
The country's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, fell by 0.4 percent year-on-year in August, while consumer prices were unchanged in July, according to the NBS.
Welcoming the progress made in the latest ranking, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, the city's largest political party, praised the significant edge that Hong Kong enjoys in global talent competition.
Lawmakers in China are reviewing a draft revision to the country's Foreign Trade Law, which seeks to elevate multiple reform measures into national legislation in response to a rapidly evolving global trading landscape and ongoing domestic economic reforms.

China has become the fifth largest importer of Ethiopian coffee, which is a testament to the discerning taste of Chinese consumers and the strong, collaborative spirit between the two countries, Ethiopian Ambassador to China Tefera Derbew Yimam said.

China's manufacturing sector is expected to add 8 trillion yuan ($1.1 trillion) in value during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–25), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Tuesday.
The Anshun-Panzhou section of Shanghai-Kunming Expressway, being partially built by China Railway No 4 Engineering Group, progresses steadily in Guizhou province.To alleviate congestion and adapt to regional economic development, Guizhou decided to expand the Anshun-Panzhou section of the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway, with the expansion commencing in March 2023, he said.
Twenty eight years ago, John Gjestrum, a Norwegian who was a board member of the International Committee of Museology, traveled to Liuzhi special district in Guizhou province to plant a tree that marked the start of the Sino-Norwegian Friendship Trees.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has dismissed Wang Teng, general manager of its China Marketing Department, for serious violations of company rules, including leaking confidential information and engaging in activities that involved conflicts of interest, according to a report by The Paper.
Among China's top 500 trading companies by volume in the first eight months, private enterprises accounted for 219, an increase of 20 compared with last year."We will continue to invest in research and development to deliver more competitive products tailored to the needs of the Southeast Asian market," said Chai Jianlu, president of Ningbo Weiyun.

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the 25th China International Fair for Investment and Trade.
Shanghai and Xizang have achieved their first green electricity transaction, transferring 7.85 million kWh of clean energy in a deal facilitated by the Beijing Power Exchange Center. The agreement was announced during the 60th anniversary of the Xizang Autonomous Region's establishment.

China has decided to impose anti-circumvention measures on certain optical fiber imports originating in the U.S., effective from Thursday, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.
Key exports from Laos to China include fruits, beer, cassava, rubber and minerals, with the range of products transported expanding from just over 10 to more than 3,000 varieties.
There are nearly 200 departure tax refund stores in Jinjiang district currently, 42 percent higher than at the beginning of this year, and accounting for 40 percent of tax refund stores in Chengdu.

China's subsidized personal consumption loan policy came into effect on Monday, with multiple banks racing to roll out the measures as part of the government's broader push to spur domestic spending.

China unveiled its land-, sea-, and air-based strategic forces as the nuclear triad for the first time in Wednesday's V-Day military parade.The triad included JingLei-1 air-based long-range missile, JuLang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental missile, DongFeng-61 land-based intercontinental missile, and new type DongFeng-31 land-based intercontinental missile. The weapons are China's strategic "ace" power to safeguard the country's sovereignty and nation's dignity. ■
Singapore's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key early indicator of manufacturing activity, rose by 0.1 point from July to reach 50 in August, according to the latest report released Tuesday night by the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management. A PMI reading above 50 signals expansion in the manufacturing sector, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.The latest figure, following a brief dip the previous month, suggests a "limbo" state, said OCBC Bank chief economist Selena Ling.
President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh hold a trilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept 2, 2025.
China National Offshore Oil Corp's breakthrough in offshore heavy oil thermal recovery has unlocked access to a vast reserve of previously inaccessible heavy oil, bolstering China's energy security and reducing its reliance on imports, said industry experts.
Green loans grew 14.88 percent from the beginning of the year to 5.72 trillion yuan, while lending to digital economy industries rose 13.44 percent to 852.4 billion yuan.

After years in the liquor industry in Sichuan province, he founded a company in 2010 to introduce baijiuto the Canadian market and later established the Chinese Liquor Culture Canada Association.

A train loaded with 55 containers of photovoltaic modules departed from Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in mid-August, exiting China via Khorgos Port, and passing through Kazakhstan before crossing the Caspian Sea, and arriving at Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

A shipment of cargo labelled with "Smart and Secure Trade Lane (SSTL)" completed customs clearance on Sunday at Xiamen Customs in southeast China's Fujian Province.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization remains committed to deepening pragmatic cooperation in artificial intelligence, and China's rapid development in the field is drawing growing attention from other SCO countries, officials and experts said.
It is part of a broad modernization of China's market regulation framework, working in concert with recent revisions to the anti-monopoly law and the anti-unfair competition law.

China's economy showed signs of improvement in August as policy measures established to balance domestic demand and supply took effect and a recovering capital market lifted confidence, analysts and executives said.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Saturday that its offshore heavy oil thermal recovery technology system and core equipment have achieved significant progress in large-scale application, with cumulative offshore heavy oil thermal recovery exceeding 5 million metric tons.
Statistics from the National Data Development Research Institute show that the number of data enterprises in China surpassed 400,000 in 2024, while the market scale of the nation's data industry reached 5.86 trillion yuan.
A drone photo taken on Aug 5, 2025 shows a banner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on an overpass in Tianjin, North China.This will include advancing the development of 5G technology, gigabit optical networks, computing power infrastructure and terrestrial optical cable to enhance technological innovation capabilities.
Civil aviation in the Xizang autonomous region has grown into a lifeline for travel, trade and public services on the high-altitude plateau, with passenger numbers expected to reach 8 million by the end of 2025, officials said.
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