At the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention in east China's Anhui Province, industrial robots are moving beyond demonstrations to take on real-world tasks, with several products already entering overseas markets.
China has built more than 2,500 kilometers of new trunk oil and gas pipelines this year, bringing the total length of its national trunk pipeline network to 112,900 km, official data show.
Data released by Ningbo Customs in Zhejiang Province on Sunday showed that Ningbo Port exported 301,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) worth 34.22 billion yuan ($5.05 billion) in the first eight months of this year. The figures were up 99.1% and 95.5% year on year, respectively.
Huangzhuang Village in Hebei Province, known as China’s “Mooncake Village,” exported its handmade mooncakes in bulk for the first time this year, receiving positive feedback from overseas markets.
China opposes the use of so-called secondary sanctions against third countries, a Commerce Ministry spokesperson said Friday after the United States signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law.
The Pinglu Canal officially began operations on Wednesday, with Nanning Customs supervising 1,679.8 metric tons of import and export cargo on its first day.
Asia is becoming a major driver of global coffee consumption growth, with China emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets, experts said at the China Tropical Crops Industry Conference held in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province.
Six key green industry projects were signed on Wednesday in Tianjin under the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Green Industry Development Cooperation Zone, which had a combined value of more than 2.9 billion yuan (about $400 million).
The China–Laos Railway handled 3.822 million metric tons of cross‑border goods worth 23.38 billion yuan ($3.49 billion) in the first eight months of 2026, Kunming Customs said.
A 2026 report released at the 5th International Summit on BDS Applications projected that China's BDS industry could surpass 1 trillion yuan (about $140 billion) during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30).
The 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum opened in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, bringing together government officials, business leaders and experts to discuss ways to deepen digital cooperation.
The 4th Weifang International Food and Agricultural Products Expo opened at the Lutai Convention and Exhibition Center in east China's Shandong Province on Tuesday.
Construction of a major offshore oil and gas engineering project for Qatar’s Bul Hanine oilfield began on Monday in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, according to Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd (COOEC).
As the Mid-Autumn Festival draws near, mooncake production and sales are in full swing in Wenzhou and Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, where local manufacturers are boosting domestic supply while expanding into overseas markets.
The 2026 China Carbon Market Conference was held on Tuesday in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the National Carbon Market Development Report (2026) was released.
The 18th Hunan Tea Expo concluded in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on Monday, generating 709 million yuan (about $100 million) in online and offline transactions during the four-day event, according to the organizing committee.
The Department of Commerce of Qinghai Province announced on Monday that a local economic and trade delegation comprising 18 enterprises took part in the 5th China (Macao) International High-Quality Consumption Exhibition for the first time last week.
China's first offshore oil and gas in-situ expansion platform designed for use in waters around 100 meters deep has officially begun operation, after the first adjustment under the expansion project at the Enping 24-2 Oilfield was successfully brought into production on Wednesday, according to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Shenzhen Company on Thursday.
A batch of 8.5 metric tons of fresh pomegranates from Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, southwest China, has been exported to Vietnam, marking the first pomegranate export from the region, Kunming Customs said on Tuesday.
The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) opened at Beijing's Shougang Park on Wednesday, with 90 countries, regions and international organizations participating and over 1,830 enterprises exhibiting onsite, including 473 Fortune Global 500 or industry-leading companies.
The 8th China Grain Trading Conference concluded on Monday in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, with transactions and intended deals totaling 87.87 billion yuan (about $12.96 billion).
China will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on imports of dichlorosilane originating in Japan starting Tuesday, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.
Heilongjiang Province, known as China's "grain barn" and a major producer of rice and soybeans, is leveraging its fertile black soil and cold-region resources to develop specialty industries such as beef cattle and geese.
Smart elderly care products drew large crowds at the 2026 China International Consumer Electronics Expo (CICE), held in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, from Friday to Sunday.
The 8th International Electronics & Appliances Expo (IEAE) took place in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, from Thursday to Sunday.
A cross-border parcel hub in the eastern Chinese trading city of Yiwu handled more than $450 million worth of exports in the first eight months of the year, more than double the total for all of last year, according to figures released Thursday by the center.
