When the Tianjin 2026 Global Business Leaders Roundtable drew to a close in March, Hussain Dawood did not head for the exit. Instead, the prominent Pakistani industrialist and chairman of Engro Corporation waited behind at the venue, hoping to secure a private consultation with attending experts of traditional Chinese medicine. His wife suffers from chronic high blood pressure and has undergone various treatments in Pakistan with limited effect. For Dawood, whose family has long trusted Eastern therapeutic philosophies, the trip to Tianjin presented a rare window to access personalized treatment…
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It was a moment that captured the promise of a new era. On the eve of the May Day holiday, a container ship from Italy docked at Yangpu Port in Danzhou, Hainan province, carrying a set of zero-tariff production equipment worth about 16 million yuan ($2.36 million). Within hours, the machinery — a state-of-the-art tablet packaging line — cleared customs and was rushed to the production floor of Hainan Zambon Pharmaceutical in Haikou National High-Tech Zone. By early June, installation and training were complete. Foreign engineers had barely left when…
International journalists, content creators and experts embarked on an immersive journey to experience a dynamic and innovative China. Titled “Meet in Zhongyuan, Discover China through Henan — 2026 China Storyteller Partnerships Henan Tour”, the five-day event brings together over 20 participants as they start their visit to Zhengzhou and Luoyang. The group will explore advanced manufacturing clusters, inland transportation hubs, UNESCO World Heritage Sites and time-honored ancient cities, and create content for global audiences. Geoff Thompson, editor-in-chief of Luxembourg-based media G-Media Sarl, noted that his previous trip to Henan was…
The world’s highest-altitude tower-type solar thermal power plant, located in Amdo county in the Xizang autonomous region, has completed the installation of its mirrors – 15,927 of them – marking a major milestone toward grid-connected power generation later this year, Xizang Daily reported. The 100-megawatt solar thermal power station, built by Xizang Development Investment Group, is the first power plant of its kind in Xizang. The project is part of the region’s key energy development plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) and belongs to a broader 750MW solar…
Pakistan and China began their remarkable journey of friendship and cooperation 75 years ago with the establishment of diplomatic relations. Since then, we have built a partnership defined by trust, consistency, and the ability to stand together through difficult times and shifting global realities. What began as a diplomatic engagement has evolved into a model of enduring cooperation between our two nations. This relationship is also deeply personal for me. My late father in law, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, believed strongly in building lasting ties…
A jumble of strange sounds foreign to millions of Anastasia Prytkova’s Russian compatriots slip off her tongue as effortlessly as if she had been uttering them since she was a baby. Throw in a delightful melody, and suddenly the Chinese language does not seem as intimidating and as difficult as it is usually cracked up to be. What she speaks means “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, my gift is here.” And what a gift this is, one that has put ninth-grader Anastasia from Novosibirsk, Russia, on a path…
Chinese scientists have developed a programmable quantum computing prototype called “Jiuzhang 4.0” that has set a new world record for optical quantum information technology, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. Led by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the team used the prototype to solve the Gaussian boson sampling problem at a speed more than 10 to the 54th times that of the world’s most powerful supercomputer, the study said. The researchers said they manipulated and detected quantum states of up to…
Humanoid robots enter mass market
As leading Chinese humanoid robot makers unveil increasingly affordable models, advances in manufacturing, supply chain localization and growing production volumes are pushing the sector into a new phase of commercial adoption. Unitree Robotics recently launched its dual-arm humanoid robot R1 with a starting price of 26,900 yuan ($3,968), making it the company’s most affordable humanoid robot to date. Earlier, Noetix Robotics introduced its Bumi robot for 9,998 yuan, becoming one of the first consumer-oriented humanoid robots priced below the 10,000-yuan threshold. Around the same time, Booster Robotics also launched its…