Alibaba steps up focus on Qwen LLM
People walk past the booth of Qwen during the 2026 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, March 2, 2026. Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group is reorganizing leadership and stepping…
PBOC governor: China to expand financial opening
China will continue to steadily expand high-level financial opening and help build a more equitable, inclusive, and resilient global financial governance system, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of…
Chinese automaker NIO enters Thailand
BANGKOK — Chinese automaker NIO officially introduced its fully electric premium compact vehicle line under the brand Firefly in Thailand on Thursday as part of its strategy to expand global…
Where time moves at tea pace
Sunrise casts a golden hue on the mist enveloping Jingmai Mountain in Yunnan province. On Jingmai Mountain in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, tea is far more than a beverage. For…
Commission launches Women in Farming Platform
To coincide with International Women’s Day, the European Commission has launched the Women in Farming platform, a new initiative designed to empower women in farming and strengthen equal opportunities in…
Nike launches first ACG Base Camp in Beijing
A hundred participants join the trail race at the Great Wall during a snowy day on March 1. Nike Inc officially opened the world’s first standalone store for its professional…
China’s AI-related industries to top 10t yuan by 2030: official
BEIJING — China’s artificial intelligence (AI) related industries will be valued at more than 10 trillion yuan ($1.45 trillion) by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), Zheng…
Deeper opening-up promised for steady growth
Liu Jieyi (second from right), spokesman for the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, takes questions from reporters on Tuesday at a news conference in Beijing. ZOU HONG…
China’s manufacturing PMI at 49 in February
A worker works on a wire harness production line at an electronics technology company in Suixian county of Shangqiu city, Central China’s Henan province, Jan 27, 2026. BEIJING – China’s…
Stimulating shopping sprees still key
China is poised to prioritize boosting domestic demand to address economic imbalances and ensure resilient growth amid external uncertainties in the coming five years, officials and policy advisers said ahead…