A mixed public-block train of the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu) southern route departs from Chengdu International Railway Port. (Photo: Chengdu International Railway Port)
On August 26, Yili Group released its 2026 Interim Report. In the first half of the year, the company advanced in both scale and quality, posting total revenue of RMB 64.49 billion, up 4.13% year on year, and core operating profit of RMB 8.38 billion, up 10% year on year.
The 2026 China International Big Data Expo concluded in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, on Sunday, attracting more than 16,000 participants from 21 countries and regions, according to the Guizhou provincial government.
China's data industry reached 6.78 trillion yuan (approximately $1 trillion) in 2025, up 15.7% year on year, according to a report released Friday at the 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province.
A new scheduled all-cargo air route linking Chengdu and Addis Ababa officially launched on Friday.
More than 99% of imports on both sides will ultimately be tariff-free under an upgraded China-Switzerland free trade agreement, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Huang Ling said Thursday.
The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will introduce new dedicated exhibition areas to showcase domestic innovations and help local firms expand overseas, according to a State Council Information Office press conference on Friday.
The world’s first 35 kV high-voltage direct-connected synchronous condenser has entered regular service at Shengshan Wind Farm in Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, State Grid Heilongjiang Electric Power announced Wednesday.
Short videos posted by a Nigerian sales representative in eastern China's Zhejiang Province are helping a Chinese farm machinery producer reach overseas customers, with one TikTok post attracting more than 1.2 million views.
Freight trains from Xi’an have shipped more than 34,000 air conditioners, fans and other cooling products to 15 European countries this year, meeting surging demand during a heatwave.
China's commercial freight volume reached 4.9 billion metric tons in July, up 0.5% from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The 2026 Green Computing Power Conference opened Saturday in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with 13 projects worth 136.1 billion yuan ($18.85 billion) signed across Hohhot and Ulanqab.
Suifenhe, a long-established border port for trade with Russia in Heilongjiang Province, reported strong growth in vehicle exports on Saturday, shipping 46,900 vehicles between January and July 2026, up 119.2% year on year.
The large methanol dual-fuel container vessel "COSCO SHIPPING LIBRA" completed a bunkering operation of approximately 5,500 metric tons of green methanol at the Meishan port area of Ningbo Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, setting a new provincial record for ship-to-ship green methanol bunkering.
Shanghai's imports and exports reached 447.57 billion yuan ($66.4 billion) in July, up 12.6% from a year earlier and marking the 18th consecutive month of growth, Shanghai Customs said Friday.
Chancay Port, a China-Peru joint venture, handled 200,000 TEUs of containers in the first half of 2026, up 70.94% year on year, COSCO SHIPPING said Thursday.
Chongqing, a major automobile manufacturing hub in southwest China, exported vehicles worth 35.33 billion yuan (about $5.23 billion) in the first seven months of 2026, up 57.1% year on year, according to customs data released Thursday.
More than 200,000 metric tons of Southeast Asian fruit had been transported to China via the China-Laos Railway this year as of Wednesday, up 11.16% year on year, China Railway Kunming Group Co., Ltd. said Thursday.
Investors in the online tranche of Unitree Robotics’ IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market failed to pay for 8,734 allotted shares, while all shares in the offline tranche were fully subscribed and paid for, according to results announced Thursday evening.
Shipping throughput via the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River reached 100 million metric tons as of 12:40 a.m. Thursday, according to the Three Gorges Navigation Authority.
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics has attracted strong market attention after its IPO subscription results showed the lowest winning rate in the history of Shanghai’s STAR Market.
A 400,000DWT Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) flying the Marshall Islands flag berthed at Zhanjiang Port in Guangdong on Wednesday, carrying iron ore under maritime escort.
China’s annual hydrogen production capacity exceeded 51 million metric tons by the end of 2025, up about 1.4% from a year earlier, while actual output rose 7.3% to more than 39 million metric tons , according to a report released Tuesday by the National Energy Administration.
More than 1,000 cross-border sellers, service providers and corporate representatives from North China gathered at the 2026 Amazon Global Selling North China Seller Conference on Tuesday in Qingdao, Shandong Province.
