SenseTime expanding AI innovation in Asia-Pacific
A visitor plays weiqi, or Go, with SenseTime’s AI Go robot at the fifth China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province, in April. Chinese artificial intelligence pioneer SenseTime…
S. Korea visa waiver spurs surge in travel interest
Internet search interest among Chinese tourists for travel to South Korea has surged following Seoul’s decision to grant a temporary visa waiver for Chinese group visitors starting on Sept 29,…
Top cities signal easing to support property market
People visit the sales office of a commercial housing complex outside Beijing’s Fifth Ring Road on Saturday. JIA TIANYONG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Recent policy adjustments in major Chinese cities are fueling…
China stays at forefront of global digital growth
A robot is pictured at the 8th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, Southeast China’s Fujian province, April 29, 2025. China will intensify efforts to accelerate the construction of digital infrastructure…
Efforts propel robotics innovation heyday
Visitors interact with a robot dog at the 2025 World AI Conference (WAIC) in East China’s Shanghai, July 29, 2025. In a brightly lit lab in Beijing’s Zhongguancun, also known…
Unitree cuts robot prices for wider mkt penetration
Unitree humanoid robots take to the ring at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY China’s Unitree Robotics is cutting prices of its latest humanoid robot models as…
Starbucks, Luckin brewing up success in China’s drinks market
Consumers wait for coffee at a Luckin Coffee store in Shanghai on May 31. CHINA DAILY Starbucks Corp posted solid third-quarter results in China, with revenue and same-store sales rising…
FAW-Audi charges ahead with German engineering, Chinese tech
FAW-Audi’s Q6L e-tron and A5L are launched in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Aug 7, 2025. FAW-Audi is set to blaze a trail in China’s ultra-competitive luxury NEV market with its…
Smart consumption takes off on policy push
Visitors film a fireworks show enhanced by visual and lighting technologies in Liuyang, Hunan province, on July 12. CHEN SIHAN/XINHUA BEIJING — At a bustling appliance store near Shanghai’s Zhongshan…
Loan subsidies set to boost consumption
Shoppers buy vegetables at a supermarket in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY China has unveiled a policy granting interest subsidies for consumer loans for a year, in a…