China's digital services exports hit a record high in 2025, propelled by the rapid global expansion of technology giants in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, helping the country more than double its digital trade surplus and partially fill a long-standing gap in overall services trade.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Tuesday for closer regional cooperation amid rising unilateralism, growing protectionism and worsening economic fragmentation in the world, in order to build a prosperous, stable, open and interconnected Asia-Pacific community.
Researchers at East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai have unveiled a technology that converts leftover food waste into green fuel for ocean-going vessels, marking a breakthrough in full carbon conversion from biogas to green methanol and cutting costs by more than 30 percent.
Amid the freezing cold and snow-covered houses of his village in Northeast China's Jilin province, Kong Xiangling moves comfortably around the kitchen before the Chinese New Year holiday, tending a biomass stove as a pot of sauerkraut and pork simmers, filling the air with its rich aroma.
China is set to pour a record-high 5 trillion yuan ($722 billion) into its power grid over the next five years, a massive investment in new infrastructure designed to eliminate renewable energy bottlenecks and propel the nation toward its 2030 carbon peak goal.
With guidance pointing to more than 25 percent growth in the 2026 fiscal year, Tapestry said the Chinese market will continue to represent a significant long-term opportunity for its brands.
Adora Cruises on Sunday welcomed the one-millionth passenger aboard Adora Magic City, China's first domestically built large cruise ship, as the vessel departed from Shanghai with more than 4,000 passengers on a five-day, four-night cruise to Jeju and Busan in the Republic of Korea.
Skiers gliding through ancient forests by morning and soaking in steaming geothermal pools by night have become the new winter standard in Guizhou province.
In Lingchuan county, at the southern end of the Taihang Mountains in Shanxi province, children glide across snowy slopes under the guidance of an Austrian Olympic skiing champion — a scene that reflects how China's ice and snow tourism is expanding beyond its traditional strongholds in Northeast China and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
China is increasingly recognized not only as a rising economic power, but also as a partner capable of delivering tangible benefits and contributing to a stable future for the world, according to global surveys and experts.
China's drive to expand imports is emerging as a crucial feature of its high-level opening-up strategy, underscoring Beijing's commitment to sharing the opportunities of its vast domestic market with the rest of the world and, at a time of heightened economic uncertainty, offering predictable demand and a stable source of growth, market analysts and foreign business leaders said.
As a leader in regional cooperation, a champion of multilateralism and a key driver of the global economy, China's role as the host of the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting holds significance that extends well beyond the organization itself and reaches far beyond the Asia-Pacific region, a senior Chinese official has said.
China's renewable electricity generation capacity is expected to continue growing in 2026, driven by strong solar power expansion, despite a slight decline in average wind power utilization hours, according to a new outlook released on Thursday.
Multiple international media outlets reported that the name of the 14th Dalai Lama appears 169 times in emails included in documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case that were recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
E-commerce platforms help generate sparkling opportunities abroad for cultural gemstone businesses.
As Kenya seeks to harness its rich indigenous knowledge and convert it into market-ready innovations, the country could borrow experiences from China, experts say.
The largest public ecological park in East China's Shandong province, which features a sewage treatment plant in its underground level and a sports park on its upper level, ushered in the topping-out of its main structures on Feb 2.
Hainan province will open five duty-free stores for daily consumer goods across three cities on Feb 11, provincial authorities announced Friday, marking the first retail outlets under a new national policy designed to lower living costs and share the benefits of the island's free trade port with residents.
Actor-turned-entrepreneur Li Yapeng said on Wednesday that details regarding public donations to Beijing Smile Angel Children's Hospital will be disclosed after a new site for the hospital is confirmed.
China's gold production edged up in 2025 while overall consumption declined, amid a shift from jewelry toward investment products, data from the China Gold Association showed on Thursday.
China's market regulator said it accelerated efforts last year to align domestic rules with international standards, further energize business entities and promote fair competition, as part of a broader drive to support high-quality economic growth and a more unified national market.
Thailand is gearing up to celebrate Chinese New Year with a variety of cultural festivities planned nationwide to mark the Year of the Horse and the 51st anniversary of Thailand-China diplomatic ties, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, or TAT, announced.
The shift has increased the likelihood of China setting its real GDP growth target for 2026 at between 4.5 and 5 percent, analysts said, describing the range as achievable and consistent with longer-term goals.
The number of internet users in China reached 1.125 billion by the end of December 2025, pushing the country's internet penetration rate to 80.1%, according to an industry report released Thursday.
China's trade with fellow Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies totaled 125.49 trillion yuan ($17.4 trillion) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021- 2025), up 39.4% from the previous five years, officials said Wednesday.
China has achieved a major breakthrough in compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology after an engineering team developed the world's most powerful CAES compressor, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said on Thursday.
China on Thursday introduced a zero-tariff policy on certain imported goods for consumption by residents in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Shanghai will adhere to the direction of intelligence and integration, strengthening and expanding its traditional advantageous industries to create a "second growth curve" that drives future development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), said Mayor Gong Zheng.
A cargo ship carrying about 65,000 metric tons of Argentine wheat — set to soon arrive in China — may open a new trade route that growers and shippers on both sides say could grow quickly, as China looks to diversify supply sources and Argentina hunts for new export markets.
Shanxi maintained stable economic performance during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), with GDP exceeding 2.5 trillion yuan ($360 billion) and annual growth averaging about 5 percent, Lu said.
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