38 h. ago China dominates global humanoid robot market with over 80% of installations

China accounted for more than four out of five humanoid robot installations globally in 2025, driven by domestic start-ups AgiBot and Unitree Robotics, as mass production and commercialisation accelerated, according to a report by Counterpoint Research. A total of 16,000 humanoid robots were installed globally in 2025, mainly for data collection and research, as well as in the logistics, manufacturing, and automotive sectors, according to Counterpoint data released on Wednesday. The market was...

Politics

39 h. ago ASIA GOLD Record rally stalls retail buying in India; China demand steady

ASIA GOLD Record rally stalls retail buying in India; China demand steady  Reuters

Politics

5 d. ago China's PV retail sales exceed 23.74 million units in 2025, is 2026 under heavy pressure?

China's PV retail sales exceed 23.74 million units in 2025, is 2026 under heavy pressure?  Gasgoo

Economics

5 d. ago Foreign, Hong Kong retailers close stores in mainland China amid changing dynamics

Mainland China’s retail and retail property sectors have suffered another blow amid a fresh wave of store closures by foreign and Hong Kong brands. “The series of closures come as a combined result of their outdated business models and profound changes in the macroeconomic environment,” said Wang Tianshi, an analyst at Shanghai-based LeadLeo Research Institute. “Compared with emerging mainland retailers, Hong Kong and foreign brands often remain under a ‘selling on the mainland’ phase, rather...

Politics

8 d. ago China Consumer Market: Beijing broadens retail landscape with 'first

China Consumer Market: Beijing broadens retail landscape with 'first-store' economy  news.cgtn.com

Politics

8 d. ago ASIA GOLD Elevated prices strain retail demand in India; China gold premiums widen

ASIA GOLD Elevated prices strain retail demand in India; China gold premiums widen  Reuters

Economics

9 d. ago Russian Exports to China Plummet in 2025 Across Oil, Coal, Metal, and Auto Sectors

Russian Exports to China Plummet in 2025 Across Oil, Coal, Metal, and Auto Sectors  UNITED24 Media

Politics

9 d. ago Luxury Retail Picks Up in China’s Hainan Island, Gold Retailers Shine Brightest

Luxury Retail Picks Up in China’s Hainan Island, Gold Retailers Shine Brightest  WWD

Politics

1 week ago Baidu and Huawei tighten grip on China’s GPU cloud as chipmakers chase IPOs

Baidu and Huawei Technologies collectively accounted for more than 70 per cent of China’s market for cloud services built on home-grown graphics processing units (GPUs) in the first half of 2025, as home-grown artificial intelligence chips gain traction amid rising demand for computing power and a wave of public listing plans. The figures, published in a Frost & Sullivan report released on Sunday, defined “GPU cloud” providers as companies that controlled the full chip-to-cloud value chain –...

Politics

2 w. ago Why China is turning down the nationalist heat in its row with Japan

A little over a decade ago, a diplomatic row with Japan would have been enough to bring people out into the streets in China or at least stir a patriotic retail boycott. In 2012, for instance, tensions boiled over after Tokyo bought and then nationalised three of the Diaoyu Islands, a group of eight uninhabited islands in the East China Sea that Japan calls the Senkakus. China and Japan have a long-running territorial dispute over the islands and authorities appeared to tolerate the...

Politics

2 w. ago Chinese public warms to US while strongly backing Beijing’s trade stance: survey

The Chinese public’s favourability towards the United States saw a “notable” rebound in 2025 to reach a three-year high, according to a new study by Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy (CISS). The annual Chinese Outlook on International Security survey, released on Wednesday, also found that the share of respondents holding a positive view of Sino-US relations increased by a “substantial” margin over the last year. Despite this warming sentiment, domestic support...

Events

3 w. ago China’s Airport Retail Gets Overhaul as Sunrise Drops Out, State Giants Step In

China’s Airport Retail Gets Overhaul as Sunrise Drops Out, State Giants Step In  Caixin Global

Politics

3 w. ago Dior, Louis Vuitton ditch China’s malls for shopping streets to replicate Ginza’s charm

Stand-alone flagship stores with distinctive architectural facades, long prevalent in global metropolises like Tokyo, Seoul and New York, are gradually gaining traction in China, as the country’s retail landscape undergoes a broader shift from enclosed malls towards open-air and street-facing formats. More luxury brands are setting up such flagships in places like Beijing’s Taikoo Li Sanlitun North, a trendy open-air commercial block developed and operated by Hong Kong’s Swire...

Economics