CATL backs humanoid robotics startup Galbot in $153 million funding · TechNode
China’s CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, has extended its drive into humanoid robotics, leading a RMB 1.1 billion ($153 million) funding round for Beijing-based startup Galbot, making it a…
Nestle dismisses CEO over office relationship with subordinate
Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”. The multinational behind Nespresso coffee capsules…
China’s GAC starts operations at new Indonesia EV plant · TechNode
Chinese automaker GAC’s new electric vehicle manufacturing plant has started operations in Jakarta with its annual production capacity set to grow from 20,000 units to 50,000 units as it aims…
Beijing Xiangshan Forum: Toward shared peace and development
The 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum will be held from Sept 17–19 at the Beijing International Convention Center. With the theme „Upholding International Order and Promoting Peaceful Development“, this year“s forum…
UHV project transmitting electricity to Hunan
The Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kilovolt ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from Northwest China“s Ningxia Hui autonomous region to Central China’s Hunan province, was put into operation on…
LEGO sees robust growth, enhances presence in China
The LEGO Group has 450 stores in China. The LEGO Group posted solid growth in the first half of 2025, supported by a dynamic product portfolio and sustained investments across…
Full text of Xi Jinping’s speech at 25th Meeting of Council of Heads of State of SCO
TIANJIN – President Xi Jinping on Monday delivered a speech at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in North China“s…
China conducts air, naval patrols around Huangyan Island
The Southern Theater Command of the People“s Liberation Army announced that it conducted a combat readiness patrol in territorial waters, airspace and surrounding areas of China’s Huangyan Island on Friday.…
GDP in Pudong New Area up 5.8% in H1
The headquarters building of the New Development Bank in the Pudong New District in Shanghai China. XINHUA Despite headwinds and rising complexities in the global market, Shanghai“s Pudong New Area…
‘Save life first’: China nurse leaves kids in dash to help epileptic man at railway station
A nurse in China who bit off her fake nails and dashed hundreds of metres in a railway station to save a man who collapsed has received huge plaudits on…