Humanoid robots attract the attention of a guest during the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference at the Zhongguancun International Innovation Center in Beijing on Thursday. The conference, with the theme "New Quality Productive Forces and Global Science and Technology Cooperation", opened on Thursday and will run through Monday. It has attracted more than 1,000 participants from over 100 countries and regions to discuss cutting-edge technologies.Wang Jing/China Daily
Innovation to further drive nation's growth
Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said on Thursday that the Chinese economy is growing steadily with a stronger outlook despite many difficulties and multiple challenges, thanks to its increasing capacity to drive growth through innovation.
Losing your faculties? 'Hybrid' talents can create their own destiny
As a 25-year-old journalism and communication major, I've been wrestling with mixed feelings since hearing about Fudan University's cuts to liberal arts enrollments.
ZGC Forum highlights cutting-edge technology
Advanced technology and top scientific achievements are in the spotlight at the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference, which opened on Thursday in Beijing, attracting over 1,000 guests from more than 100 countries and regions.
Revised food safety standards ban use of 'no additives' labels
China has banned food producers from using terms such as "no additives" or "zero additives" on labels, saying such claims can mislead consumers.
Shanxi on track to making economic and cultural connections around the world
As one of the hubs of the ancient Silk Road, the North China province of Shanxi is playing an increasingly important role in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Hegseth will recognize US' limits in its bid to contain China via regional division
Having already visited Europe, where he openly declared the United States' attention was focused on the Asia-Pacific and underscored Washington's singular fixation on China as a strategic competitor, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has embarked on a visit to Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines and Japan.
China's financial innovations inspiring
We are living in an era of great transitions, with rapid changes catalyzing and multiplying each other on an unprecedented scale. Apart from the usual pattern of business cycle and geopolitical transitions, there are also new challenges and uncertain pathways. Most of them are related to the rise of artificial intelligence and the pressing issue of climate change.
European leaders meet over Ukraine's security
Leaders and senior officials of 31 European and NATO nations met in France on Thursday to discuss security guarantees aimed at preserving a future ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
Consumer expo expected to be biggest ever
The upcoming fifth China International Consumer Products Expo, to be held from April 13 to 18 in Haikou, Hainan province, is expected to attract the highest number of participants compared with past editions, which points to the confidence of global consumer enterprises in China, the Ministry of Commerce said.
Embarking on AI path with Chinese style
China's progress in artificial intelligence has jolted the tech world, with the meteoric rise of Chinese AI large language model DeepSeek set to challenge Silicon Valley's dominance due to the former's cost-effective and open-source approach, which is inspiring wider application of the technology by companies across various sectors.
Brightman set to dazzle in Sunset Boulevard
The room buzzed with excitement, every eye fixed on the door. As Sarah Brightman stepped into the spotlight, the air was filled with the whirl of flashing cameras capturing the arrival of the world-renowned soprano.
Sharing a grand collection
Fourteen years after the founding of their private Long Museum in Shanghai, Liu Yiqian and his wife Wang Wei decided to present some pieces from their most valued collection to the public.
ALEX THE GREAT 8
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey.