Yunnan Province exported 1,857.1 metric tons of edible fungi to 26 countries and regions, including Japan, Germany and Vietnam, in the first seven months of this year, up 24.7% year on year, according to Kunming Customs.
China’s e-commerce logistics index fell 0.2 points from June to 111.2 in July, as major online promotions ended and demand returned to normal levels, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing said Tuesday.
The 1,000th electric propulsion unit for Aridge's Land Aircraft Carrier flying car rolled off the production line in Guangzhou on Monday, marking a major milestone in the company's development of core flying-car components.
Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province saw its agricultural imports and exports exceed 250 million yuan (about $35.7 million) in the first half of this year, with notable growth in both trade volume and product quality.
Hunan cuisine restaurant chain Chef Fei has begun removing its long-running slogan, "National King of Stir-Fried Pork," following widespread online debate over how the title was awarded.
Beishan yellow peaches from Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, were shipped to Serbia on Friday, marking the first export of Zhejiang-grown yellow peaches to the European country.
Chinese robot makers are accelerating overseas expansion, with logistics robots becoming common in warehouses and other business settings abroad.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping cross-border e-commerce in east China's Zhejiang Province, enhancing product competitiveness, streamlining manufacturing and transforming marketing.
China's pharmaceutical industry accelerated innovation in the first half of this year, with domestic companies steadily improving their R&D capabilities and growth momentum continuing to strengthen, data showed.
Soybeans, carried as ballast on the return voyage from Asia to America some 200 years ago, have become a ballast of China-U.S. agricultural trade.
Extreme weather contributed to a month-on-month decline in online registrations of second-hand home sales in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, in July, according to the local real estate agents association.
The first-ever shipment of fresh guavas from Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, was exported to Singapore on Tuesday, marking a new addition to the city’s fruit export portfolio. The consignment weighed 6.4 metric tons.
An international road transport route linking the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area (SCO Demonstration Zone) with Thailand through the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has officially opened, Qingdao Customs in east China's Shandong Province announced on Monday.
Artificial intelligence-related industries in China maintained growth of over 30% in the first half of this year, as the country accelerated independent innovation and achieved rapid breakthroughs across the industrial chain, a senior official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said at a press conference on Friday.
Port of Qinzhou registered import and export volume of 144.05 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, surging 32.8% year-on-year to a historic high for the period.
China's light industry posted steady growth in the first half of this year, with domestic consumption expanding and exports rising at a faster pace, according to data released by the China National Light Industry Council.
China’s gaming market generated 188.45 billion yuan ($26.4 billion) in sales revenue in the first half of 2026, up 12.17% year on year, with 684 million users, according to a report released Thursday at the China Digital Entertainment Conference.
Revenue of China's major cultural and related enterprises rose 4.6% year on year to 7.2026 trillion yuan (about $1.003 trillion) in the first half of 2026, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday.
The Zhengzhou International Land Port in central China's Henan Province has handled 704 dedicated finished-vehicle trains as of Wednesday, transporting more than 150,000 vehicles, according to Henan Zhongyu International Port Group.
Business representatives from Shanghai and Catalonia signed a memorandum of cooperation in Shanghai on Tuesday, establishing a mechanism for regular exchanges between the two business communities.
A humanoid robot innovation center in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, is developing practical robots for industrial and commercial applications, with one model already deployed at a European home appliance manufacturer's plant.
A national-level pilot base for embodied intelligence applications in Hangzhou is accelerating the deployment of embodied intelligence robots across various sectors.
The China-Laos Railway has transported more than 86 million metric tons of cargo since it began operations, Lian Lijun, deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said at a press conference on Tuesday.
China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday urged Turkey to respect a World Trade Organization panel ruling and take concrete actions to rectify its restrictive measures on Chinese electric vehicles.
Companies within the customs district administered by Guangzhou Customs exported more than 9.53 billion yuan (about $1.4 billion) worth of air conditioners in the first half of 2026, up about 11.2% year on year, according to customs data.
A shipment of 27 metric tons of frozen black-bristled goose meat, valued at 800,000 yuan (about $118,236), has been exported to Cambodia, marking the first time the specialty poultry product from Qingyuan, south China’s Guangdong Province, has entered an overseas market.
