Zhejiang banks bet big on high-tech drivers
A visitor tries on a pair of smart augmented-reality glasses at a facility of Hangzhou Lingban Technology Ltd in Zhejiang province on Oct 21. JIANG XUEQING/CHINA DAILY As China prepares…
Horizon to bring driving aids to the masses
Horizon Robotics displays models featuring its driving assistance solutions at the Horizon Together 2025 Summit in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Dec 8. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY China’s largest group of car…
Visa-free policy to attract more Chinese tourists
Russia’s decision greenlighting a visa-free policy for Chinese nationals was a reciprocal response to China’s earlier visa-free pilot policy for Russian citizens, which will greatly ease cross-border travel and is…
China marks key milestone in developing complex deepwater oil and gas reservoirs
China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced Sunday that the secondary development project of the Liuhua Oilfield, the country’s first deepwater oilfield, has fully commenced operation, a major breakthrough in China’s…
HK IPO mkt to sustain momentum
The Hong Kong initial public offerings market is expected to sustain its robust fundraising activity next year, supported by a strong IPO pipeline, A+H listings and the attractive valuation of…
The EU replaces the U.S. as China’s top surplus partner
It also avoids admitting that there is a deep demand-side problem. Acknowledging that the main constraint is that people do not feel secure enough to spend would imply stronger social…
New portal streamlines services for expatriates in Hainan
The Hainan Free Trade Port international services portal launches on Dec 15 in Haikou. The Hainan Free Trade Port initiated an international services portal on Monday, three days before the…
Personal transfers: €52.1 bn sent outside EU in 2024
In 2024, flows of money sent by EU resident households to non-EU resident households, referred to as personal transfers, amounted to €52.1 billion, an increase of 6% compared with 2023…
EU primary energy consumption decreased by 1% in 2024
In 2024, primary energy consumption in the EU reached 1 202 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), a 0.8% decrease compared with 2023. Data show that in 2024, the EU…
Robots horn their skills in Shanghai
The Global Developer Pioneers Summit 2025 and the International Embodied Intelligence Competition opened in Shanghai on Dec 13. This competition is a full-scenario demonstration of embodied intelligence including industrial production…