A Verne RoboTaxi vehicle drives on the streets of Zagreb. (Photo: AFP)For nearly a month, a Croatian company has been rolling out what it says is Europe's first robotaxi service on the streets of Zagreb.

Tokyo stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index closing at a fresh record high above the 62,000 mark and registering its biggest single-day point gain of over 3,300.

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it has decided to discontinue sales of all home appliance products in the Chinese mainland market, including televisions and monitors, in response to rapidly changing market conditions, according to a statement released on its official website.Once ranking

China has become an indispensable "training ground" for global carmakers, an arena where rapid technological iteration and fast-changing consumer demand are pushing the industry to evolve at unprecedented speed.

Northwest China's Gansu Province has significantly strengthened its mineral resource base status by identifying 151 types of minerals and verifying resource reserves for 105 of them, according to a report by the China News Service, citing a senior provincial official.Wang Xu, vice governor of

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released a draft action plan targeting quality upgrades in light industry products, proposing to formulate new standards for emerging categories such as pet household appliances and service robots designed for special-needs