The added value and total profits created by central enterprises during this period are expected to increase by 40 percent and 50 percent, respectively, compared with the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi's latest visit to three European countries has once again demonstrated a positive engagement between China and the continent, observers said, reiterating the importance of maintaining communication and exchanges to mitigate differences.
Inside a workshop of Jilin SSK Electromechanical Co in Northeast China in late August, robotic arms moved with precision as workers performed final adjustments on a shipment of machines bound for Russia.
Visitors interact with a robot at the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services at Shougang Park in Beijing, on Saturday. The event, open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, offered free admission to visitors with reservation.

China will firmly defend its interests and support the multilateral trading system, while urging the United States to engage more in equal dialogue to ease friction and seek common ground in pursuit of a more open global economy, said analysts and business leaders on Sunday.

By giving full play to its advantages as a transportation hub and pioneering various institutional innovations, the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone has played an important role in stabilizing foreign trade over the past few years.

China has become the fifth largest importer of Ethiopian coffee, which is a testament to the discerning taste of Chinese consumers and the strong, collaborative spirit between the two countries, Ethiopian Ambassador to China Tefera Derbew Yimam said.
Among China's top 500 trading companies by volume in the first eight months, private enterprises accounted for 219, an increase of 20 compared with last year."We will continue to invest in research and development to deliver more competitive products tailored to the needs of the Southeast Asian market," said Chai Jianlu, president of Ningbo Weiyun.
Key exports from Laos to China include fruits, beer, cassava, rubber and minerals, with the range of products transported expanding from just over 10 to more than 3,000 varieties.
There are nearly 200 departure tax refund stores in Jinjiang district currently, 42 percent higher than at the beginning of this year, and accounting for 40 percent of tax refund stores in Chengdu.

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that it has imposed anti-circumvention measures on imports of certain cut-off shifted single-mode optical fiber products originating from the United States, effective immediately.
Green loans grew 14.88 percent from the beginning of the year to 5.72 trillion yuan, while lending to digital economy industries rose 13.44 percent to 852.4 billion yuan.

A train loaded with 55 containers of photovoltaic modules departed from Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in mid-August, exiting China via Khorgos Port, and passing through Kazakhstan before crossing the Caspian Sea, and arriving at Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
The China-Macao-Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Translational Medicine Center is inaugurated at the Macau University of Science and Technology.The center, initiated by the Macau University of Science and Technology foundation, is jointly established by the Macao Translational Medicine Center, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and the Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing Center of Excellence.

Data from the SAMR also showed that by sector, 601,000 new market entities were created in primary industries such as agriculture, 965,000 in manufacturing and other secondary industries, and 11.71 million in the services sector.
Like a growing number of young Chinese women, 31-year-old Zhu Yanzi has sought subtle and "natural-looking" improvements in her appearance over the years. But in her twenties, her quest got off to a clumsy start.

The launch of an independent customs operation in the Hainan Free Trade Port by the end of this year will substantially reduce business costs, stimulate market vitality and boost free trade at the port, senior government officials said on Wednesday.
On Friday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly convened an industry meeting to further advance the campaign for restoring orderly competition.
Foreign-invested companies in China saw their export and import value grow by 2.4 percent year-on-year to 6.32 trillion yuan ($881.2 billion) in the first half, marking growth for the fifth consecutive quarter, statistics from the General Administration of Customs showed.

As Chinese automakers confront complex international standard barriers and compliance challenges, the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute has deepened international cooperation.
In Heihe, Heilongjiang province, Russian tourists are enjoying local snacks in the outdoor morning markets, while Chinese customers are filling up their carts with chocolate, vodka, and signature Russian violet candies at the Russian goods supermarket.
China's green shipping ambitions took a significant step forward as the country's first bonded green methanol bunkering operation in the northeast was completed at Dalian Port in Liaoning province recently.
A ship preparing for its maiden voyage to the U.S. West Coast docked at Nansha Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday, officially launching the first direct premium express shipping route between Guangzhou and the Port of Los Angeles.
The third China International Supply Chain Expo is being held in Beijing from July 16 to 20. Marking its third consecutive appearance, CITIC Group presents a comprehensive showcase of its latest achievements across key industrial sectors.
To reflect the higher-than-expected second-quarter GDP growth, Nomura marginally revised upward its 2025 annual GDP growth forecast for China to 4.6 percent from 4.5 percent, while UBS upgraded its 2025 China GDP forecast to 4.7 percent.

Ensuring the stability of global supply chains is vital to addressing rising costs, geopolitical tensions and protectionism, and to preventing a downturn in global trade, government officials and business executives said on Wednesday.
China's foreign trade grew 2.9 percent year-on-year to 21.79 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, statistics from the GAC showed.Ningbo Huige Outdoor Products Co, a grill and kitchen appliance manufacturer in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, said that over 60 percent of its sales in 2024 were related to the US market.
China-Russia trade is expected to experience sustained growth in the coming years, as the two countries have more room to advance cooperation in green energy, infrastructure development, logistics and advanced manufacturing, said analysts and exporters.
A worker handles products at the Shu Brocade Workshop of the Chengdu Shu Brocade Research Institute, a private enterprise in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on July 3."Consumer prices rose in June as policies aimed at expanding domestic demand and boosting consumption continued to take effect," said Dong Lijuan, an NBS statistician.
Developing nations can adopt China's green agriculture philosophy, poverty alleviation models and technological achievements through cooperation between China and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an official from FAO told China Media Group.
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