China’s plastic exports surged in H1 2025, with volumes doubling in some resins and prices falling by as much as 20%. Amid weak domestic demand, China ramped up shipments of PVC, polystyrene, and ...

Beijing’s E-Town is hosting a robot shopping festival through August 17, offering subsidies of up to RMB 250,000 for buyers. Featuring 63 brands including Unitree and UBTech, among others, the event ...

Anta Sports has declined to comment on reports that it is nearing an acquisition of US sportswear brand Reebok. In a statement, the company said it does not respond to market rumors and advised ...

Tencent has open-sourced four compact language models under its Hunyuan family, ranging from 500 million to seven billion parameters. Built to run on consumer-grade GPUs, the models support low-power ...

Baidu and Lyft will launch Apollo Go robotaxi services in Germany and the UK in 2026, pending regulatory approval. The partnership combines Baidu’s autonomous driving tech with Lyft’s European ...

Chinese tea chain Tianlala opened three new stores in Bali on August 3, expanding to 130 signed stores in Indonesia and over 200 globally. Located in key commercial areas, the stores reportedly drew ...

Haidilao has introduced a “nightclub mode” at select hotpot restaurants across China, featuring DJs, ambient lighting, and male dancers performing for mostly female diners after 9:40 p.m. First ...

Pony.ai has reportedly secured a permit to operate fully driverless commercial Robotaxi services in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area. Launching in Jinqiao and Huamu, the move makes Pony.ai the only company ...

With rising exports, factory rollouts, and new listings, Chinese automakers are redefining what it means to go global.

TikTok Shop generated USD 3.36 million in GMV in Japan in its first full month after launching on June 30, with daily sales in July averaging over USD 100,000 and peaking at USD 290,000. Digital ...

Chinese AI and chipmaking firms, including Huawei and Tencent-backed StepFun, have formed an alliance to promote domestic processors, as regulators investigate Nvidia’s H20 chips over security risks.

Agibot expects to ship several thousand robots in 2025 as it enters a phase of focused commercial delivery. The company said it recently secured a RMB 78 million order from China Mobile and has begun ...