IDC said in its latest Global Delivery Robots Tracker and Global Commercial Cleaning Robots Tracker that the global commercial service-robot market grew rapidly in 2025, reaching USD 1.37 bln (+35.7% YoY) on shipments of about 155,000 units (+44.1% YoY). IDC forecasts a 2026–2030 CAGR of roughly 15.1%; by 2030 shipments are expected to reach 454,000 units and market size to total USD 3.17 bln.

Dozens of countries and international organizations will send senior representatives to the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and an accompanying high-level AI governance meeting in Shanghai from July 17-20, Foreign Ministry AI coordinator Sun Xiaobo said on July 7. Delegates will exchange views on frontier AI development and governance topics during the governance session. The ministry will also organise a collective delegation tour to showcase China’s AI development and governance achievements and Shanghai as an international metropolis.

UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2026 says 2025 global FDI rose 6% to $1.6 trillion, ending a two-year decline but the recovery is narrow, fragile and uneven. In 2025 FDI into developed economies increased 11%, while developing economies saw a 2% rise. The top 20 FDI recipient economies captured more than 80% of flows, highlighting rising concentration, especially in technology, energy and industries shaped by industrial policy. Strategic sectors — AI infrastructure, semiconductors, critical minerals and energy-transition technologies and services — accounted for 44% of global greenfield investment in 2025 versus 16% in 2020.