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The 2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Machines and Electronics Expo (AIE) kicked off in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Thursday, focusing on cooperation among the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and global opportunities.

DeepSeek launches new AI models with top efficiency and performance2025-12-03
Chinese AI tech firm DeepSeek officially released two new models on Monday evening -- DeepSeek-V3.2 and its high-compute variant, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale.

China's "little giant" firms surge amid innovation drive2025-12-02
China has seen a surge in its "little giant" enterprises over the past years, underscoring the country's accelerating push to foster innovation-driven companies.

Xinjiang sees 26-fold surge in tourist tax refunds in first 10 months2025-12-02
Tax refunds for overseas tourists at the aviation port in Urumqi, Xinjiang's main international gateway, hit over 8 million yuan (about 1.13 million U.S. dollars) in the first ten months of this year, a 26-fold year-on-year increase.

"Zootopia 2" ignites China's year-end box office, propelling market toward 50-bln-yuan annual goal2025-12-02
Disney's "Zootopia 2" has ignited China's year-end box office, delivering a burst of momentum after a relatively sluggish post-National Day period and bringing the industry's ambitious 50-billion-yuan (about 7.07 billion U.S. dollars) annual revenue target clearly within reach.

Global delegates explore green industry cooperation at China expo2025-12-02
A robot named "Pasini" drew crowds at the 2025 World Green Development Investment and Trade Expo & China Green Food Expo, as it moved its mechanical arms, which are fitted with nearly 2,000 tactile sensors.

China's new silver generation spends more on joy2025-12-01
For 62-year-old Ms. Tian, every day begins with a cherished ritual: a morning face mask, a cup of black coffee, and then attending a flower-arranging class.

Traditional goose farming city becomes global badminton production base2025-12-01
By harnessing AI and automation, Lu'an City in east China's Anhui Province, a historic goose-breeding hub, has transformed itself into a key global supplier of feathers -- the core raw material for the badminton industry.

From quantity to quality -- China's trillion-yuan auto plan2025-12-01
China is steering its massive auto sector toward a future defined by precision alignment, targeting intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) as a primary engine to generate 1 trillion yuan (about 141.3 billion U.S. dollars) in consumption by 2027.

From exporting to partnering, Chinese carmakers forge South-South cooperation in Mideast2025-11-30
From Egypt's welding factory to Qatar's public transport networks, Chinese automakers have outgrown their role as affordable exporters, now forming strong industrial partnerships that are helping define a new model of South-South cooperation.

China's int'l trade in goods, services nears 4.29 trln yuan in October2025-11-29
The value of China's international trade in goods and services reached nearly 4.29 trillion yuan (about 604.1 billion U.S. dollars) in October, official data showed Friday.

China to strengthen ethical review of AI patents2025-11-29
China will strengthen ethical examination for artificial intelligence (AI) in the patent review process to guide the AI technology to comply with laws, social morality and public interests, the country's top intellectual property (IP) regulator said on Friday.

China home to over 7,000 advanced smart factories2025-11-28
China has built more than 7,000 advanced smart factories and become the world's largest intelligent manufacturing application base, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Thursday.

China produces roughly 75 pct of world's silkworm cocoons2025-11-28
China's silkworm cocoon production accounts for about 75 percent of the global total, while its raw silk exports represent over 60 percent of the world's total, He Yongqian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, said on Thursday.

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