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U.S. stocks suffered heavy losses on Thursday as investors confronted the potential negative consequences of the rapid AI buildout, and the S&P 500 dipped back under its level from the start of the year.
China's rich diversity, showcased in its national and local festivals, is sending inbound tourist figures soaring to unprecedented levels across China.
With Spring Festival approaching, the Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, Yunnan province, is buzzing with activity as shoppers crowd its aisles in search of new year flowers — a seasonal ritual reflecting both traditional cultural values and the growing vitality of China's floral industry.
As the retail landscape for Spring Festival unfolds, traditional models of holiday shopping are being replaced by a focus on lifestyle, experience and emotional connections, compelling retailers and brands alike to rethink their strategies for the 2026 season, according to an industry report.
China's consumer prices rose for a fourth straight month in January, while the decline in producer prices continued to narrow, signaling a gradual recovery in domestic demand as policymakers step up efforts to cushion external uncertainties and secure a solid start to 2026.
As the world's busiest port in terms of cargo tonnage, Ningbo Zhoushan Port in East China's Zhejiang province, has kicked off 2026 by breaking critical infrastructure bottlenecks and weaving a denser network of global maritime connections, cementing its role as a vital pillar in China's foreign trade.
A Boeing 787-8 operated by a Jordanian airline has become the latest widebody aircraft to undergo a full heavy maintenance check in South China's Hainan Free Trade Port, highlighting how tax breaks and streamlined customs are drawing foreign carriers to the fast-growing aircraft repair hub.
Gansu province has launched a monthly elderly care service consumption subsidy program for residents aged 60 and over who have been assessed as moderately, severely or completely disabled, local authorities said.
As the retail landscape for Spring Festival unfolds, traditional models of holiday shopping are being replaced by a focus on lifestyle, experience and emotional connections, compelling retailers and brands alike to rethink their strategies for the 2026 season, according to an industry report.
Italian companies seeking to expand abroad can find growing opportunities in China, according to the latest report released by the Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF).
"We invite all to visit China during Spring Festival, to shop in China, and to join us in sharing the joy of the Chinese New Year," Sheng said.He added that a successful holiday push would also set the tone for the remaining months of the year by bolstering business confidence and consumer sentiment.
China's consumer prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in January, while the decline in factory-gate prices narrowed, official data showed on Wednesday.
A wave of public offerings is sweeping China's graphics processing unit, or GPU sector, marking a critical phase in the nation's push for self-reliance in advanced computing power.
China's semiconductor supply chain companies are making steady progress in core technologies and materials as US-led export controls and the possibility of more restrictions on advanced chip-making equipment catalyze the country's drive for greater self-sufficiency.
The optimized refinancing measures recently unveiled by three major Chinese stock exchanges will help direct resources more precisely to quality companies and better nurture technological innovation, said experts and market mavens.
China has the ability to halt the decline in fixed-asset investment and push for a gradual stabilization in 2026, but it will hinge on restoring private-sector confidence and aligning investment policy more closely with structural reforms, leading economists said.
Trade volume between Russia and China has exceeded the $200 billion level for three consecutive years, injecting strong momentum into economic and trade cooperation and demonstrating the deep foundation and broad prospects of bilateral ties, officials and experts said.
As the country's biggest holiday approaches, the Chinese New Year — especially this year's extended nine-day break — has become a critical period for consumption, offering a vital window for retailers to bolster their performance.
China's digital services exports hit a record high in 2025, propelled by the rapid global expansion of technology giants in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, helping the country more than double its digital trade surplus and partially fill a long-standing gap in overall services trade.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Tuesday for closer regional cooperation amid rising unilateralism, growing protectionism and worsening economic fragmentation in the world, in order to build a prosperous, stable, open and interconnected Asia-Pacific community.
Researchers at East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai have unveiled a technology that converts leftover food waste into green fuel for ocean-going vessels, marking a breakthrough in full carbon conversion from biogas to green methanol and cutting costs by more than 30 percent.
Amid the freezing cold and snow-covered houses of his village in Northeast China's Jilin province, Kong Xiangling moves comfortably around the kitchen before the Chinese New Year holiday, tending a biomass stove as a pot of sauerkraut and pork simmers, filling the air with its rich aroma.
China is set to pour a record-high 5 trillion yuan ($722 billion) into its power grid over the next five years, a massive investment in new infrastructure designed to eliminate renewable energy bottlenecks and propel the nation toward its 2030 carbon peak goal.
With guidance pointing to more than 25 percent growth in the 2026 fiscal year, Tapestry said the Chinese market will continue to represent a significant long-term opportunity for its brands.
Adora Cruises on Sunday welcomed the one-millionth passenger aboard Adora Magic City, China's first domestically built large cruise ship, as the vessel departed from Shanghai with more than 4,000 passengers on a five-day, four-night cruise to Jeju and Busan in the Republic of Korea.
Skiers gliding through ancient forests by morning and soaking in steaming geothermal pools by night have become the new winter standard in Guizhou province.
In Lingchuan county, at the southern end of the Taihang Mountains in Shanxi province, children glide across snowy slopes under the guidance of an Austrian Olympic skiing champion — a scene that reflects how China's ice and snow tourism is expanding beyond its traditional strongholds in Northeast China and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
China is increasingly recognized not only as a rising economic power, but also as a partner capable of delivering tangible benefits and contributing to a stable future for the world, according to global surveys and experts.
China's drive to expand imports is emerging as a crucial feature of its high-level opening-up strategy, underscoring Beijing's commitment to sharing the opportunities of its vast domestic market with the rest of the world and, at a time of heightened economic uncertainty, offering predictable demand and a stable source of growth, market analysts and foreign business leaders said.
As a leader in regional cooperation, a champion of multilateralism and a key driver of the global economy, China's role as the host of the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting holds significance that extends well beyond the organization itself and reaches far beyond the Asia-Pacific region, a senior Chinese official has said.
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