The nation is electrifying faster and using less fossil fuel per capita than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, according to a report from the think tank Ember. It’s a sign that clean electricity could be the most direct way to boost growth for other developing economies too.

Tech is becoming the battleground. It may help make China great again.

Hisham Alrayes, CEO of GFH Financial Group, said China is prioritizing open models to spread AI's gains across its economy.

China’s tech story was full of unexpected resilience in 2025. The year began with predictions of stagnation and ended with record exports, headline-grabbing AI breakthroughs, and a triumphant New Year’s speech from Xi Jinping. In official telling ...

Volkswagen debuts a new zonal vehicle architecture in China, enabling software-defined vehicles, OTA updates and faster development across EVs and hybrids.

China, locked in a battle to lead technologies ranging from robotics to artificial intelligence, is studying whether to set up a national mergers and acquisition fund as Beijing ramps up its push for technological breakthroughs.

BEIJING—In cities and small towns across China, two seemingly contradictory facts are simultaneously true: China is closing the gap with the U.S. for global technological dominance, and yet big parts of its economy are a mess. Locally pioneered electric ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Lingling Wei: Are we ready? Hello and welcome to the What's News Sunday Podcast. I'm Lingling Wei, your host today. I'm the chief China ...

China's electricity output and clean energy technology exports scaled record highs in 2025, LNG and coal imports contracted and crude oil imports nosed higher in another dynamic year for the world's largest power producer and energy consumer.

Team says discovery of 2,600 stone tools, including hafted tools, reshapes understanding of human evolution in eastern Asia.