Shanghai unveiled the theme and agenda Monday for the 9th Hongqiao International Economic Forum, which precedes the China International Import Expo (CIIE).
Jiaxing Nanhu Airport in Zhejiang Province opened its first North American cargo route Sunday, with a Boeing 747 freighter carrying 100 metric tons of goods to Los Angeles.
The 2026 Grape Culture Carnival and Digital Countryside Market opened Saturday in Hongshan, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, showcasing the area's 30-year grape-growing tradition.
In Jianxi Township, Mingguang City, Anhui Province, selenium-rich volcanic soil has helped build a thriving wormwood industry, stretching from cultivation and processing to wellness and tourism.
South China’s Hainan Province handled 199 million express delivery items in the first half of 2026, up 23% year on year, according to the Hainan Provincial Postal Administration.
“Consumers have been eagerly waiting to enjoy their soft, creamy flesh and sweet flavour,” said Zhang Yan, a distributor from Suzhou, as he showed customers the flourishing fruit trees through short videos filmed at a durian plantation in Sanya’s Yucai Ecological Zone.
Fujian Province exported bicycles worth 150 million yuan ($22 million) in the first half of 2026, up 47.7% year on year, Fuzhou Customs said Friday.
Pangcun Town in Luoyang, Henan Province, known as China's "Steel Furniture Capital," is seeing strong export demand, with factories rushing to fulfill overseas orders.
Ports along the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, handled 1.97 billion metric tons of cargo in the first half of 2026, according to the Changjiang River Administration of Navigational Affairs (CJRNA).
Trade through Youyiguan Port on the China-Vietnam border reached 364.12 billion yuan ($53.6 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 26% year on year, Youyiguan Customs said Thursday.
China’s accommodation consumption market showed clear fluctuations in the first half of 2026, according to a report released recently by the China Hotel Association.
China (Hainan)-Thailand Fair for Investment and Trade was held Monday in Bangkok, bringing together more than 200 government officials, business associations and enterprises from both countries to discuss cooperation opportunities.
Suzhou New District has seen rapid growth in its photonics industry, supported by a comprehensive industrial ecosystem, efficient government services and long-term support for technology innovation.
The final round of the 10th “Innovator Guangdong” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for small and medium-sized enterprises in smart equipment and smart home sectors was held Tuesday at Najin Science and Technology Industrial Park in Guangzhou’s Huangpu District.
China’s central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) generated 1.4 trillion yuan ($206 billion) in profits in the first half of 2026, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission said Tuesday.
China’s shipbuilding industry posted strong growth in the first half of 2026, with ship completions, new orders and outstanding backlogs all rising sharply, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Thursday.
Imports and exports through the HKIA Dongguan Logistics Park reached 22.01 billion yuan ($3.24 billion) in the first half of 2026, Huangpu Customs said Thursday.
In Baicheng County, Xinjiang, 400,000 acid jujube seedlings are thriving on land that was barren and saline just two years ago, part of efforts to restore degraded Gobi desert.
China's foreign trade posted strong, steady growth in the first half of the year, defying rising inflation in major economies, mounting trade barriers, geopolitical tensions and persistent pressure on global supply chains, according to official data and industrial experts.
Tea gardens in Fengxiangxi Town, Dejiang County, Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, have entered the peak harvest season for tencha, a key raw material used to produce matcha.
China's shipbuilding industry reached record highs in three key indicators in the first half of 2026, maintaining its leading position in the global market, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Thursday.
The first China Pharma Innovation Conference (CPIC 2026) opened Wednesday at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, bringing together nearly 900 speakers from 22 countries.
Jiangmen Customs in south China's Guangdong Province is helping local fan manufacturers accelerate exports to Europe, where a prolonged heatwave has driven up demand for energy-efficient cooling appliances.
China Southern Airlines took delivery of its 12th domestically built COMAC C919 on Tuesday.
In Qianqi Township, Fuding City, Fujian Province, peach orchards are in full harvest as growers pick, sort and ship the season's first crop.
China’s crude oil output reached a record 216 million metric tons in 2025, while natural gas production increased by more than 10 billion m³ for the ninth consecutive year, bringing total oil and gas output to 420 million tons of oil equivalent, the National Energy Administration said Tuesday.
