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Services offer new avenues for investment

Visitors interact with a robot at the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services at Shougang Park in Beijing, on Saturday. The event, open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, offered free admission to visitors with reservation. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY China’s push to open up its service sector is unlocking new growth avenues…

Xi’an: Rise of innovation, power and prosperity in West China

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China extends gold buying streak in March despite price decline

A shop assistant display gold jewelry featuring the theme of the Year of the Horse, at a store in Binzhou, East China’s Shandong province, on Jan 16. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s central bank continued to increase its gold reserves in March, extending its buying streak to 17 consecutive months, even as several other central banks moved to…

China’s forex reserves snap seven-month rise as stronger dollar pressures assets

China’s foreign exchange reserves declined in March, snapping a seven-month streak of increases, as a stronger US dollar and falling global asset prices weighed on valuation, official data showed on Tuesday. The country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $3.3421 trillion at the end of March, down $85.7 billion, or 2.5 percent, from the end of…

Holiday sees over 845m passenger trips, boosts to travel, consumption activities

During the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, an estimated 845.38 million passenger trips were made across China, up 6 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Transport. [Photo/Xinhua] Editor’s note: China’s Qingming Festival holiday, which ran from April 4 to 6 this year, saw a marked rise in both passenger travel and consumption, with momentum lifted…

Yuan-priced commodities could be next

Using the renminbi to price major commodities such as oil may be “an indispensable step” in advancing the currency’s global role, and its internationalization could follow a path of expanding influence from the Global South toward developed markets, said a renowned Chinese economist. “Pricing is a crucial component of RMB internationalization,” said Huang Yiping, dean…

China releases guidelines to promote high-quality e-commerce development

BEIJING — Several Chinese government departments have jointly issued guidelines to advance high-quality development of the e-commerce sector, aiming to strengthen its role in supporting the real economy, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday. The document outlines key measures to deepen the integration of the digital and real economies, focusing on empowering small and…

Hainan consumer data sees solid start for 2026

Consumers shop for duty-free goods at a duty-free store in Haikou, Hainan province, on Thursday. SU BIKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s Hainan Free Trade Port is drawing global investors as surging duty-free sales fuel economic growth, cementing its role as a hub for international brands, capital and tourism, said market watchers and foreign business leaders. Their…

China’s consumer goods trade-in program generates sales of 433.17b yuan in Q1

People shop for smartphones and other consumer electronics eligible for the Chinese government’s trade-in subsidies at a retailer in Zaozhuang, East China’s Shandong province, Feb 21, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China’s government-backed consumer goods trade-in programs benefited over 60.93 million purchases in the first quarter of 2026, boosting sales of 433.17 billion yuan (about $62.84…

Nation expands digital yuan network

China’s latest move to expand its digital yuan operator network by adding a dozen new banks signals an acceleration in the central bank’s push to extend the digital currency’s reach and embed it deeper into the country’s financial infrastructure, according to official sources and experts. The new financial institutions added to the network include seven…