Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell revealed Sunday that the central bank had been subpoenaed by the Justice Department, blasting the move as part of President Donald Trump's extraordinary pressure campaign on U.S. monetary policy decisions.
The latest letter to parliamentarians called a digital euro, which is envisaged as being operational by 2029, "not a nice-to-have, (but) it is an essential safeguard of European sovereignty, stability, and resilience".
After a backlash over the obscene digital manipulation feature last week, the response from Musk's xAI, which operates Grok and X, was initially to simply insist that "legacy media lies".
China will step up efforts to boost domestic demand through targeted consumption stimulus, expand service-sector spending, and push ahead with retail and distribution reforms in 2026, said the country's top commerce official.
China's consumer inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in nearly three years in December, official data showed on Friday, signaling a stabilizing economy as recent stimulus measures continued to bolster domestic demand.
China's Ministry of Commerce will further boost consumption and expand opening-up as part of its key work for 2026, according to a two-day national commerce work conference that ended Sunday.
China will advance the opening-up of its services sector in nine additional pilot cities, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce on Friday.
Nevada Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony said the western US state is keen to deepen cooperation with China as it seeks to diversify its economy by attracting Chinese technology companies.
China's consumer inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in nearly three years in December, while the decline in factory-gate prices narrowed, official data showed on Friday.
The Chinese navy hospital ship "Silk Road Ark" arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, beginning a seven-day goodwill visit to Brazil that includes a series of medical exchange activities.
Shanghai rolled out new exit-entry service measures to further enhance the city's global accessibility by improving policies and services, local authorities said on Thursday.
The United States' announcement of withdrawal from 66 international organizations and treaties is unprecedented in its scope, posing a significant challenge to the current international order and multilateralism, experts said.
Experts argue that any disruptions would primarily accelerate two existing trends: the rapid development of China's local photoresist sector and a pivot to alternative foreign suppliers.
China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.8 percent year-on-year in December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. More content to follow. Please refresh the page later.
Amid the combined effects of sustained policy support, a mild economic recovery, ample liquidity, and a relatively favorable external environment, the "slow bull" market that began in 2025 is expected to continue into 2026, analysts said.
Representatives of the Global Mayors Dialogue · Harbin carve an ice block on Tuesday at the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.Representatives of the Global Mayors Dialogue · Harbin visit the Ice and Snow World on Tuesday in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The number of foreign nationals entering China increased 27% year on year in the first year following the implementation of the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, a public security official said Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday stressed that the cooperation between China and Venezuela is cooperation between sovereign states, which is protected by international law and the laws of the two countries.
This photo taken on Sept 17, 2024 shows a container terminal in Hong Kong, South China.The Swiss bank projected a growth of 2.3 percent for the local economy in 2026, beating the market consensus of 2 percent.
The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province saw 1.4 billion metric tons of cargo throughput in 2025, ranking first globally in terms of annual cargo throughput for the 17th consecutive year.
The first shipment of Indonesian frozen durians to China is received on Tuesday in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.According to customs data, Qinzhou Port has seen an increase in fruit imports, with 29,000 tons of fruits and fruit products entering through the port in the first 11 months of 2025, reflecting a 3.7 percent year-on-year increase.
A new freight route linking northwestern China with Europe began operations with a train carrying hundreds of tons of agricultural seeds departing from Gansu province, underscoring the region's growing role in global farm supply chains.
A phone showing daily returns on the Shanghai Composite Index, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, January 6, 2026.According to its Global Equity Strategyreport, Europe, China and Asia delivered almost twice the total returns of the US in dollar terms in 2025, highlighting a shift in global capital flows and investor interest. A view of Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district, China, October 25, 2025.
Supermarkets in Shanghai have become must-visit stops on the itineraries of South Korean tourists.
At the foot of the Qinling Mountains in western China, the future of farming is taking shape not in open fields but in quiet laboratories, where microscopic shoot tips and single cells are driving a shift toward science-powered agriculture.
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange has announced that it will expand high-level institutional opening-up and deepen facilitation reforms in the foreign exchange sector this year, according to the administration's annual work conference on Monday and Tuesday.
China announced on Tuesday an immediate ban on exporting dual-use items to Japan, in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks hinting at the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Strait.
A fully autonomous humanoid robot developed by Chinese company DOBOT has begun operation at the K11 Art House cinema in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, according to Shenzhen News Sunday.
China is pioneering a green transformation of its rare earth industry through world-leading technological innovation, setting global standards for sustainable mineral extraction, company executives and experts said.
While iconic tourist destinations across China drew massive crowds during the New year holiday, young people in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, opted for a unique lifestyle — savoring specialty coffee by day and gathering over innovative local craft beer by night.
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