By Sun Haitian, People’s Daily At 10:41 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2025, a Long March-12 carrier rocket blasted off from Dongjiao township of Wenchang, south China’s Hainan province, sending the 13th group of internet satellite into the preset orbit. This marked the seventh successful launch since the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site began operations. From […]
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Yiwu’s marketplace evolves to embrace the digital age
By Dou Hanyang, People’s Daily Yiwu, a city in east China’s Zhejiang province known as the “world’s supermarket,” has entered a new chapter with the launch of the Yiwu Global Digital Trade Center in October, marking the sixth-generation market of Yiwu. Since the early 1980s, Yiwu’s small-commodities market has undergone successive relocations and upgrades, each […]
Full-cycle film production ecosystem thrives at China Movie Metropolis in Qingdao
By Xiao Jiaxin, Wang Zhe, People’s Daily Inside a soundstage of the China Movie Metropolis (CMM) in Qingdao West Coast New Area, Qingdao, east China’s Shandong province, production of the Chinese sci-fi blockbuster “The Wandering Earth III” is in full swing. Performers in motion-capture suits move swiftly across the floor, while more than 100 infrared […]
From algorithms to action: embodied intelligence transitions into real-world application
By Shen Wenmin, People’s Daily The Global Developer Pioneers Summit 2025 and the International Embodied Intelligence Competition (GDPS 2025) were held in Shanghai from December 12 to 14. This event explored the integration of artificial intelligence from theoretical algorithms to tangible real-world applications. Embodied intelligence, steadily making its way into diverse aspects of human life, […]
Micro-renewal projects breathe new life into Shaoxing, a 2,500-year-old city in Zhejiang
By Dou Hao, People’s Daily In recent years, micro-renewal projects have catalyzed remarkable transformations in Shaoxing, an ancient city in east China’s Zhejiang province. While preserving its distinctive historical character, this ancient city, whose urban layout has remained largely unchanged for more than 2,500 years, has been revitalized with new energy. Shaoxing is one of […]
This ‘school’ trains humanoid robots before they enter workforce
By Pan Xutao As humanoid robots become increasingly integrated into everyday life, their development now includes a critical educational phase — training. In Beijing’s Shijingshan district, the Phase II Beijing Humanoid Robot Data Training Center, the largest facility of its kind in China, functions as a “school” where robots undergo scenario-based learning before deployment. Spanning […]
China’s robot industry doubles revenue in five years
By Wang Zheng, Li Xinping, People’s Daily At the 2025 China Robot Industry Development Conference, the China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF) briefed on the performance of China’s robotics industry during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Industry revenue doubled from 106.1 billion yuan ($15 billion) in 2020 to 237.89 billion yuan in 2024. In the […]
Commercial spaceflight fuels China’s space exploration efforts
By Li Rui, People’s Daily Recently, China sent a Gravity-1 carrier rocket into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China’s Shandong province, placing three satellites into their designated orbits. This launch exemplifies the growing momentum of China’s emerging commercial space sector, which is contributing significantly to the country’s space exploration capabilities. The […]
Forging new chapters in China-U.S. people-to-people friendship
By He Yin, People’s Daily The 2025 Kuliang Forum, themed “Echoes of History,” was recently held in New York. In this special year marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, representatives from various sectors of China and the United States […]
Technology enhances immersive reading experience in Beijing
By Shi Fang, People’s Daily “Mr. Lu Xun, could you recommend one of your classic works?” “If I were to suggest one, perhaps Call to Arms would be a good starting point…” This conversation took place at the Metaverse Experience Hall of the Beijing Library. Supported by artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, the […]