Nearly three months after the launch of island-wide special customs operations, Hainan Free Trade Port is witnessing surging foreign investment, duty-free imports and visa-free arrivals, said Liu Xiaoming, the governor of southern China's Hainan province.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, recovering from early session heavy losses, as indications of a potential swift conclusion to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered a sharp pullback in global oil prices.
Hainan will continue advancing institutional reform and strive to establish itself as a crucial gateway for China's high-level opening-up in the new era, provincial officials and experts said.
Aero Engine Corp of China, the nation's leading maker of aircraft engines, will continue tapping the general aviation market this year, planning to advance certification and flight tests for several new products, according to a senior expert.
Chongqing, the economic hub of western China, has pledged to make greater use of its well-connected transport network to boost imports and exports, including its fast-growing new energy vehicle sector.
BYD on Thursday unveiled its second-generation Blade Battery and flash-charging technology, which it described as a new major breakthrough in electrification, as the Chinese automaker seeks to address key pain points in China's new energy vehicle market.
China's largest coalbed methane field, the Daji Gas Field in north China's Shanxi Province, has exceeded an annual production capacity of 4 billion cubic meters (bcm), becoming an important new contributor to the country's natural gas supply.
China's economy is set to see a strong start for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, said Pan Jiaofeng, a deputy to the National People's Congress and president of the Institutes of Science and Development, which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Li Hongzhong, vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, delivered explanatory remarks on the drafts on Thursday, stressing their critical roles in fostering development and advancing the rule of law.
Anhui province has benefited greatly from and will steadfastly advance high-level opening-up, while continuously enhancing the level of development of its open economy, the province's top official said.
As the global economic and trade landscape and domestic economic structure undergo profound transformation, Li said Yunnan's role in the national development framework has become more prominent.
China is aiming for a GDP growth rate of 4.5 to 5 percent in 2026, "while striving for better in practice", according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
The output of China's core artificial intelligence industry exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan ($165 billion) in 2025, with more than 6,200 companies operating in the field, said Li Lecheng, head of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on Thursday.
China targets an economic growth of 4.5% to 5% in 2026 and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China on Thursday called for accelerating the green transition across the board under the guidance of the "dual carbon" goals as the country pledges to boost its green and low-carbon economy ahead of the 2030 deadline to peak its carbon emissions by 2030, according to the government work report submitted Thursday to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.
China has called for accelerated efforts to shore up infrastructure, emergency response, and other weak links in flood prevention, drainage, and disaster response in northern China in a move to safeguard national security and social stability, said a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China vows to drive advances in original innovation and breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields, and move faster to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will nurture emerging industries and industries of the future, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will strengthen risk prevention and mitigation in key areas this year, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will open wider to the outside world, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will continue to apply an appropriately accommodative monetary policy in 2026, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China's economy remained generally stable, and steady growth was registered in 2025, according to a government work report submitted to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will tap and unleash the potential of effective investment in 2026, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
The Chinese economy has proved remarkably resilient over the past year, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China on Thursday unveiled major development targets for the 2026-2030 period as a government work report was submitted to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China targets an economic growth of 4.5 percent to 5 percent this year and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China's non-fossil energy consumption rose by about 160 million metric tons of standard coal equivalent in 2025, lifting its share of primary energy use by roughly 1.9 percentage points from a year earlier, state media reported, citing data from the National Energy Administration (NEA).
A national political adviser has called for enhancing China's carbon pricing mechanisms, underscoring their essential role in achieving the country's goals to have carbon emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
China's strengthened legal oversight has accelerated revisions to the national property management regulation, a move aimed at fortifying grassroots governance and better protecting public interests.
China's factory activity contracted for a second consecutive month in February, official data showed on Wednesday.
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