Chinese electric forklift exports boom, orders extend into Q4
Chinese electric forklifts are riding a powerful export wave, the Global Times learned from manufacturers and exporters.
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Mature component ecosystem fuels China's robotics boom
Shanghai-based EYOU Robot sold 95,000 integrated robot joints in 2025 and expects to ship more than 1 million this year, Gu Jinghai, the company's brand director, told the Global Times at the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing.
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What does China's 4.7 percent growth in the first half of 2026 tell us?
True strength is revealed in the storm; backbone is forged through trials. In the first half of this year, China's economy advanced under pressure and maintained an overall steady trajectory of development oriented toward the new and the better.
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4.7-magnitude quake hits SW China's Sichuan: CENC
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Changning County, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province at 8:26 a.m. on Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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CSL roundup: Wu Lei double seals Shanghai Port comeback win
Wu Lei scored twice as Shanghai Port came from behind to beat Qingdao Hainiu 2-1 as the 24th round of the Chinese Super League concluded on Sunday.Hainiu took the lead in the 16th minute when Zhang Linpeng failed to clear a long pass, allowing Carlos Strandberg to race through and beat the
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Liang/Wang claim China's only gold as France wins big at BWF Worlds
Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang secured China's sole gold medal at the BWF World Championships with a men's doubles title here on Sunday.Liang and Wang overcame Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-17, 21-16 in the tournament's concluding match. The triumph added a major title to their growing
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Brunei launches program to strengthen hybrid rice breeding
Brunei's Agriculture and Agrifood Department has launched a one-year expert advisory program with technical assistance from China to strengthen the country's capacity in rice breeding and hybrid rice seed production, local media reported.
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Israeli, Chinese researchers uncover prehistoric insect's 'bendy drinking straw'
Israeli and Chinese researchers have uncovered an unusual feeding organ that may have helped an insect survive in harsh prehistoric forests approximately 100 million years ago, Israel's Tel Aviv University said in a statement on Sunday.
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China's top diplomat meets Jordanian counterpart
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Beijing on Sunday.Wang told Safadi, who is accompanying King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein on a visit to China, that the King's visit will be a complete
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China's tech city inspires youth discussions on Asia-Pacific's green future
Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region gathered in Shenzhen, a world-leading tech hub in south China's Guangdong Province, to explore how the green energy transition could shape the region's future and their role in this endeavor.Themed "Asia-Pacific Youth Gathering: Building a
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Pic story: micro dramas at elderly care center
Meng Song, a member of the production team, edits video clips at an office of the Shushan Healthcare Center in Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 14, 2026.
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Exclusive: Chinese ambassador hails mutual support as Colombian public expresses gratitude for China’s earthquake relief aid
Following the earthquake in Colombia earlier this month, the Chinese government has delivered emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies to the country. Chinese Ambassador to Colombia Zhu Jingyang told the Global Times on Saturday that the two countries' support in the face of natural
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China, Arab states launch a five-year action plan to combat drought, desertification and land degradation
China and Arab states have launched a five-year action plan to combat drought, desertification and land degradation, which expand their cooperation beyond traditional desertification control to technological innovation in areas such as grassland conservation, watershed management and wetland
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DPP pushes Taiwan region defense budget past $35b to record high, squeezing livelihoods
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities are pushing the Taiwan region's defense budget to a record high of NT$1.1225 trillion ($35.2 billion) in 2027, surpassing NT$1 trillion for the first time and accounting for 3.93% of GDP, according to media reports on the island.
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