(China Daily) The cloud computing arm of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group will accelerate the construction of a global cloud computing network and push forward the internationalization of its artificial intelligence-powered products to help Chinese enterprises expand their presence in overseas markets.  

Alibaba Cloud's global network will cover China, Japan and South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Currently, its global infrastructure spans 87 zones across 29 regions. The company offers 394 cloud and AI products and 59 technical services, making it the largest cloud service provider in the Asia-Pacific region.

(China Daily) China's top auto dealer association urged all automakers to stop cutthroat competition in a rare public announcement on Tuesday, saying the race to the bottom is threatening the survival of dealerships and undermining the broader push for high-quality growth in the automotive sector.

(Xinhua) A fleet of 100 autonomous electric mining trucks has been put into operation at an open-pit mine in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, marking the largest-scale application of such vehicles globally.  

Powered by a 5G-Advanced (5G-A) network, the fleet of Huaneng Ruichi trucks launched at the Yimin mine is China's latest move in transforming coal mining into an intelligent and green industry.  

China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd.

(Xinhua) High operational costs, significant emissions, and increasing restrictions on road access -- the major challenges facing diesel heavy trucks in China are being solved.  

The next-generation battery-swapping ecosystem for heavy-duty trucks, aiming for 50 percent electric penetration within three years, is poised to decarbonize freight transport.

(AP) A Chinese scientist entered the U.S. last year with a toxic fungus stashed in his backpack, federal authorities said Tuesday as they filed charges against him and a girlfriend who worked in a lab at the University of Michigan.

The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit.

(China Daily) The commercial use of autonomous trucks is gaining momentum in the logistics sector as Chinese self-driving firms accelerate steps to conduct road tests and mass-produce autonomous heavy-duty trucks driven by rising demand for faster freight delivery.  

China's autonomous driving company Pony.ai announced that it has been granted permission to carry out cross-provincial expressway testing of unmanned truck platoons, the first such testing in China.

(China Daily) Chinese battery maker Gotion High-Tech has launched the first road testing for its next-generation all-solid-state batteries, after completing the country's first fully localized 0.2 Gigawatt-hour pilot line, marking a milestone in the global race to commercialize next-generation EV powers.

(China Daily) A recent report by the China National Commercial Information Center on China's consumer goods market shows that the policy of trading old consumer goods for new ones has significantly boosted home appliance sales and accelerated the market's shift toward intelligent and green appliances.

(China Daily) Major Chinese e-commerce platforms have ramped up efforts to offer steep discounts and consumption coupons as well as to simplify promotions during this year's June 18 online shopping carnival, with direct price reductions being a preferred strategy of attracting price-conscious customers and bolstering sales.

(China Daily) Chinese e-commerce platforms are ramping up efforts to march into Latin America to cultivate new customers and rev up sales, as cross-border online marketplaces turn into important driving forces bolstering the growth of China's foreign trade amid external uncertainties.
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