The Pingxiang railway port, a land port in south China's Guangxi region that borders Vietnam, imported 18,000 metric tons of fresh tropical fruits from Southeast Asia in the first half of 2026, up 53.8% year-on-year, with a total value of 560 million yuan ($82.5 million), up 26.8%, according to Nanning Customs, the customs authority of Guangxi's capital city.
China will allocate 22 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) in ultra-long special treasury bonds this year to replace aging commercial trucks, with the program aimed at accelerating the adoption of new energy heavy-duty vehicles, an official said Tuesday.
China's Horgos Port exported a record 219,000 vehicles in the first half of 2026, up 25.7% from a year earlier, reinforcing its position as the country's largest land port for automobile exports.
A 5.8-metric-ton shipment of winter jujubes from Shaanxi Province has been exported to Australia for the first time, marking a new milestone for one of China's largest production regions of the fruit.
China's new Chinese-style tea drinks market is expected to exceed 370 billion yuan ($51 billion) in 2026, according to a report released by the China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) at the 2026 China New-Style Tea Drink Industry Development Conference in Raoping County, Guangdong Province.
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) participated in the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow on Monday, presenting C909, C919 and C929 aircraft models.
The 23rd Changchun International Auto Expo closed Monday, with Chinese automakers taking center stage in the race for smart-driving technology as the industry shifts from conventional vehicles to intelligent mobile spaces.
The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance concluded in Shanghai on Monday afternoon, wrapping up a four-day event that delivered a range of achievements, CCTV.com reported.
Output of service robots in Beijing surged 230% in the first half of this year, leading strong growth in the city's high-end manufacturing sector, according to data released at a press conference on Monday in Beijing.
The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance concluded in Shanghai on Monday after a four-day run, generating 212 on-site procurement requests valued at an estimated 20.36 billion yuan (about $2.83 billion).
The 10th Cross-Strait Food Trade Fair and the 13th Fujian-Taiwan (Quanzhou) Food Trade Fair opened in Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Monday.
Daqing Oilfield’s Xinnan development zone in Heilongjiang Province has restored more than 10,000 metric tons of crude oil production this year through a campaign to revive long-shut wells, the operator said.
Exports of new energy passenger vehicles from east China's Jiangxi province surged 236.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, according to data released by the Jiangxi Provincial Bureau of Statistics at a press conference on Monday.
The Bayan Oilfield in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has surpassed 6 million metric tons in cumulative crude oil production, CCTV News reported.
The Fuzhi 220-kilovolt substation in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, has been put into operation, becoming the first 220-kV substation completed under the city's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), according to State Grid Changchun Power Supply Company on Sunday.
The 27th China·Qinghai Green Development Investment and Trade Fair concluded on Sunday in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, with 108 projects signed and total investment reaching 75.8 billion yuan (about $10.55 billion).
Yixian County in Jinzhou City, in northeast China's Liaoning Province, has developed a peanut industry with an annual planting area of 33,000 hectares and yearly output exceeding 100,000 metric tons.
PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company produced 25.31 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the first half of this year, a record for the period, the company said Sunday.
China has issued a national action plan to speed up development of its seawater desalination industry, setting a target of more than 4.5 million tonnes of desalination capacity per day by 2030, the country's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said.
The 2nd (2026) High-Tech Innovation and Development Conference opened Thursday at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, drawing more than 20 academicians and over 100 experts and scholars.
China has become one of the world's leading sources of newly added concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity, with 24 projects totaling 2.1 gigawatts in operation and another 26 projects with 3.2 GW under construction, according to data released by the China Electricity Council.
Qinghai Province in Northwest China ranks second nationally in total developable wind and solar resources and holds the top spot for solar thermal potential, according to a pilot survey released Thursday.
The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train under a logistics contracting model departed from Jinhua South Railway Station in east China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday.
An electronics manufacturer in Shenzhen’s Bao’an district is shipping up to 20,000 electric fans a day this summer as persistent heat drives overseas demand for cooling appliances.
Guangzhou, a major economic hub in south China's Guangdong province, hosted 128 trade exhibitions in the first half of 2026, covering 5.78 million square meters and drawing 1.63 million overseas visitors, official data showed Wednesday.
