China’s trade with Central and Eastern European countries rose 11% year on year to 580.12 billion yuan ($85.32 billion) in the first half of 2026, extending a decade-long growth streak, a spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) said at a press briefing held by China’s State Council Information Office in Beijing on Tuesday.
China's goods trade reached a record 25.47 trillion yuan ($3.55 trillion) in the first half of 2026, rising 16.9% from a year earlier despite a challenging external environment.
China's human resources ministry has launched a week-long online recruitment campaign offering about 172,000 job openings across modern services, internet businesses, consumer industries, and finance.
China has issued new guidelines to tighten the management of its natural resource assets, aiming to build a more comprehensive regulatory framework by 2030 and a fully established system by 2035.
The Xinmaohai, a vessel carrying containers of industrial salt for Guizhou Jiangshan Crop Technology Co., recently set sail from the Qinzhou port area of Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
China CSSC Holdings Limited (CSSC), a Shanghai-listed shipbuilder controlled by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, said Monday that it expects to post a net profit attributable to shareholders of between 9.2 billion and 11 billion yuan (about $1.28 billion to $1.53 billion) for the first half of 2026.
China has released a national health development plan for 2026-2030 that aims to raise average life expectancy to 80 years by 2030 and further strengthen healthcare services, public health capacity, and medical insurance coverage, according to a government document.
Global professional services firm KPMG said in a report released Monday that China's smart wearable sector is on track for record financing in 2026.
Sinopec announced on Friday that it has completed the restructuring of China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF), making the company a wholly owned subsidiary in a move aimed at strengthening China's aviation fuel supply chain and improving industry coordination.
Trade value between China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Gulf Arab countries jumped more than 35% in the first five months of 2026, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday.
Beijing is expanding its dedicated cluster of international science and technology organizations by adding service stations, exhibition halls, and cross-border workspaces to strengthen its appeal as a global innovation hub.
E-commerce hosts sold red pomegranates through livestreaming in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Ziru)
Themed “Smart Silk Road, Linking the Future,” the event brought together over 60 business delegates from 16 partner countries, including South Africa, Oman, Turkey, and Ethiopia, to connect with more than 50 local Ningxia enterprises.
China's State Council has called for faster development of a modern distribution and logistics system, emphasizing infrastructure upgrades, multimodal transport and lower logistics costs, according to a statement following a recent meeting.
China's Tarim Oilfield has supplied more than 400 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the country's West-East Gas Pipeline network, making it one of the country's most important energy projects, the company said.
A two-day promotion event for Guilin's agricultural products opened Saturday at the Guangdong Regional Cooperation and Consumption Assistance Product Trading Center in Guangzhou, with over 10 cooperation agreements signed on the first day.
China's ports handled 18.3 billion metric tons of cargo and 354 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers in 2025, both ranking first in the world, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 17 pips to 6.7972 against the U.S. dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
Advanced smart driving features, once found only in high-end electric vehicles, are increasingly available in models priced at around 100,000 yuan (about $14,700) as Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) makers move into the mass market.
A batch of wine-making stoneware jars from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has entered the Serbian market for the first time, backed by a preferential tariff certificate issued under the new China-Serbia Free Trade Agreement, according to local customs authorities.
China's collectible toy industry is entering a new phase as slowing growth in traditional blind box products drives companies to explore artificial intelligence, entertainment venues and cultural tourism experiences.
China's State Council has issued a five-year action plan to accelerate carbon reduction efforts, targeting a 17% cut in carbon dioxide emissions intensity by 2030 and raising the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to 25%, the government said.
The first batch of 1 million high-quality tilapia fry from Yunnan Baolu Aquatic Technology Co., Ltd. has been shipped to Haiphong, Vietnam, marking the company's first export since it was established in Yuanjiang County, Yuxi City, and the first export of tilapia fry from Yunnan Province.
China's summer grain output reached a record 150.7 million metric tons so far in 2026, up 0.7 percent or 1 million metric tons year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
Carbon emissions allowances traded at the Guangzhou Emissions Exchange closed at 38.1 yuan (about US$5.6) per metric ton on Thursday, unchanged from the previous trading session.
A total of 88,000 metric tons of fresh products, valued at approximately 630 million yuan (about $87.8 million USD), were exported to Macao via Gongbei Port in the first half of this year.
China's automobile exports reached 5.1 million units in the first half of this year, up 65.3% year on year.
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday cut its global economic growth forecast for 2026 to 3% while raising its projection for China's economy to 4.6%.
The United Nations has approved the world's first global technical regulation for automated driving systems, a milestone expected to lower automakers' compliance costs while strengthening China's role in international standard-setting.
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