In Suzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, the start-up Magic Lab specialises in full-sized humanoid robots designed to interact with people and work in factories – just one example of the Yangtze River Delta region’s transformation into a national innovation hub. “More than 90 per cent of the components, including critical parts like torque motor joints,…
The listed requirements for a potential girlfriend laid out by an associate professor at a prestigious university in China have gone viral, with many people describing his actions as being like “selecting an imperial concubine”. Internet users have been abuzz about the criteria for a girlfriend set by a scholar surnamed Lou from the School…
A merchant adorns her store with Spring Festival decorations in the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, East China”s Zhejiang province, Feb 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU — Yiwu International Trade Market, the world’s largest wholesale market for small commodities located in the city of Yiwu in East China’s Zhejiang province, reopened on Sunday after the…
China’s Yiwu features the world’s largest wholesale market, where business is flourishing as traders search for cheap products to stock their shelves. However, political analysts are also keeping a close check on a phenomenon they refer to as the “Yiwu Index”. According to the notion, a US presidential candidate’s chances of winning the next election…