Twelve major Chinese internet platforms, including e-commerce marketplaces and social media companies, have pledged to strengthen efforts against copyright infringement and the online sale of pirated publications, China's National Copyright Administration said.
Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang province launched its first end-to-end logistics service for cargo shipped along the Yangtze River on Tuesday, marking a major step in the development of the river-sea intermodal hub.
Passenger traffic through Tianjin's cruise terminal surpassed 100,000 travelers for 2026, with the arrival of cruise ship MS Ideal on Wednesday, which carried nearly 2,000 passengers, local border inspection authorities said.
New home prices in China's first-tier cities rose in June from the previous month, while price declines across lower-tier cities continued to narrow, suggesting further stabilization in the country's property market, official data showed on Wednesday.
As China continues to advance high-quality development, attention in Kazakhstan is shifting from the speed of China's growth to the quality of its development, according to Gulnar Shaimergenova, director of the Kazakhstan Center for Chinese Studies.
Driven by rising global demand for clean energy and low-carbon transportation, China's exports of green technology products posted strong growth in the first half of 2026, customs officials said on Tuesday.
China's natural gas output rose 1.1% year on year to 21.4 billion cubic meters in June, reversing a 2.2% decline in May, data released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
China’s investment in fixed assets, excluding rural households, fell 5.7% year on year to 22.64 trillion yuan ($3.33 trillion) in the first half of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
China’s real estate development investment fell 18% year on year to 3.81 trillion yuan ($561 billion) in the first half of 2026 the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. Property sales and developer funding also declined.
China's nationwide electricity load climbed to a record 1.551 billion kilowatts on Tuesday, surpassing a previous high set just four days earlier as temperatures increased power demand, the National Energy Administration said.
Exports shipped through the port city of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdong Province along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor grew 23.8% year-on-year to 9.28 billion yuan ($1.29 billion) in the first half of 2026, customs data showed.
China's exports of cooling appliances exceeded 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) in the first half of 2026 as rising global temperatures boosted demand for air conditioners, refrigerators and electric fans, customs officials said Tuesday.
China is stepping up funding support for infrastructure projects, with policymakers betting that faster issuance of local government special bonds and new policy financing tools will help stabilize investment growth in the second half of the year.
China has approved a new five-year plan to boost household spending, targeting retail sales of about 60 trillion yuan ($8.3 trillion) by 2030 and underscoring Beijing's push to make domestic demand a stronger driver of economic growth.
Chinese automakers' monthly new car registrations in Europe surpassed those of their Japanese competitors for the first time in May 2026, signaling a major shift in the continent's automotive market.
China's exports of sports goods and equipment totaled 67.53 billion yuan ($9.4 billion) in the first half of 2026, reinforcing the country's position as the world's largest exporter of sporting products, customs officials said Tuesday.
China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) has released a list of drug applications that passed the initial review for potential inclusion in the country's 2026 national medical insurance reimbursement catalog.
On June 25, the newly added power supply point at Jiulong Mansion Residential Complex in Shuyang County was successfully energized, putting its dual power supply system into official operation.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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 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.
Chinese automaker Chery has opened a new vehicle plant in Rosslyn, near Pretoria, marking its shift from vehicle imports to local manufacturing in South Africa.
Two shipments of Yan'an apples, totaling 39.7 metric tons, have been exported to Uzbekistan for the first time after clearing customs, marking a new milestone for the renowned fruit's overseas expansion, Xi'an Customs said Thursday.
Chinese researchers at Nanjing University have developed a new electrolyte that could significantly extend the lifespan of lithium-metal batteries while preserving their high energy density, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
Recently, a detailed exploration project for the Shilongtou gold mine in Kaihua, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, which is the largest mineral exploration project by number of drilling rigs in Zhejiang’s history, recently had 30 drilling rigs operating simultaneously and was equipped with six drones, boosting transport efficiency nearly fivefold.
The China-Laos Railway had carried more than 20 million metric tons of cross-border freight across over 23,000 freight train trips as of Wednesday, CCTV News reported.
