As we stand on the brink of a new economic era, it is becoming increasingly clear that the next great race is not over land, sea, or oil but over data, connectivity, and digital sovereignty. The digital economy is no longer the future; it is the present and at the center of this transformation stands an emerging alliance between China …
Beijing, China: A new chapter in global digital cooperation is set to unfold later this month as the World Internet Conference (WIC) announced the Digital Silk Road Development Forum, which will be held on July 24 in Quanzhou, Fujian Province. Designed to promote international digital trade and deepen global partnerships, the forum will bring together government officials, international organizations, industry …
ISLAMABAD: IN 2024, Ahmed Iqbal and Hanzila Bin Younus, who were studying at Islamabad’s Institute of Space Technology, had to submit a final-year project to receive their bachelor’s degree in space sciences. They had two paths: either treat their project as a mere requirement to earn the degree, or turn it into something that a giant like Google may be …
BY Global Times China: At the second Wuyi Forum, a platform for international academic exchanges, Robert Chard, a sinologist and emeritus professor from the University of Oxford, said that he hopes the West can come to see that China is very cool, very interesting, and very much worth learning from. “Cool” is a term rooted in youth culture, typically associated with …
BY Global Times China: It was just past midnight at Jinyang elderly care home in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area when nurse Zhao Zhanping received an alert on her phone, indicating that Wang Mingxiang on Bed No.2, Room 324 needed immediate attention as abnormal blood pressure was detected. Zhao rushed to the room without hesitation. The first to detect the issue wasn’t …
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday that China is ready to work with Kuwait to further advance the steady development of bilateral ties. Li made the remarks during his meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, crown prince of Kuwait, in Kuala Lumpur. The Chinese premier arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to attend the ASEAN (the Association of …
Standing 1.85 meters tall with a strong, upright posture and 43 rotational joints, the humanoid robot Qinglong can walk briskly, avoid obstacles with agility, navigate slopes steadily, and resist impact interference. This full-size general-purpose humanoid robot, developed at the National and Local Co-Built Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, has drawn widespread attention. So far, Shanghai has successfully unveiled …
Inside a circular synchrotron over seven meters in diameter, proton beams raced around the track at increasing speeds. After millions of revolutions, reaching about 2/3 the speed of light, the beam was channeled through a high-energy transport line into a treatment room, precisely targeting a patient’s tumor for a focused, “surgical strike” on cancer cells. This is a glimpse inside …
At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show held in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, the “Land Aircraft Carrier,” a modular flying car developed by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPENG, made its first international debut, drawing significant attention worldwide. It is expected to be delivered to customers in 2026. Flying cars are gradually turning into a reality, presenting endless possibilities …
On December 3, local time, the first meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on Capacity-building of Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as “the Group of Friends”) was co-chaired by China and Zambia at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, marking the official establishment of the Group of Friends. Representatives from over 80 countries and officials …