Industry Updates
  • AI projects selected to transform cultural and tourism services
    AI projects selected to transform cultural and tourism services
    China has selected 14 pilot projects to explore artificial intelligence applications across the cultural and tourism sectors, covering areas from artistic creation and heritage preservation to smart travel services and market regulation.
  • SCO computing ties channel AI for local growth
    SCO computing ties channel AI for local growth
    AI holds the promise of helping emerging economies achieve a century's worth of development in a decade, the World Bank says. Its World Development Report 2026 says realizing this potential requires more computing power, greater access to local data and AI tools tailored to domestic populations and economies.
  • Would you ride a robot to work?
    Would you ride a robot to work?
    Meet a new rideable robot unveiled in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Combining wheels and robotic legs, it can carry up to 75 kg, reach speeds of 15 km/h, climb steps, and navigate around obstacles.
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    China's "city of the future" builds hub for AI-powered one-person companies
    The Chinese government issued an action plan in June for the growth of platform-economy enterprises, calling for accelerated cultivation of AI-powered OPCs. This month, the government proposed in another document to expand AI-related employment and create new models of employment and entrepreneurship in the AI sector.
  • China proposes basic establishment of national blockchain network by 2030
    China proposes basic establishment of national blockchain network by 2030
    China aims to largely complete its national blockchain network by 2030 and speed up the rollout of an intelligent internet, according to a plan outlining the country's digital development over the next five years.
  • Unitree ramps up push for AI breakthroughs
    Unitree ramps up push for AI breakthroughs
    Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics is stepping up work on manufacturing, AI models and computing infrastructure, with its founder Wang Xingxing predicting an industry breakthrough within one to three years in robots' ability to perform real-world tasks.
  • China's innovation gains pace, powering new growth drivers: report
    China's innovation gains pace, powering new growth drivers: report
    China's innovation capacity continued to strengthen last year, with the innovation environment improving and new growth drivers expanding, providing solid support for high-quality development, official data showed on Friday.
  • China issues guidelines to promote employment amid AI advances
    China issues guidelines to promote employment amid AI advances
    China has rolled out guidelines on adapting to advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to promote employment-friendly development, aiming to harness the technology to create jobs, improve employment quality and stimulate entrepreneurship while mitigating job displacement caused by AI applications.
  • Shanghai Normal University unveils AI platform to enhance mental health education
    Shanghai Normal University unveils AI platform to enhance mental health education
    With deep integration of artificial intelligence technologies, Shanghai Normal University launched an AI training platform targeting mental health education on Thursday, aiming to enhance educators' capabilities in dealing with mental health issues and better build students' psychological resilience.
  • Brain-computer interface helps paralyzed hand play a tune
    Brain-computer interface helps paralyzed hand play a tune
    A 39-year-old woman with paralysis on the right side of her body has played the piano again with the help of a brain-computer interface (BCI) rehabilitation system developed by researchers at Union Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province.

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