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For decades, Shanxi province has been synonymous with coal in China. The northern province sits at the heart of the country's energy system, supplying fuel and electricity to factories and cities far away.
Trade uncertainty persists for South Korea after its top diplomat failed to reach an agreement with the United States on Tuesday and avert a potential 25 percent tariff.
If you peeked into Rio Tinto's global "shopping cart" for 2025, you wouldn't just find the usual mining essentials.
China's gold sector demonstrated robust resilience and a strategic pivot toward investment-grade assets in 2025, as domestic production climbed and investor appetite for bullion reached record heights, according to the latest data from the China Gold Association (CGA).
China has recorded a reduction in the urban-rural income disparity in recent years amid efforts to increase farmers' income, official data showed. The urban-rural income ratio narrowed to 2.31:1 in 2025, down from 2.56:1 in 2020, Han Wenxiu, head of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, told a press conference on Wednesday.
Fabrizio Costa, secretary-general of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, said that with a market of 1.4 billion consumers, China remains one of the world's most important destinations for international businesses.
The key measures under the "Export to China" international communication campaign include amplifying credible external voices and launching two report series titled "Dialogue with Chambers of Commerce" and "Diplomats' Selections".
Algeria's Western Mining Railway, Africa's first heavy-haul desert railway built by Chinese companies, opened to traffic Sunday, marking a major milestone in China-Algeria infrastructure cooperation.
Proficiency in Chinese is becoming increasingly valuable in Vietnam's labor market, with demand for Chinese-speaking professionals outpacing other foreign languages such as Japanese and Korean, according to the 2025 Salary Report released by Vietnamese recruitment platform Joboko.
Chinese railways handled nearly 12.24 million passenger trips on Monday, the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush in 2026, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, a peak time for confectionery consumption and gifting — Hsu Fu Chi — a leading domestic confectionery brand under Nestle, is bolstering its production capabilities to meet the surging demand for festive snacks.
China has rolled out a prize invoice pilot program across about 50 cities, marking the first national-level push to revive the initiative in 36 years as Beijing seeks to stimulate consumer demand and strengthen economic momentum.
China's installed solar power capacity is on track to surpass coal for the first time in 2026, solidifying the country's position as the world's premier powerhouse in the renewable energy revolution, said industry experts.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region continues to retain its long-cherished status as a "corporate home", as a large number of United States companies with regional headquarters in the city have indicated that they have no plans to relocate elsewhere in the near future, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong said on Monday.
Shanghai's latest initiative to ensure the supply of government-subsidized rental housing through acquiring pre-owned homes is expected to better address diverse leasing demand in the market and effectively support the balanced development of housing ownership and leasing, said experts in response to the move.
In the past, foreign institutions investing in China relied on experienced "China hands" familiar with the country's economic policies and market dynamics, but the industry is now turning to new solutions.
The document calls for improving the effectiveness of rural policy to better benefit the farmers, safeguarding national food security, and consolidating and building on the achievements of poverty alleviation.
Shanghai aims to become one of the world's top three cities by economic scale within this decade, driven by an ambitious annual GDP growth target that was outlined in the draft of the city's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30).
China's Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) said Tuesday it is showcasing its C909 and C919 aircraft at the 2026 Singapore Airshow, which opened the same day, as it seeks to deepen exchanges and cooperation with partners.
Nanshan district in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is showing how technological innovation can lead to economic growth and turn it into a sustainable driver of development, even with limited resources.
In a bid to address potential safety risks associated with hidden door handle designs, a mandatory national standard on automotive door handle safety will come into force on Jan 1, 2027, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday. The standard mandates that each vehicle door—excluding the tailgate—must be equipped with both a mechanically released exterior door handle and a mechanically released interior door handle.
The world's first hybrid-powered unmanned cargo aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on Sunday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
For Wu Chuang, a 23-year-old diving enthusiast from Beijing, the waters of the Philippines exert an irresistible pull. Over the past three years, Wu has traveled to the archipelago four times, becoming a regular fixture across the dive hubs of Manila, Dumaguete, and Cebu.
For many families in China and abroad, everyday items such as phone stands, household organizers, small replacement parts and educational models no longer need to be bought from supermarkets or e-commerce platforms. Instead, they are increasingly made at home, enabled by the wider adoption of user-friendly, high-precision 3D printers.
China's push to expand domestic demand and improve its business environment will increasingly converge, as policymakers seek to anchor growth in consumption while maintaining the country's appeal to foreign companies amid global uncertainty, said a foreign economist.
The sizzle of Taiwan sausages and the nostalgic aroma of Fuzhou fish balls filled the air in Guixi community as a lively Chinese New Year bazaar unfolded in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.
China's provincial-level governments have unveiled their GDP targets for this year and beyond during their annual "two sessions", while pledging to drive up the economy by boosting consumption and supporting key industries.
China continues to see a robust surge in foreign investment, with over 70,000 new foreign-invested enterprises established in 2025, as multinational corporations double down on the market's innovation potential, experts and officials said.
A system of standards for the low-altitude economy is expected to be basically established by 2027, according to guidelines published on Monday.
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