Top Chinese lidar sensor manufacturer suing US Department of Defense

Visitors check out Hesai’s products during a high-tech exhibition in Shanghai. [Provided to China Daily] Hesai Group, a prominent Chinese lidar sensor manufacturer, is suing the US Department of Defense for including it on a blacklist of companies that are allegedly linked to the Chinese military. The Shanghai-based company said its addition to the so-called … Continue reading Top Chinese lidar sensor manufacturer suing US Department of Defense

Understanding Europe crucial for Chinese carmakers

Visitors examine an off-road vehicle at the Beijing auto show that runs from April 25 to May 4, 2024. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese carmakers will help galvanize the vehicle market in Europe, but if they want to secure a foothold, they need to gain a deep understanding of the destination, said the chief economist … Continue reading Understanding Europe crucial for Chinese carmakers

SOE achieves milestone in key HSR construction

Employees of China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd lay tracks on the Wuhan-Yichang section of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-speed Railway in Jingmen, Hubei province. WU HUAIQIU/FOR CHINA DAILY The Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-speed Railway, which will link a number of urban clusters along China’s longest river — the Yangtze — and benefit some 600 million people, got … Continue reading SOE achieves milestone in key HSR construction

Ernie Bot helps Baidu double down on AI push

Attendees learn about Baidu’s products at the Create 2024 Baidu AI Developer Conference held on Tuesday in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. PHOTO/CHINA DAILY Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc said on Tuesday its large language model and ChatGPT-like chatbot Ernie Bot has garnered more than 200 million users since its debut in March 2023. The company said … Continue reading Ernie Bot helps Baidu double down on AI push

Huasheng lands coating machine export order

The nation’s first coating equipment export order from Europe, valued at more than 6 million yuan ($830,000), was unveiled on Tuesday in Shanghai, which displayed Chinese manufacturers’ rising competitiveness in a sector once dominated by foreign companies, said industry experts. The industrial machine tool, a G4 super-HiPIMS coating machine, is the first such apparatus of … Continue reading Huasheng lands coating machine export order

China aims to accelerate national integrated financing credit service platform construction

A clerk counts cash at a bank in Nantong, Jiangsu province. [Photo/Sipa] China will strive to accelerate the construction of a national integrated financing credit service platform network, thereby providing more convenient financing channels for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, especially private ones, a senior official said at a news conference on Wednesday. Such remarks … Continue reading China aims to accelerate national integrated financing credit service platform construction

It’s ‘protect power lines, love birds’ for State Grid’s Jiangsu company

State Grid employees check power lines in Suqian, Jiangsu province. [WANG SONGZHU/FOR CHINA DAILY] The Hongze Lake Wetland, spanning some 50,000 hectares in the prefecture-level city of Suqian in Jiangsu province, draws nearly 1 million migratory birds to breed and winter every year, making it a veritable avian paradise. The birds, comprising some 234 species, … Continue reading It’s ‘protect power lines, love birds’ for State Grid’s Jiangsu company