Starbucks Foundation supports coffee center in rural Yunnan

The coffee culture experience center is set to become a landmark for tourists and coffee lovers in Baishapo village of Pu’er city, renowned as China’s coffee capital. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Nestled among the coffee trees in Yunnan province, Southwest China, a new coffee culture experience center is set to become a landmark for tourists … Continue reading Starbucks Foundation supports coffee center in rural Yunnan

CITIC Group unveils its AI plans

CITIC’s financial service business units will focus on the AI applications in intelligent customer service, wealth management, and intelligent risk control, Wang Guoquan, the group’s vice-president, said on Friday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] CITIC Group will strive to come up with over 50 in-depth applications powered by artificial intelligence to nurture specific foundation models for … Continue reading CITIC Group unveils its AI plans

Baidu CEO talks AI at 2024 VivaTech

Robin Li, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu Inc shared his thoughts on recent developments in AI at the 2024 VivaTech, Europe’s biggest tech event in Paris, France. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The biggest difference between China and some Western countries in terms of artificial intelligence lie in the application, which is driving the rapid … Continue reading Baidu CEO talks AI at 2024 VivaTech

China’s economic recovery gets off to a great start this year

A woman shows banknotes and coins included in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s economic recovery has gotten off to a good start this year, laying a solid foundation for achieving annual economic targets, said Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank. Addressing … Continue reading China’s economic recovery gets off to a great start this year