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  • China beefs up policy support to bolster foreign trade, investment

    The China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world's first national-level import-themed expo, is about to be held for the seventh consecutive year in Shanghai, with overseas enterprises gathering to take the pulse of the Chinese market.

    November04,2024


  • Xinhua Headlines: One year into free-trade zone, Xinjiang embraces further opening up

    The China (Xinjiang) pilot FTZ, which encompasses three iconic areas -- Urumqi, Kashgar and Horgos -- stands as the first FTZ in China's northwestern border regions and the 22nd nationwide.

    November04,2024


  • Economic Watch: FTZ reforms deepen China-ASEAN economic, trade ties

    Guangxi, often described as China's gateway to ASEAN, has risen to the forefront of China's trade and cooperation with ASEAN in recent years, thanks to the establishment of the pilot FTZ.

    October22,2024


  • China Focus: Institutional innovations in pilot FTZs shift China's opening up into higher gear

    Over the past year, a slew of pioneering institutional innovations implemented in China's pilot free trade zones (FTZs) have formed a strong magnet for foreign investment, shifting the opening up process of the world's second-largest economy to a higher level.

    August23,2024


  • Exhibitors seek opportunities at China-Eurasia Expo

    Businessmen from many parts of the world have gathered in northwest China's Xinjiang, displaying exquisite goods such as French wine, Serbian coffee, Australian chocolate and Ghanaian drums.

    June27,2024


  • Xinjiang's high-quality development, opening-up endeavors yield fruitful results

    Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has seen remarkable growth across key economic indicators since last year, with its growth rates of GDP, investment, consumption, import and export, fiscal revenue and resident income levels all ranking among the top five nationwide.

    May22,2024


  • EconomyInFocus | China's northernmost free trade area in Heihe achieves remarkable surge in foreign trade

    In 2023, the Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone saw a remarkable surge in foreign trade, achieving a total import and export value of 24.482 billion yuan (about 3.4 billion U.S. dollars), marking an annual growth of 56.9 percent.

    February02,2024


  • Xinjiang's motorcycle production lines targeting Central Asian market go into operation

    The Horgos area of the Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday announced the official operation of two motorcycle production lines targeting the Central Asian market.

    January30,2024


  • Xinjiang's motorcycle production lines targeting Central Asian market go into operation

    The Horgos area of the Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday announced the official operation of two motorcycle production lines targeting the Central Asian market, after a batch of motorcycles rolled off the lines.

    January29,2024


  • Xinhua Commentary: China still a preferred destination for global investors

    Despite a fluctuation in its foreign direct investment (FDI), China remains one of the most attractive destinations for global investors thanks to its consistent opening-up drive bolstered by favorable policies.

    November03,2023


  • China's Xinjiang inaugurates pilot free trade zone

    The Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), the first in China's northwestern border regions, officially started operations on Wednesday.

    November02,2023


  • China releases plan on establishing Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone

    China's State Council has issued a general plan for establishing the Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) as a significant strategic move for promoting reform and opening-up in the new era.

    November01,2023


  • Shanghai Free Trade Zone great institutional innovation for global trade, development, says Nicaraguan minister

    The Shanghai FTZ is a great institutional innovation that has played an important role in global trade and development over the last decade, a Nicaraguan official has said.

    October07,2023


  • China's negative lists for foreign investment shrink 80 pct over decade: official

    China's negative lists for foreign investment have been reduced by more than 80 percent since 2013, when the negative list approach was first adopted in China's inaugural pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai, according to an official from the Ministry of Commerce.

    September28,2023


  • FTZs advance China's high-quality development

    Near a cargo terminal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, porters were busy carrying boxes of imported durians out of a cold-chain container and loading them onto a truck.

    September28,2023


  • Shanghai Free Trade Zone sees more new firms, investment

    China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has seen an increasing number of newly established firms and an improving business environment over the past decade, said a white paper released Wednesday.

    September21,2023


  • Guangxi pilot FTZ at forefront of China-ASEAN cooperation

    The 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) has shone the spotlight on south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a border region with strong ties with Southeast Asia.

    September18,2023


  • Pilot FTZ in China's Guangxi boosts foreign trade

    As of July, the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) had recorded a total of 858 billion yuan (about 120 billion U.S. dollars) of imports and exports since its establishment in August 2019, said local authorities on Thursday.

    September01,2023


  • A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

    Since the establishment of the first pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Shanghai in 2013, China has so far boasted 21 FTZs and the Hainan Free Trade Port.

    August03,2023


  • China to promote more FTZ reform measures nationwide

    China's State Council has issued a circular to promote the replication of the latest reform experience tested in its pilot free trade zones (FTZs) across the country.

    July11,2023


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