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Agricultural tech costs set to shrink, improve efficiency

Smart agriculture is helping farmers cut costs by leveraging the advantages of supply-chain and policy incentives support from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The price of technology will decrease as scale expands and applications become more widespread, said Gong Jiaqin, co-founder of XAG, during the "Vibrant China" media tour. Published 01 Jul, 2026 08:03am

EU's stance clouds trade talk prospects

Prospects of an inaugural meeting under the China-EU trade and investment consultation mechanism, scheduled for next week, have become increasingly uncertain despite intensive working-level consultations, a Ministry of Commerce source told China Daily on Friday. Published 27 Jun, 2026 08:03am

Envision ramps up AI-energy integration to further tap global market

Believing that the new energy system is the ultimate solution to the expansion of artificial intelligence, green technology company Envision Group plans to step up investments in integrating AI into its energy sector to ensure the technology's evolution ultimately secures a winning edge. Published 25 Jun, 2026 08:03am

China's loan prime rates remain unchanged

China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, came in at 3 percent Monday, unchanged from the previous month. Published 22 Jun, 2026 08:03am

Netizens turn topiary into iconic showpiece

On a spring day in Shanghai, on a grassy area of Suhewan center in Jing'an district, a giant green sculpture of a West Highland terrier unexpectedly went viral. Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:03am

Sinologist recommends three must-read Chinese classics

In the latest episode of Embracing Cultures, Gary Sigley—an Australian Sinologist and former director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Western Australia—recommends three essential Chinese classics that achieve this exact harmony. Published 16 Jun, 2026 08:03am