(China Daily) China is ramping up efforts to enhance data efficiency and boost the development and utilization of data resources of State-owned enterprises, as part of a broader push to enhance the core competitiveness of such firms and cultivate new quality productive forces, said the country's top data governance regulator.  

The National Data Administration, in collaboration with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, carried out a pilot project and selected 12 centrally administered State-owned enterprises to promote the exploration and utilization of SOEs' data resources.

(Xinhua) Artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly one of today's global buzzwords. But in China -- the world's second-largest economy -- a key question is how its AI ambitions will unfold and reshape the country's future growth path. Clues to the answer can be found in a major national initiative known as "AI Plus."  

Unveiled by a government work report in 2024, the "AI Plus" initiative is gathering steam, emerging as a key priority for China's social and economic development.

(China Daily) Smart air conditioners that can automatically adjust room temperature and artificial intelligence-powered televisions capable of broadcasting health information are increasingly penetrating into people's daily lives and becoming emotional companions for senior citizens in China.

(China Daily) ECARX, a global mobility technology company, has formed a strategic partnership with Victory Giant Technology to codevelop high-performance computing platforms for next-generation vehicles.  

The tie-up will combine ECARX's expertise in intelligent cockpit and computing systems with VGT's capabilities in high-precision printed circuit boards, the companies said.

(Xinhua) China's space agency released an action plan to back commercial space firms and encourage them to pursue international cooperation over the next two years.  

The document released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday has invited the country's commercial space enterprises to "go global" and help developing countries build satellite-application industries.  

The CNSA pledged to fold commercial-space projects into China's international cooperation agenda.

(China Daily) Huawei unveiled its Mate 80 series smartphones and the new, foldable Mate X7, featuring its latest Kirin 9030 processors and updated HarmonyOS 6 operating system, in a move analysts say underscored the company's ambitions to gain a bigger share in China's premium handset market.  

The company's Mate series has long been Huawei's flagship for showcasing high-end technology.

(Xinhua) A joint venture between China's CATL and multinational automaker Stellantis broke ground on Tuesday for a major lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Spain's northeastern region of Aragon, marking one of the largest Chinese industrial investments in the country.

(Xinhua) With the inauguration of new test workshops on Tuesday, Volkswagen Group China Technology Company (VCTC) has completed the core expansion of its R&D center in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, establishing it as Volkswagen's first and largest integrated R&D base outside Germany with full-process vehicle development and validation capabilities.

(Xinhua)  Chinese carmaker BYD Auto launched a new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in Israel, its Israeli dealership Shlomo Motors announced on Wednesday at a launch event in the central city of Rishon LeZion.  

The model, BYD Atto 2 DM-i, known in China as the Yuan Up DM-i, is a subcompact crossover SUV.

(China Daily) China's New Cornerstone Investigator Program, one of the country's largest privately funded initiatives for basic science, named 35 new fellows on Monday, and pledged to offer 10 years of stable support for 200 to 300 leading scientists.  

The program, funded by Chinese tech company Tencent Holdings in 2022 with a pledge of 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) over a decade, offers some of the most generous grants available for fundamental research in China.
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