Global buyers flock to South China’s Dongguan for creative manufacturing
Bag charms as part of the merchandise of Chinese animation movie „Nobody“ are pictured at a toy factory in Dongguan, South China“s Guangdong province, Aug 11, 2025. GUANGZHOU – Under…
AI ‘bikini interview’ videos flood internet, sparking sexism concerns
The videos are strikingly lifelike, featuring bikini-clad women conducting street interviews and eliciting lewd comments – but they are entirely fake, generated by AI tools increasingly used to flood social…
Meituan expands instant retail, scales back community group-buying in unprofitable areas · TechNode
Meituan announced on June 23 that it will fully expand its instant retail business while retreating from loss-making regions in its community group-buying unit, Meituan Youxuan. The company will reallocate…
CSSC to boost shipbuilding clout with a mega merger
A drone image shows a CSSC shipbuilding site at a yard in Qingdao, Shandong province, in May. YU FANGPING/FOR CHINA DAILY The long-anticipated share-swap merger between China CSSC Holdings Ltd…
China’s summer box office surpasses 10 billion yuan, led by domestic films
The audience walk past film posters at a cinema in Nanjing, East China“s Jiangsu province, Aug 17, 2025. BEIJING – China’s summer box office revenue has surpassed 10 billion yuan…
China’s Meitu posts 12.3% revenue growth, with record number of paid subscribers
Meitu“s booth is seen during a forum in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. XIAMEN – Chinese selfie-enhancing tech giant Meitu on Monday announced its financial results for the first half…
RFK Jnr is ‘endangering’ all Americans, health agency ex-leaders warn
Nine former leaders of the top US health body sounded the alarm on Monday about the Trump administration’s evisceration of the agency and warned that vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy…
Insta360 goes public a decade after founding · TechNode
On June 11, panoramic and action camera company Insta360 went public on China’s STAR (Science and Technology Innovation Board) Market, becoming the seventh company to list on the board in…
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
US President Donald Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he has largely spared in his trade war. For decades, in fact, imported…
Apple launches China government subsidy program on official website for the first time · TechNode
Apple’s official website now supports China’s national consumer subsidy program for the first time. According to the promotional page, selected products are eligible for up to RMB 2,000 ($279) in…