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A construction crew in Chongqing used a heavy-lift drone to hoist building panels over a residential street, prompting online safety concerns. The local Huayuan Road subdistrict office said the flight was an approved cargo mission filed with a civil-aviation platform, has now ended, and caused no accidents — as drones spread across ever more industries in China.
September brings the year's densest wave of foldable phone launches. Huawei unveils its Mate XT 2 trio-fold flagship, Xiaomi debuts a 'wide-fold' 18 Fold, and Apple is expected to finally reveal its long-rumored foldable iPhone — possibly dubbed 'iPhone Ultra'.
Chinese tech firm ByteDance has unveiled the design of its 'Doubao Phone', an AI-focused handset, showing four color options ahead of its anticipated launch.
China has introduced a mandatory national standard for intelligent driving, a major regulatory step that sets binding requirements for advanced driver-assistance systems as the technology spreads across the auto market.
A quirky Chinese-made robotic duck has become an unlikely bestseller, selling out within hours as consumers snap up the gadget and its popularity spreads across social media.
Supply-chain reports suggest Apple may bring a dedicated Product RED "China Red" finish to its first foldable iPhone, a move that would mark the foldable line's first exclusive colorway.