Platform 3.0 during the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show in the capital of Thailand on March 27. WANG TENG/XINHUA Chinese companies are ramping up investment into Southeast Asia and accelerating digital and green upgrades at home, in order to benefit from the reorganization of global supply chains amid geopolitical…

AI powers BMW’s vision for high-quality smart manufacturing

Franz Decker, president & CEO of BMW Brilliance Automotive, speaks at the 5th China Automotive Quality Technology Conference on July 17, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the automotive industry undergoes a digital and electrified transformation, BMW is setting new benchmarks for high-quality intelligent manufacturing at its Shenyang production base, driven by advanced artificial intelligence…

Instant retail sector heating up

Consumers claim free drink exchange coupons for brands such as Mixue through the Meituan app, leading to a surge in orders at a store in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in July. CHINA DAILY Competition in China’s instant retail sector is heating up as major players are banking on the fast-growing food delivery modality to cater to…

China’s commerce ministry adds 8 Taiwan entities to export control list

BEIJING – The Ministry of Commerce announced on Wednesday that it has added 8 entities from China’s Taiwan region to the export control list.These companies have deliberately cooperated with the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, a spokesperson for the ministry said in a statement.The decision was made to maintain national sovereignty, territorial integrity, as well as…

Policy support to bolster national economic zones

Employees work on the production line of Nanjing Sciyon Wisdom Technology Group in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in October 2020. FANG DONGXU/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — China’s national economic development zones are set to play a bigger role in incubating industrial and technological innovation thanks to the unveiling of a set of policy measures designed to boost…

Global banks, institutions optimistic on China growth

Major global banks and institutions raised their forecasts for China’s economic growth this year following the country’s stronger-than-expected first-half performance, reflecting their confidence in the world’s second-largest economy despite persistent external challenges. Foreign institutions, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Nomura, upgraded their full-year GDP growth estimates for China, which are closer to the…

School milk program hits new milestone

China’s efforts to boost child nutrition nationwide through dairy consumption has reached a new milestone, with more than 30 million primary and secondary school students covered by the “National School Milk Program”, according to a 2025 bulletin released by the Dairy Association of China on Monday. Launched in 2000, the program has evolved into one…