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  • China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo unlocks new cooperation potential

    The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, themed "China and Africa: Together Toward Modernization", was held in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, from June 12 to 15. The city of Changsha, thousands of miles away from Africa, once again embraced "African time".

    June19,2025


  • China-Africa industrial cooperation boosts Africa's sustainable growth

    China-Africa trade has kept growing in recent years. In 2024, trade between China and African countries increased 4.8 percent year on year to reach more than 295.56 billion U.S. dollars. This set a new record and marked China's 16th consecutive year as Africa's largest trading partner.

    June19,2025


  • "Sports event economy" sparks consumption boom in China

    Popular sports events have been held consecutively in China recently, stimulating sports vitality among the public, and the accompanying "sports event economy" has also ignited consumption boom.

    June12,2025


  • Fund firms forge ahead in "going global" to enhance regional financial integration

    Recently, public mutual fund companies in China sped up their "going global" paces through listing domestic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on exchanges abroad in Malaysia, Brazil and Singapore to enable diversification of the toolkit to invest in China.

    June06,2025


  • Cross-sector integration injects new impetus into China's cultural industry with investment mounting

    A robot composes poems like a poet, an AI model generates customized 3D bibelots, and cultural relics get revived in VR spectacles…the 21st China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair (ICIF), which commenced on May 22, serves as a window showcasing the booming momentum of China's cultural industry to the world. 

    May30,2025


  • AI and fintech support foreign trade enterprises in cross-border payment

    China's foreign trade enterprises are exploring new opportunities in the international market, leading to increasingly diversified financial services demands.

    May29,2025


  • China sees burgeoning "humanoid robot +" sector

    As Chinese internet giants venture into robotics, China's "humanoid robot +" sector is gaining development momentum.

    May22,2025


  • AI application scenarios in culture and tourism expand speedily

    With the accelerated implementation of application scenarios, AI is igniting new sparks in the cultural and tourism industries.

    May15,2025


  • Data shows vibrant development of China's digital economy

    China's digital economy has witnessed sustained enhancement in quality and efficiency, new breakthroughs in technological innovation, and significant upgrade in digital infrastructure, according to latest figures released by relevant ministries and research institutions.

    May15,2025


  • China's private sector promotion law to come into effect in near future

    China's private sector promotion law will officially come into effect on May 20, marking the first time that the principle of "unswervingly consolidating and developing the public sector and unswervingly encouraging, supporting, and guiding the development of the non-public sector" is written into law.

    May09,2025


  • Cultural tourism boosts holiday economy as 314 mln trips made during May Day holiday

    This year's May Day holiday saw a surge in both the scale and quality of cultural and tourism consumption across China.

    May09,2025


  • Auto Shanghai 2025 mirrors China's opening-up, innovation momentum

    Themed "Embracing Innovation, Empowering the Future," the ongoing 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025) has attracted nearly 1,000 noted enterprises from 26 countries and regions, showcasing that opening-up and innovation remain the mainstream of world economy, and an open Chinese market still holds great appeal for enterprises worldwide.

    April30,2025


  • Leading global companies launch new projects in China, betting on market certainty

    Amid drastically evolving global economic landscapes, multinational companies are turning to China for further growth. A number of renowned foreign enterprises have launched new projects, built R&D centers and strengthened their localized supply chains in Shanghai, expanding their presence in the Chinese market.

    April24,2025


  • AI propels smart home appliances towards all-scenario spectrum

    The recently-held 2025 Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE2025) has showcased how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies empower more intelligent, interconnected and comprehensive smart home scenarios.

    April17,2025


  • Foreign enterprises enjoy business opportunities in China through consumer products expo held in Hainan

    The fifth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) opened in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province on April 13, drawing more than 1,700 enterprises and 4,100 brands from over 70 countries and regions, the Xinhua-run China Securities Journal reported on Monday.

    April17,2025


  • China's silver economy thrives as multiple sectors tap into its potential

    Culture and tourism, science and technology, and healthcare among other relevant sectors are unleashing new vitality to boost the development of China's silver economy.

    April10,2025


  • Qingming holiday sees travel boom with spring scenery igniting new tourism trends

    Data released by China's Ministry of Transport on April 5 showed that cross-regional passenger trips surged to 287 million on April 4, the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday, marking a 9.7 percent year-on-year increase compared to 2024.

    April09,2025


  • China's marathon boom unlocks new consumption scenarios

    In recent years, the craze for running has been at all time high in China. According to the statistics revealed by China Marathon, there were 32 marathon events nationwide on the same day of March 30, with over 420,000 runners.

    April03,2025


  • Chinese companies delve deeper into building smart cities to win the future 

    In the near future, ever escalating construction of smart cities is likely to enable Chinese cities to equip with "brains" capable of thinking and "neural networks" adept at coordinating with other urban public systems.

    April02,2025


  • Camping trip related spending drives new wave of consumption in China's leisure market

    Camping trip, a rising star in China's leisure consumption landscape, has gained momentum as urban dwellers increasingly embrace "mini-vacations" -- short, accessible getaways combining nature immersion and social bonding.

    March27,2025


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