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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 subsidized personal consumption loan policy came into effect on Monday, with multiple banks racing to roll out the measures as part of the government's broader push to spur domestic spending.
China unveiled its land-, sea-, and air-based strategic forces as the nuclear triad for the first time in Wednesday's V-Day military parade.The triad included JingLei-1 air-based long-range missile, JuLang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental missile, DongFeng-61 land-based intercontinental missile, and new type DongFeng-31 land-based intercontinental missile. The weapons are China's strategic "ace" power to safeguard the country's sovereignty and nation's dignity. ■
Singapore's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key early indicator of manufacturing activity, rose by 0.1 point from July to reach 50 in August, according to the latest report released Tuesday night by the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management. A PMI reading above 50 signals expansion in the manufacturing sector, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.The latest figure, following a brief dip the previous month, suggests a "limbo" state, said OCBC Bank chief economist Selena Ling.
President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh hold a trilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept 2, 2025.
China National Offshore Oil Corp's breakthrough in offshore heavy oil thermal recovery has unlocked access to a vast reserve of previously inaccessible heavy oil, bolstering China's energy security and reducing its reliance on imports, said industry experts.
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.
After years in the liquor industry in Sichuan province, he founded a company in 2010 to introduce baijiuto the Canadian market and later established the Chinese Liquor Culture Canada Association.
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.
A shipment of cargo labelled with "Smart and Secure Trade Lane (SSTL)" completed customs clearance on Sunday at Xiamen Customs in southeast China's Fujian Province.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization remains committed to deepening pragmatic cooperation in artificial intelligence, and China's rapid development in the field is drawing growing attention from other SCO countries, officials and experts said.
It is part of a broad modernization of China's market regulation framework, working in concert with recent revisions to the anti-monopoly law and the anti-unfair competition law.
China's economy showed signs of improvement in August as policy measures established to balance domestic demand and supply took effect and a recovering capital market lifted confidence, analysts and executives said.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Saturday that its offshore heavy oil thermal recovery technology system and core equipment have achieved significant progress in large-scale application, with cumulative offshore heavy oil thermal recovery exceeding 5 million metric tons.
Statistics from the National Data Development Research Institute show that the number of data enterprises in China surpassed 400,000 in 2024, while the market scale of the nation's data industry reached 5.86 trillion yuan.
A drone photo taken on Aug 5, 2025 shows a banner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on an overpass in Tianjin, North China.This will include advancing the development of 5G technology, gigabit optical networks, computing power infrastructure and terrestrial optical cable to enhance technological innovation capabilities.
Civil aviation in the Xizang autonomous region has grown into a lifeline for travel, trade and public services on the high-altitude plateau, with passenger numbers expected to reach 8 million by the end of 2025, officials said.
By Yoro Diallo, Professor of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University
Figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that profits of high-tech manufacturing industries surged 18.9 percent year-on-year in July, reversing the 0.9 percent drop in June.
Conference delegates conduct on-site observations at an organic planting base in Lingqiu county, Datong city, Shanxi province.Using the Chehe community as a pilot, the county has pioneered a new path for excellent agricultural development in northern Shanxi by promoting organic production.
China's State Council Information Office (SCIO) held a press conference on the development of trade in services and the progress of preparations for the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) on Wednesday.
China's energy sector has experienced unprecedented growth during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, solidifying its position as a global leader in renewable energy and contributing significantly to global decarbonization efforts, said officials and industry experts.
China's emphasis on bolstering the extensive and in-depth integration of artificial intelligence in various fields will help the nation build up new growth drivers and inject strong impetus into high-quality economic development, solidifying its position as a global innovation powerhouse, said experts and company executives.
Since the beginning of this year, China has continued to optimize its credit structure, further increasing support for sectors such as technology, green development, inclusive finance, elderly care, and the digital economy.
China has issued a new guideline to accelerate its green and low-carbon transition and advance the development of a national carbon trading market.
China and South Korea are willing to accelerate negotiations on the second phase of their bilateral free trade agreement to deepen economic ties and enhance regional cooperation, officials from both countries said.
The Standing Committee of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee opened its 13th session on Monday to discuss the drafting of the country's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).
China will upgrade its special customs supervision areas and advance international customs cooperation to reinforce foreign trade resilience, senior government officials said on Monday.
Nighttime dining, shopping and travel are thriving across China this summer, injecting fresh momentum to economic growth at a time when the country has prioritized consumption as its top priority this year.
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