The 2026 China (Guangdong)-ASEAN Trade Promotion and Supply Chain Cooperation Mechanism Development Coordination and Exchange Conference will be held July 15-16 at the Baiyun International Convention Center in Guangzhou, the provincial government said Wednesday.
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has called on the Netherlands to maintain the stability of the semiconductor industry and supply chains and provide a fair, transparent and predictable environment for Chinese enterprises.
A 14-kilogram shipment of fresh matsutake mushrooms from Yunnan province, cleared customs Saturday and was flown overseas, marking the province's first export of wild edible fungi this year, Kunming Customs said Tuesday.
A shale oil well in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was completed in 7.75 days, setting a national record for the shortest drilling cycle among shale oil wells of comparable depth, CCTV News reported.
By the end of 2025, Shitou Town had more than 550 fishing-net companies and self-employed businesses. The industry generated an annual output value of over 1 billion yuan and provided jobs for more than 10,000 people in the surrounding area.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is driving a surge in sports-related spending in China, with sales of football merchandise on Douyin more than doubling during the tournament, according to a new platform report.
China has earmarked 193.5 billion yuan ($26.9 billion), the third and final batch of funding for its 2026 "Two Priorities" program, from ultra-long special treasury bonds, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
Chinese automaker Chery has formally taken over the Rosslyn vehicle manufacturing plant in Pretoria, marking its shift in South Africa from importing vehicles to building them locally.
In Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, a team of young entrepreneurs whose average age is under 30, just turned a sci-fi dream of powered "mech suits" into affordable, lightweight exoskeletons which are now sold in more than 70 countries and regions around the world.
ASEAN remained Yunnan province's largest trading partner in the first five months of 2026, according to statistics released by Kunming Customs.
Xinsha Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, witnessed the export of 53,126 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the first half of 2026.
From portable air conditioners and electric fans to cooling mats and ice cream makers, these affordable and efficient tools are becoming more and more essential for households across much of Europe.
China's express delivery sector surpassed 100 billion parcels last Tuesday, reaching the milestone nine days earlier than last year, the State Post Bureau said on Saturday.
China's national railways handled over 2 billion metric tons of cargo in the first half of this year, which is up 1.8% year on year, the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said on Friday.
China's first fixed-wing platform for comprehensive atmospheric environment detection, the Y-12F atmospheric survey aircraft, just completed its maiden flight from Harbin Pingfang Airport.
Once a common kitchen scrubber in Chinese households, the humble dried loofah sponge has become an export success, with products from a remote county in central China now reaching consumers in more than 50 countries.
Chinese passenger vehicle sales in Europe surpassed those of Japanese automakers for the first time in May, industry data showed.
China is seeing a rapid expansion in AI-related hiring, with over 5,000 internet firms offering more than 200,000 jobs during a recent recruitment campaign, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said.
Manzhouli Port, which is China's largest land port, handled over 11.3 million metric tons of import and export cargo in the first half of this year already.
China has released new guidelines to accelerate the development of its industrial internet, setting a goal of building a world-leading system by 2035 through deeper integration of artificial intelligence.
The "Zhonghai Ronghua," the vessel with the largest draft to call at Tianjin Port since its opening, arrived in Tianjin on Wednesday.
China's ports handled over 50 million metric tons of cargo and about 970,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers daily in 2025, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday.
China had 783.67 million electricity users by the end of 2025, the largest number in the world, according to a report released by the National Energy Administration.
Beijing plans to build a global hub for AI-powered scientific research by 2028 under a new strategy to integrate artificial intelligence more deeply into scientific research, according to a policy document released by municipal science authorities.
China's embodied artificial intelligence industry is experiencing rapid growth this year, with sales revenue rising 22.4% in the first five months of 2026, according to tax data released by authorities.
China has set ambitious targets for the expansion of its industrial internet infrastructure by 2030, including building 50,000 industrial 5G private networks and achieving a core industry value of over 2.5 trillion yuan ($368.47 billion), according to an official policy document.
China's services trade rose 6% year-on-year in the first five months of 2026, driven by strong export growth, official data showed.
The 9th China-Eurasia Expo that concluded in Xinjiang on Monday hit a record high in terms of scale, organizers said Tuesday.
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