Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI has raised more than 1 billion yuan ($137.22 million) in fresh funding, months after securing a 3 billion yuan investment. The funding round comes amid intensifying competition in China's AI sector,

For years, Shenzhen has been synonymous with Chinese innovation. The southern megacity - and the firms it has spawned over the decades - have become the indisputable champions of the country's drive for technological self-reliance,

DeepSeek’s AI magic lies in its unique blend of literary expertise and advanced algorithms, former employees and industry experts say.

The Bayer Crop Science Hangzhou Production Site, which spans 4 hectares and has a total investment exceeding 300 million yuan ($41.18 million), began operations on Jan 15 in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province and a leading tech hub. The site is projected to generate an output value of 2 billion yuan this year.

China is a critical force in the global energy transition and its involvement in international climate talks is essential, the head of the United Nations' climate science panel said on Saturday.

According to the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism, discussions are ongoing with various major international starts about concert schedules. As more international voices echo in Hangzhou, the city's unique charm that bridges China and the world will be increasingly under the global spotlight.

A simple handshake between President Xi Jinping and once-shunned entrepreneur Jack Ma sent Chinese tech stocks booming in recent weeks as it was interpreted as the latest sign the sector is being brought in from the cold -- though experts advise caution.

Yang Jun (2nd R) introduces an application scenario of a humanoid robot to clients at DEEP Robotics in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 28, 2025.

Lin Guorong checks the growth of tea at a tea plantation in a village cooperative in Xiaogucheng Village of Yuhang District, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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XCMG Machinery ("XCMG", SHE: 000425), a leading global construction machinery manufacturer, has proudly announced that three of its factories, specialized for road machinery, firefighting equipment and automotive products,