Cutting-edge gadgets like smart, foldable mobile phones and virtual reality glasses are catching attention at the Mobile World Congress 2023, the annual flagship mobile industry and technology event, in Barcelona, Spain.

China will "fully" promote the research and development of 6G as well as other cutting-edge technologies — including humanoid robots, the metaverse and quantum technology — this year so as to better support the construction of a modern industrial system, the top industry regulator said on Wednesday.

China's latest efforts to promote the country's digital development are expected to lay a solid foundation for long-term economic growth, bolster digital transformation and upgrade of industries, and enhance the country's core global competitiveness, industry experts said.

China's computing power sector is expected to witness speedy growth as tech companies are scrambling to roll out ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence chatbots, which necessitates higher requirements for computing capacity in the process of large language model training and operation, experts said.

​China has rolled out a plan for the overall layout of the country's digital development.

China will employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system (BDSBAS) to provide high-precision positioning service in railway survey and construction, according to the China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd.

The arrival of ChatGPT will push educators to focus more on teaching subjects that technology is not good at, a senior education expert said.

AIGC-related technologies, including ChatGPT-like tools, drive content production for media, entertainment, education

According to the 2022 Silver Economy Report issued by market consultancy QuestMobile, in August last year, monthly active users for smart home appliances among China's elderly consumers reached 33.38 million, up 73.3 percent on a year-on-year basis.

JD Cloud, the cloud computing branch of Chinese e-commerce platform JD, announced on Friday that it will launch a ChatGPT-like product, called ChatJD, for industrial application based on its artificial intelligence platform Yanxi.

Many provinces and cities in China have assured stronger efforts to raise the output of the digital economy, which they hope will better support the recovery of the larger economy from adverse COVID-19 impacts.

China has become the world's largest display panel producer, with shipments of flexible organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, panels used in smartphones from Chinese manufacturers expected to enjoy a 42 percent share in overall OLED panel shipments worldwide in 2023, according to Sigmaintell Consulting, a Beijing-based market research firm.