The metaverse is reshaping the operations and strategies of Chinese e-commerce platforms, as futuristic marketplaces are built that can better serve consumers' real and virtual needs, industry experts said.

Chinese cities are riding the wave of global digitalisation by tapping into the digital economy while contributing to the country’s high-quality development.

China's latest push to the digital economy and platform companies is expected to spur economic growth, boost market confidence and help private enterprises to bolster technological innovation, company executives and experts said on Wednesday.

​Chinese tech giant Baidu announced on Monday that it has expanded the commercial operation area and times of its driverless taxi service in Central China's Wuhan.

Chinese tech company Baidu Inc announced on Monday that a major expansion of its commercialized fully driverless robotaxi service in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, with an aim to build the world's largest fully driverless ride-hailing service area in 2023.

The number of cities in China with the capability to offer gigabit 5G and optical fiber services reached 110 by the end of October, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Chinese enterprises are planning to increase investment in artificial intelligence as AI is increasingly perceived as one of the drivers in revenue growth and business transformation and integrated into the real economy, according to a new report from global consultancy Accenture.

Discussion of the tech buzzword "metaverse" has been going on for some time, with the focus chiefly on its application in virtual games, online retail and social media.

China's massive investment in industrial robotics has put the country higher in global rankings in terms of robot density, surpassing the United States for the first time and marking a significant improvement in the country's industrial automation level, an industry report said.

China has issued a guideline on building basic systems for data, as part of its broader push to give full play to the role of data resources, facilitate the development of digital economy and inject fresh impetus into economic growth.

The digital economy has become an important driver of China's high-quality development, and the country's industrial policies have accelerated the application of the digital economy in various fields.

Many people would jump at the chance to travel back in time, and now a museum in Jiangmen, Guangdong province, is giving them a chance to roll back the years.