Imported commodities see surging sales during China’s mid-year online shopping spree

By Kong Dechen, People’s Daily The “618” online shopping festival, which occurs annually on June 18 in China, has not only garnered the interest of Chinese consumers but also attracted brands from all over the world. Many foreign enterprises joined this event to captivate Chinese consumers and expand their presence in the huge Chinese market. […]

Chinese wisdom in battle against desertification

By Yin Shuanghong, People’s Daily A mix of yellow and blue creates green, and that’s also the case with China’s efforts to combat desertification. Thanks to the blue photovoltaic (PV) panels that block direct sunlight, reduce evaporation and lower wind velocity, as well as the moisturizing from the water used to clean the panels on […]

China’s coal industry turns greener through innovative approaches

By Ding Yiting, People’s Daily At an opencast mine operated by Inner Mongolia Pingzhuang Coal Group Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy), a 14-meter-high electric loader was working. The machine weighing 490 tons could scoop up 16 tons of coal in its bucket. However, there was no one in the […]

China’s new development means opportunities for world

By He Yin, People’s Daily International institutions have been optimistic about China’s economy and raised their forecasts for China’s growth, saying China has witnessed impressive trade expansion, out-of-expectation growth in manufacturing, and stable macroeconomic data. This fully demonstrates the international community’s confidence in the Chinese economy. China has been consolidating and building momentum for economic […]

A busy day at North China’s Tianjin Port

By Weng Yufei, Jin Bo, People’s Daily North China’s Tianjin Port is always bustling with vitality. Every day, the port welcomes a steady stream of over 100 colossal container ships, with more than 20,000 heavy-duty trucks thundering across its vast expanses. According to Wang Bin, a manager with China Ocean Shipping Agency Tianjin Co., Ltd., […]

World should pursue peaceful, open, innovation-driven development

By He Yin, People’s Daily All sides must assume their responsibilities for history and the people, keep to the right direction, and work together to build a community with a shared future for humanity, said Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi made the remarks in a video address at the opening ceremony of the 60th anniversary […]

Beijing makes big strides in integrated vehicle-road-cloud solution

By Wang Zhou, People’s Daily In recent years, autonomous driving scenarios have become increasingly common in Beijing, the capital of China, especially in the Beijing High-Level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone located in the city’s Economic-Technological Development Area, or Beijing E-town. If you go to E-town from the Beijing Daxing International Airport, autonomous cabs are at […]

Shanghai speeds up efforts to build itself into sci-tech innovation center with global influence

By Liu Shi’an, Huang Xiaohui, People’s Daily A humanoid robot developed by a company in the Zhangjiang AI Robot Valley, Shanghai has gained new capabilities. Apart from walking rapidly and avoiding obstacles, it is now able to wave its two robotic arms freely, recognize different scenes and learn. The robot may perform many professions in […]

Chinese providers of AI-driven large models reduce prices for better AI development

By Wang Junling Recently, leading Chinese companies in the large model sector, including ByteDance, Baidu, Alibaba Cloud and Zhipu AI, have announced significant reductions in the prices of their generative artificial intelligence (AI) large models and related services. Many of these companies have lowered their prices by more than 50 percent, and some products have […]

Local currency settlement strengthens mutual benefit in foreign trade

By Lin Zihan Recently, a Chinese-made aircraft leased by Indonesia arrived in Jakarta. It marked China’s first cross-border leasing of a homegrown aircraft settled in offshore Chinese yuan. As China reaches agreements with more trading partners and strengthens the use of local currencies in international trade and financial transactions, cross-border transactions between China and other […]