China's Ministry of Commerce will further boost consumption and expand opening-up as part of its key work for 2026, according to a two-day national commerce work conference that ended Sunday.

January12,2026

Museums across China launched a series of special events centered around "cultural museum +" during the New Year holiday to blend historical and cultural elements with the festive atmosphere of the new year, making these museums popular attractions for both locals and tourists and fueling sustained growth in the cultural and creative consumer market.

January08,2026

The recent three-day New Year holiday showed some promising travel and spending numbers in China, offering a glimpse of resilient and dynamic consumption landscape.

January05,2026

At the 2025 intangible cultural heritage brand promotion week held recently in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, hundreds of outstanding intangible cultural heritage brands showcased their flagship products, drawing large crowds of consumers.

December15,2025

China has unveiled a comprehensive plan to improve the alignment of the supply and demand of consumer goods, in its latest move to tap the potential of its super-large market and provide sustained momentum for the world's second-largest economy.

November28,2025

Loan interest subsidy plans for individual consumption and services businesses are expected to bolster consumption, which is a key engine for the Chinese economy, an official of the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.

August14,2025

The Chinese economy has made steady progress despite pressures, with significant economic indicators performing better than expected.

July16,2025

Chinese local governments unveiled recently multiple consumption-boosting plans, turning their eyes to China-chic, culture and digital consumption to spur more growth boosters.

July10,2025

Ushering in the summer shopping season in high gear, China's "618" shopping festival -- originally launched around June 18 but now spanning several weeks -- has highlighted a broader shift toward upgraded, quality-driven consumption.

June20,2025

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

With the growing popularity of "China travel" and further optimization of the tax refund policy for overseas tourists, more visits to China are translating into purchases within China, further unlocking the consumption potential of inbound tourism.

June06,2025

China is seeking to boost the consumption of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the country's rural regions with accelerated efforts to improve the supporting environment for their use.

June04,2025

This year's national service consumption season was launched on Tuesday in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, marking a major initiative to boost growth in the service sector.

June04,2025

China's tourism sector saw steady growth during the 2025 Duanwu Festival holiday, with domestic trips increasing by 5.7 percent year on year to 119 million, according to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Tuesday.

June04,2025

For Chen Qiwei, a financial analyst from the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, most of her precious leisure time after long, grueling workdays is spent with her daughter in various Pop Mart stores, a popular toy chain known for fueling the blind box craze and beloved for its signature Labubu toy line.

May20,2025

China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 5.1 percent year on year in April, official data showed Monday.

May19,2025

Xuzhou City in east China's Jiangsu Province became a popular tourism destination during this year's May Day holiday, receiving about 2.47 million tourist arrivals in its 28 major attractions, marking a year-on-year increase of 18.66 percent, according to data from a smart cultural and tourism platform.

May13,2025