Chinese technology company ByteDance’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Doubao has recently displayed a service statement for paid subscription tiers on its App Store page, drawing broad public attention.

The China Development Bank (CDB) provided 28.54 billion yuan (4.16 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026 in special-purpose relending loans to support small and micro-sized firms engaged in foreign trade businesses.

South Korea's online shopping hit a record high in March thanks to soaring purchases of cars and mobile devices in cyberspace, statistical ministry data showed Monday.Shopping in cyberspace advanced 13.3 percent over the year to 25.58 trillion won (about 17.4 billion U.S. dollars) in March,

In southwest China's Guizhou Province, Tang Hanlin, chairman of a data asset operation and digital-intelligence services provider, has witnessed a dramatic surge in just four months.His company's daily token calls skyrocketed from less than 3 billion in early January to nearly 12 billion in April,

The United Arab Emirates' energy giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said here Sunday it is accelerating its investment plans to award projects worth 200 billion dirhams (about 54.5 billion US dollars) between 2026 and 2028 as part of its five-year capital program.