Regulators clamp down on platform misdeeds
Livestreamers promote sales of salted fish in Rongcheng, Shandong province. LI XINJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China will bar online platforms from using big data to engage in discriminatory pricing against consumers,…
Beijing targets trillion-yuan AI industry within two years under new action plan
BEIJING – Beijing aims to grow its core artificial intelligence (AI) industry beyond 1 trillion yuan ($142.5 billion) within two years via a new action plan unveiled on Monday, as…
Handcrafted gold market gaining increased luster
A customer tries on a gold bracelet on Tuesday at the debut store of Laopu Gold, a high-end Chinese brand specializing in traditional gold craftsmanship, in Shanghai. CHEN YUYU/FOR CHINA…
Strategy expects tourism sector surge
Visitors enjoy the winter delights at Harbin Ice-Snow World, Heilongjiang province, in December. As the gates swing open on a chilly mid-December morning, a wave of eager visitors hurries into…
Simcere eyes growing pharmaceutical niche
A Simcere employee arranges products at a production facility in Haikou, Hainan province. SUN SHIJIE/FOR CHINA DAILY Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, a Nanjing, Jiangsu province-headquartered drugmaker, plans to expand its…
AI changing non-ferrous metals industry
China’s non-ferrous metals industry is accelerating its digital transformation as artificial intelligence is increasingly applied in complex industrial scenarios, signaling a shift toward smarter, more efficient and higher-quality development across…
Export measures help with sustainable development
A researcher grinds a modified semiconductor photocatalytic material in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on April 7. PAN YULONG/XINHUA China’s decision to improve export management of rare earth metals is not an…
Cool dancing robots bust a move in Guangxi
Sixteen young teams gathered in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to compete in the first Global Humanoid Robot Street Dance Invitational. These teams use their creativity to…
Major East China port handles 1.4b tons of cargo in 2025
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec 2, 2025 shows container ships berthing at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China’s Zhejiang province. HANGZHOU – The…
Bright future ahead despite sales forecast
This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a view of China Changan Automobile Group’s digital and intelligent factory for the new energy vehicle AVATR in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality.…