China's urban fast-moving consumer goods market recorded a 1.2 percent year-on-year sales increase in the fourth quarter, bringing full-year growth to 1.7 percent, according to Kantar Worldpanel's latest report.
Recently, this fusion of "hot and cold" has been gaining popularity on the itineraries of winter tourists flocking to China's northeastern provinces, namely Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang.
"One, two, three, four, five," Fu Jiangyan, who owns a sock shop in east China's Yiwu, repeats the numbers to her phone camera. With the help of AI tools, videos in which she appears to introduce products to potential customers fluently in 36 languages are ready for her Facebook account instantly.
China is reshaping its agriculture with technological innovations that help ensure the country's food security and lay the groundwork for rural revitalization.
In recent years, the "debut economy" has emerged as a key driver of consumption in China. This concept encompasses product launches, flagship store openings, new service rollouts, and the creation of innovative business models and technologies.
Wu Zenghe, who has been in the bed-and-breakfast business for over a decade, feels that the enthusiasm for cultural travel consumption among China's elderly has been constantly rising in recent years.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek launched its Open Source Week initiative and released its first code repository, FlashMLA, on Monday to share their "small but sincere progress with full transparency."
Unlike in previous years, Indonesia's largest automotive exhibition took on a different tone this year with the arrival of high-end Chinese car brands, including electric vehicles (EVs), on the showroom floor.