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  • Chinese company Midea to sponsor FC Barcelona for 5-year period

    FC Barcelona announced on Tuesday that the Chinese home appliance company, Midea, will sponsor the club as a Main Partner and Official Home Appliances Partner for a five-year period from the start of the 2026-27 La Liga season until the 2030-31 campaign.

    September03,2025


  • The minds behind China's innovation Ep. 1: An AR glasses maker

    Equipped with both AR and AI technologies, a seemingly ordinary pair of glasses is capable of real-time prompting, photo taking, audio recording, navigation, and more. Zhu Mingming, the CEO of Rokid, attributes the Chinese company's success to constant innovation and attention to detail.

    December08,2025


  • Chinese investor gets 80pct stake in Southampton FC

    A Chinese businessman has bought a major stake in Southampton Football Club.

    August16,2017


  • Alibaba invests in auto-related AR firm

    Wayray, a Switzerland-based company founded in 2012, announced on Tuesday that it has received US$18 million from investors led by Alibaba to develop its augmented reality (AR) technology applied in connected cars.

    March16,2017


  • JD eyes AR to enhance shopping experience

    JD allied with AR industry partners including Intel, Wal-Mart, Vipshop, Lenovo, and Carslan to establish the first AR Unbounded Innovation Alliance in China at a launch ceremony held in Beijing on May 21, according to local media.

    May25,2018


  • Alibaba invests in Swiss auto AR setup WayRay

    Swiss-based AR navigation startup WayRay announced on Tuesday that it has raised 18 million U.S. dollars in a Series B round led by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.

    March17,2017


  • Chinese mainland AR, VR product sales up 62 pct in Q1

    Sales of AR and VR products on the Chinese mainland surged 62 percent year on year to total 220,000 units in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, an industry report showed.

    June12,2023


  • DiDi unveils voice assistant, AR navigation programs

    Chinese leading mobile transportation platform Didi Chuxing has unveiled a voice assistant and augmented reality (AR) slated for street testing in its latest efforts to use artificial intelligence to improve the user experience.

    August20,2018


  • Chinese AR platform WiMi Hologram makes Nasdaq debut

    WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc., a leading holographic augmented reality (AR) application platform in China, started trading on Nasdaq Wednesday.

    April02,2020


  • AR market size to reach USD 300 billion by 2025: Huawei

    The market size of Augumented Reality (AR) technology will reach 300 billion U.S. dollars by 2025, based on the data from Huawei and the third party, said Huawei carrier BG CMO Cai Mengbo at a global summit themed "5G+AR".

    June18,2021


  • China to spend over 65 bln dollars on VR/AR by 2023: report

    China's market spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (VR/AR) is forecast to exceed 65.21 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, according to a report published by the International Data Corporation (IDC).

    June10,2019


  • Chinese holographic AR platform WiMi Hologram sets terms for U.S. IPO

    WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc., a leading holographic augmented reality (AR) application platform in China, announced terms on Monday for its initial public offering (IPO) on the U.S. stock market.

    July16,2019


  • AR technology to make "red envelope war" more fun in lunar New Year

    Grabbing a digital "red envelope", a cash gift exchanged through a smartphone app, is a popular activity during lunar New Year in China. The activity is expected to become even more fun with the emergence of AR (Augmented Reality

    January13,2017


  • AR technology to make "red envelope war" more fun in lunar New Year

    Grabbing a digital "red envelope", a cash gift exchanged through a smartphone app, is a popular activity during lunar New Year in China. The activity is expected to become even more fun with the emergence of AR (Augmented Reality) techno

    January13,2017


  • Forum on China-ASEAN cultural cooperation held in south China

    The 2025 ASEAN-Oriented Cultural Exchange and Cooperation Forum was held on Monday in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with participants from China, ASEAN countries and international organizations in attendance.

    August19,2025


  • Feature: Blending myth, modernity -- Mid-Autumn Festival exhibition reimagines Wu Gang in Kuala Lumpur

    An art installation show in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur blends technology and tradition to tell the story of Wu Gang, the woodcutter from Chinese folklore, as part of its annual Mid-Autumn Festival display.

    September10,2025


  • 2026 Global Youth Spring Festival Gala recorded in S. China's Nanning City

    Recording of the 2026 Global Youth Spring Festival Gala (Nanning main venue) was completed on January 16 in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

    January22,2026


  • Interview: Olympic TOP Partnership anchors TCL's global strategy, says brand's founder and chairman

    Participating in The Olympic Partner (TOP) programme, the highest level of Olympic sponsorship, marks a key step in TCL's broader global expansion, said Li Dongsheng, founder and chairman of TCL, in a recent written interview with Xinhua.

    March04,2026


  • Sports Focus: How smart tech is reshaping China's sports landscape

    Digital technology is rapidly reshaping the landscape of sports in China amid the country's endeavor to build an efficient and open digital sports community by 2030.

    May13,2026


  • Feature: Chinese goalkeeper coach Li pursues football dream in Europe

    Chinese coach Li Shi, a 40-year-old former Chengdu Rongcheng FC goalkeeper, is carving out a new life in European football, juggling language classes and multiple coaching roles in Austria as he works toward his long-term dream.

    December26,2025


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