China promotes coordinated development of data industry, artificial intelligence
Riding the wave of digital industry growth, traditional industries are receiving a fresh boost from data and artificial intelligence, a transformation on full display at the 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo.
Macro
Robot events in China highlight accelerating embodied intelligence innovation through industrial application
Humanoid robots shattered human records in the 100-meter and 400-meter races during the ongoing World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing from Aug. 22 to 26. With athletic performance steadily improving, robotics entrepreneurs emphasized the necessity to translate robotic prowess into real-world productivity.
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Economic Watch: Chinese manufacturers click into global markets via cross-border e-commerce
Cross-border e-commerce has flourished in recent years, becoming an important force helping Chinese manufacturers expand overseas.
moreEconomic Watch: New growth drivers power China's industrial profit surge
China's burgeoning new growth drivers are fueling a sustained surge in industrial profits, reflecting the country's accelerating shift toward innovation-driven development.
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Industries
China's data economy hits 6.78 trln yuan amid AI boom
hina's data industry continued to expand rapidly in 2025, supporting the development of the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) sector, according to official data.
Profits of China's major industrial firms up 17.6 pct in first seven months
Profits of China's industrial firms above designated size increased 17.6 percent year on year during the first seven months of 2026.
