China’s UBTECH expands overseas reach with Airbus robot deal
A humanoid robot from “Walker” series of UBTECH conducts sorting work at the Beijing World of Robots in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 24, 2025. GUANGZHOU — Chinese humanoid robot…
China not about to approve Tesla self-driving tech soon: source
Recent foreign media reports touting imminent approval for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology in China are inaccurate, a Chinese source has said. The denial came after Reuters reported that Tesla…
Banks play key role in growth of ice, snow industry
Snowboarders participate in the social ski sports instructor training course at the Changchun Lianhua Mountain Ski Resort in Jilin province in November. CHINA DAILY As China’s ice and snow industry…
Gold prices hit record on safe-haven play
A shopper (right) looks at gold ornaments at a jewelry store in Mengzi, Yunnan province. XUE YINGYING/FOR CHINA DAILY Gold continued its upward trajectory on Wednesday, with spot prices soaring…
Critical year ahead for China’s smartphone manufacturers
Chinese smartphone brand iQOO has unveiled its latest mid-range phone Z11 Turbo. China’s smartphone market is expected to see shipments of around 278 million units in 2026, a year-on-year decrease…
Chinese firms eye bigger share of winter sports pie
Skiers dressed up in Peking Opera costumes perform a themed skiing show at the Lake Songhua Resort of Jilin, Northeast China’s Jilin province, on Nov 21. XU CHANG/XINHUA HARBIN —…
From overseas expansion to higher-quality integration
A view of the exhibition stand of 52TOYS, a Beijing-based pop-culture toy company, during the China Toy Expo in Shanghai in October. CHINA DAILY Chinese companies are shifting from a…
TikTok inks joint venture deal for US operations
In a bid to avert a potential US ban over so-called security concerns, popular social media platform TikTok announced on Friday that it had closed a deal to establish a…
Foreign travelers fuel Hainan tourism
HAIKOU — On Dadonghai beach in Sanya, a coastal resort in South China’s island province of Hainan, foreign tourists are soaking up the winter sun, including Malika from Moscow who…
China’s fast-growing firms make up one-third of global gazelle ranking
A robot from Chinese company AgiBot is displayed during the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States, Jan 6, 2026. BEIJING — A global ranking of…