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It was not long ago that humanoid robots were confined to laboratories, inching forward as experimental engineering prototypes. But this year, they stepped into public view across China, conspicuously, and sometimes theatrically.

Chinese shares open lower Tuesday2025-12-30
Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.44 percent to open at 3,947.87 points.

Chinese SOEs report generally stable performance in Jan.-Nov.2025-12-30
China's state-owned and state-controlled enterprises (SOEs) demonstrated generally stable performance in the first 11 months of 2025, with revenues registering slight growth while profits experienced a modest year-on-year decline, according to official data released on Monday.

China to expand fiscal spending in 2026: finance minister2025-12-29
China will continue to adopt a more proactive fiscal policy next year, expanding fiscal expenditure to maintain the necessary intensity of spending, Finance Minister Lan Fo'an said at the national fiscal work conference held from Saturday to Sunday.

Second-hand "treasure hunting" fuels trillion-yuan circular economy2025-12-29
Despite the winter chill, a flea market in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is heating up as a favorite destination for young treasure hunters attracted by a sea of vintage jewelry and nostalgic trinkets.

China's AI shift moves from screens to shop floors2025-12-28
In early 2025, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek grabbed headlines abroad with models promising high performance at a fraction of the usual cost. Yet while international discussion focused on how the company trained models and managed computing resources, another story has been unfolding inside China.

Autumn grain purchases exceed 200 mln tonnes in China2025-12-28
Autumn grain purchases across China have surpassed 200 million tonnes, marking a 32-million-tonne increase from the previous year and the highest level for the same period in recent years, official data showed Saturday.

China's industrial profits continue upward trend amid industrial upgrading2025-12-28
Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 0.1 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2025, extending the growth streak that began in August, official data showed on Saturday.

China reports over 1 million new firms in emerging, future industries in Jan.-Nov.2025-12-27
China has seen sustained momentum in emerging and future industries this year, with about 1.01 million companies established in these sectors from January to November, which was up 9 percent year on year, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

China's int'l trade in goods, services hit 4.42 tln yuan in November2025-12-27
The value of China's international trade in goods and services totaled approximately 4.42 trillion yuan (about 628 billion U.S. dollars) in November, official data showed on Friday.

China core AI industry scale exceeds 1 trln yuan in 20252025-12-27
China has achieved breakthroughs in industrial technological innovation in 2025, with the core artificial intelligence (AI) industry exceeding 1 trillion yuan (about 142 billion U.S. dollars) in scale, according to a national conference on industry and information technology held on Friday.

China's 2025 consumption keywords highlight fresh upgrading in super-large market2025-12-27
From coffee plantations in Yunnan to creative blends in Shanghai cafes, from precisely controlled roasting lines in Kunshan to coffee content surging across Gen Z social platforms, the once foreign drink has become part of everyday life in China.

China's top 10 sci-tech news events unveiled2025-12-26
Science and Technology Daily, China's major science newspaper, unveiled the country's top 10 sci-tech news events in 2025 on Thursday, including the large model Deepseek, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), and the superconducting quantum computing prototype.

Guangdong accelerates AI development of toy manufacturing2025-12-26
As a major toy producer in China, Guangdong has leveraged its industrial advantages to accelerate the AI development of toy manufacturing.

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