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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.

A small Chinese county that gets a niche in global tire market2025-05-18
A decade ago, Algerian trader Ahmed Musa began sourcing tires from Guangrao, a county of only about half a million people in east China's Shandong 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's digital industry revenue up 9.4 pct in Q12025-05-17
China's digital industry generated a revenue of 8.5 trillion yuan (about 1.18 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter, up 9.4 percent from the same period last year.

China's express delivery sector expands in April2025-05-17
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China's courier sectorThe express delivery development index stood at 44

Chinese banks, insurers see steady asset expansion2025-05-17
Chinese banks and insurance companies recorded steady asset expansion in the first quarter of this year, official data showed on Friday.

China revises regulations to boost high-quality development of catering industry2025-05-17
Chinese authorities have unveiled revised regulations to promote the healthy development of the country's catering sector, a key pillar of China's consumption-driven economy, as part of broader efforts to expand domestic demand and stimulate consumption.

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.

Humanoid robots poised to transform China's factory floor2025-05-16
Inside Zeekr's humming, 5G-enabled electric car factory in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo, a new type of worker began its apprenticeship.

China doubles down on urban upgrades to boost high-quality development2025-05-16
China is intensifying efforts to advance its urban renewal initiative as it strives to build livable, resilient and smart cities, and to bolster high-quality development.

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.

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