E-commerce revives China’s ‘toy capital’

Toys are displayed at a cultural and tourism industrial park in Chenghai District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province [SHINE]
Toys are displayed at a cultural and tourism industrial park in Chenghai District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province [SHINE]
China Daily | 16-Dec-2021 | Source: Xinhua

After posting a video of a bucket-wheel excavator building block toy, YouTuber Thomas Panke received over 100,000 views within two hours and a thank-you letter from thousands of miles away. The sender, Yuxing Technology Industry Co Ltd, is the manufacturer of the toy, located in Chenghai District of Shantou City, south China’s Guangdong Province. Continue reading “E-commerce revives China’s ‘toy capital’”

AI to help China cut over 35b tonnes of carbon emission by 2060: white paper

Traffic congestion during peak hour in Wuhan, Hubei Province [CGTN-CFP]
Traffic congestion during peak hour in Wuhan, Hubei Province [CGTN-CFP]
CGTN | 15-Dec-2021 | By Liu Wei

A white paper shows artificial intelligence (AI) applications will help China cut down over 35 billion tonnes of carbon emission by 2060, the year the nation pledged to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality. At least 70 percent of China’s carbon reductions will involve AI-related technologies by 2060. Continue reading “AI to help China cut over 35b tonnes of carbon emission by 2060: white paper”