For Chen Qiwei, a financial analyst from the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, most of her precious leisure time after long, grueling workdays is spent with her daughter in various Pop Mart stores, a popular toy chain known for fueling the blind box craze and beloved for its signature Labubu toy line.
Tencent to boost AI, global expansion investments2025-05-18
Chinese internet giant Tencent has vowed to ramp up all-round AI investments and further expand its overseas commitments, a company announcement revealed on Friday at the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit held in the city of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.
Demand for AI talent surges in China amid tech boom2025-05-17
China's artificial intelligence (AI) boom is fueling a fierce talent crunch, with tech companies -- from robotics pioneers to cloud giants -- scrambling to fill millions of roles amid soaring demand.
China releases plan to advance Digital China development2025-05-17
China has released a 2025 action plan to build a Digital China, outlining key initiatives in areas such as "AI Plus," infrastructure upgrades, the data industry and digital talent development, the National Data Administration said on Friday.
World's largest car carrier built by China sets sail2025-05-16
Anji Ansheng, China's domestically built ocean-going car carrier and the world's largest such carrier in terms of capacity, set sail on its maiden voyage to Europe on Thursday evening, carrying approximately 7,000 China-made vehicles.
China's financial policy package injects cash and confidence to economy2025-05-16
A 0.5 percentage-point reduction in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for eligible financial institutions takes effect Thursday, with the move expected to inject roughly 1 trillion yuan (about 139 billion U.S. dollars) of long-term liquidity into China's financial market.
China's robotics boom fueled by fledged industrial chain2025-05-16
In a smart factory of China's home appliance giant Midea Group, more than 10 robots are busy screwing and welding. But here's the twist: these robots are not simply assembling the company's iconic air conditioners or fridges; instead, they are building other industrial robots.