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President Xi Jinping has stressed sound, democratic and law-based decision-making to ensure that China's next five-year plan for national economic and social development is formulated in a high-quality manner.
China's economic performance held steady against external headwinds, including the United States' tariff moves, with industrial production exceeding market expectations in April, data released on Monday showed.
China has seen the surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas continuously fall in the past two months, with the rate dropping to 5.1 percent in April, a decline by 0.1 percentage point from March.
At the 22nd China (Luohe) Food Expo, held from Friday to Sunday in Luohe City, Henan Province, dubbed the "Food Capital of China," the international exhibition area was filled with the enticing aroma of specialty foods.
The added value of core industries of China's digital economy is expected to account for more than 10 percent of GDP by the end of this year, as the country accelerates steps to advance its digital development.
China's employment situation remained stable in April, with the urban surveyed unemployment rate dropping to 5.1 percent from 5.2 percent in March.
Two independent studies concluded that the universal tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump would fail to deliver promised revenue while damaging the US economy, businesses, and global trade.
China's retail sales increased 5.1 percent year-on-year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.
Over the past few weeks, when I went shopping at Beijing's SKP department store and the Qianmen area along the city's Central Axis, I found a growing number of foreign visitors receiving their tax refunds on the spot, after shopping in these places.
Customers are attracted by a promotional activity for discounted foreign trade goods in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, on April 26.If they make some adjustments to cope with the demand of domestic consumers and domestic standards, there is room for further growth," Peng said.
As tariff policies of the United States challenge the global trade order, the world might build a new multilateral trade system and see reshuffling of the international monetary architecture, in which Europe and emerging markets such as China could play a bigger role.
As China's tropical island province of Hainan starts independent Customs operations by the end of the year, its level of openness is expected to reach new highs and benefit more foreign partners, said senior officials.
In a significant shift from over a month of heightened trade tensions, China and the U.S. agreed to remove the majority of tariffs imposed since April 2 to ease trade tensions on Monday, bringing relief to global markets and businesses.
Two species previously unknown to science -- Ganoderma baisuzhenii and Craterellus albimarginatus -- have been discovered in South China's Hainan Province, the results of a year-long biodiversity survey released Friday in Sanya city by the Hainan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment.
China has achieved positive progress in its negotiations to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), reaffirming its commitment to high-standard international economic and trade rules.
China's largest photovoltaic-powered car carrier set sail on its maiden voyage from Nansha Port in Guangzhou on Thursday.
China International Capital Corporation on May 15 inaugurated its branch in the International Financial Centre in Dubai, marking a strategic entry into the premier financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
In May, Moscow is adorned with blooming flowers. Across the city, tributes to veterans—simple yet powerful Russian signs reading "Thank you!"—are everywhere. For Natalia Khryukina, chairwoman of the Association of Descendants of Russian Volunteer Pilots Who Aided China, these symbols carry extraordinary historical significance.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on Thursday announced a significant cut in its growth forecast for the region for this year and urged action to eliminate policy uncertainty as trade officials of the bloc began a two-day meeting in South Korea.
China held the first multilateral meeting of trade union federations under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Beijing on Thursday, with representatives sharing views on improving workers' benefits and creating a fairer working environment.
President Xi Jinping has reiterated that China has been and will remain an ideal, secure and promising destination for foreign investors, as he recently replied to a letter from Simon Lichtenberg, founder of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China.
Premier Li Qiang has underlined the need to strengthen domestic circulation, which he said should be viewed as a strategic move to propel the long-term stability of the Chinese economy.
China plans to accelerate the availability of tax refund stores for eligible overseas visitors to about 10,000 shops nationwide this year, almost tripling the current number, as the country continues to boost inbound tourism and consumption.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that China will grant visa-free entry to citizens from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay as part of its effort to facilitate cross-border travel and strengthen ties with countries in Latin America.
U.S.-bound shipment bookings from China have surged nearly 300% following a mutual announcement to reduce tariffs on May 12, according to trade tracking firm Vizion.
Chinese researchers have discovered a protein that helps regulate gut immunity by facilitating cooperation between intestinal cells and specific bacteria, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
The trade agreement between the United States and China reached over the weekend to slash tariffs was acknowledged as a potentially positive development by six former U.S. trade representatives on Monday.
China is willing to work with other BRICS members to jointly address the impact of the United States' actions on the global trade order, upholding the multilateral trading system, Chinese officials said during a BRICS meeting.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who concluded a five-day state visit to China on Wednesday, expressed renewed optimism about the expanding potential for deeper Brazil-China cooperation and the broader prospects for global peace and development.
Washington's latest attempt to ban the use of Huawei Technologies Co's Ascend artificial intelligence chips "anywhere in the world" is an unprecedented government-initiated crack-down on a Chinese private company, experts said.
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