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China’s farthest offshore wind farm begins operation

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan 11, 2025 shows an offshore wind farm near the coast of Yancheng, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China’s farthest offshore wind power project has achieved its first grid connection, marking a significant step forward in the country’s deep-sea renewable energy development, the State-owned China Three Gorges…

Swiss company ABB expands robotics market in China

Swiss technology company ABB Group plans to further strengthen its presence in China, the world’s largest robotics market, through a series of artificial intelligence-driven innovations and new product launches in the coming years, said a senior executive. As part of its “local for local” strategy, ABB will broaden its product portfolio to better serve the…

Its real value hidden in coal mines, sweltering steel mills

Visitors learn about the “AI+ mine safety supervision” technical solution at the China Mobile booth at Mobile World Congress 2025 held in Shanghai on June 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] As a tech reporter, I have been bombarded with comments like “What’s the point of 5G? 5G hasn’t changed my life”. But firsthand observation over the past…

New generating unit at SW China hydropower station starts operation

BEIJING — The second generating unit at a hydropower station located at the main stream of the Jinsha River in Southwest China, has been put into operation after a successful 72-hour trial, according to a report in the Science and Technology Daily on Saturday. The Batang hydropower station is equipped with three 250,000-kilowatt power generation…

LG Electronics’ preliminary operating profit posts double-digit fall in Q2

SEOUL — South Korea’s tech behemoth LG Electronics posted a double-digit fall in second-quarter operating profit due to the negative effect of the US tariffs imposition and the delayed domestic demand recovery, the company said Monday. Preliminary operating profit tumbled 46.6 percent from a year earlier to 639.1 billion won ($467.1 million) in the April-June…

Feel-good factor: auto brands host events to connect with youth

212 unveils the upgraded T01 off-roader at a music festival in Qingdao, Shandong province, on June 28. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY Automakers are using immersive interactions to transform technological prowess and brand culture into scenarios that young customers can participate in, as part of wider efforts to gain attention in the fiercely competitive automotive market. In late…

Advances in 5G transforming biz

People visit the China Unicom exhibition area during the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai in June. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP On the factory floors of a leading appliance manufacturer in Europe, a quiet revolution is underway. China Unicom’s 5G network has transformed operations at this zero-carbon smart facility, where the marriage of ultra-low latency connectivity and advanced production…

Robots are making waves in Guangdong

Taking advantage of Guangdong’s natural geographical benefits, underwater robots have been widely deployed in the province’s marine economy. Technologies such as underwater scene reconstruction and automatic tracking are at a world-class level, said Hu Gangyi, general managing director of Guangdong Bluediver Technology Co Ltd, during the Vibrant China research and visit tour. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn…

8 Taiwan entities added to export control list

The Chinese mainland added eight Taiwan entities, including military equipment suppliers, to its export control list on Wednesday in a move it said was aimed at warning separatist forces against repeated provocations. The Ministry of Commerce said the companies, including “defense “supplier Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, had “deliberately cooperated with ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces”. Other…