China home to over 5,000 AI companies
(Xinhua) The number of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies has surged from just over 1,400 to more than 5,000 in the past five years, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology at the World Smart Industry Expo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipal
Shanghai aims to cluster 1,000 AI firms
(Xinhua) Shanghai's Pudong New Area, China's first artificial intelligence (AI) innovation pilot zone, inaugurated the Zhangjiang AI innovation town on Tuesday, aiming to cluster 1,000 new AI enterprises by 2030, targeting a 100 billion yuan (about 14.08 billion U.S.
New rules to ensure steady market growth, says ministry
(China Daily) China will boost consumption and improve regulations to ensure steady and high-quality growth of the automobile industry as it faces challenges such as disorderly competition during rapid development, officials noted at an industry forum recently.
Chinese vice premier calls for tech-driven industrial innovation in Hunan
(Xinhua) Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has called for leveraging scientific and technological innovation to drive industrial innovation and building central China's Hunan Province into a national hub of advanced manufacturing.
Shenzhou-20 taikonauts complete fourth series of extravehicular activities
(Xinhua) The Shenzhou-20 taikonaut crew on China's orbiting space station completed their mission's fourth round of extravehicular activities on Friday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Full text: AI+ International Cooperation Initiative
(Xinhua) China proposed the AI+ International Cooperation Initiative at a high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative held on Tuesday.
The following is the full text of the initiative:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is inherently empowering.
SMIC trials homegrown lithography kit
(China Daily) Chinese chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, is running trials on the country's first domestically produced advanced chip-making equipment in an effort to challenge western rivals in producing artificial intelligence processors, the Financial Times reported.
AI march heats liquid cooling demand
(China Daily) The surging demand for higher computing power is driving the growth of China's liquid cooling sector, with global players such as Castrol seeing huge business opportunities, said a senior executive.
Chinese space firm deploys IoT satellite constellation for global coverage
(Xinhua) A Chinese satellite constellation for Internet of Things (IoT) operations has deployed its first-phase network with 64 satellites, enabling real-time, global surface communications excluding polar regions.
J-20 fighter can easily penetrate air-defense networks, designer says
(China Daily) China's J-20 fifth-generation fighter jet has outstanding stealth capability and can easily penetrate enemy air-defense networks, a senior designer said on Saturday, marking the first time that a project insider has given a detailed introduction about the world-class combat plane.