China and the United States are not only the world’s two largest economies but also the two largest consumer markets, with the dual status giving them an outsized role to play in shaping global trends, research and development, and supply chains, said Sean Stein, the president of the US-China Business Council. In an exclusive interview…
The 2026 WIC Asia-Pacific Summit opens in Hong Kong on April 13. [Photo/wicinternet.org] The 2026 WIC Asia-Pacific Summit opened in Hong Kong on April 13. Under the theme “Digital and Intelligent Empowerment for Innovative Development－Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”, the summit covers topics including innovation and application of AI agent,…
China released a reform plan for the ChiNext board on Friday, marking the official launch of a new round of reforms for the Nasdaq-style board in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in a move to strengthen the country’s innovation edge. In a guideline on deepening ChiNext reform, the China Securities Regulatory Commission outlined a series of measures…
The ceremony for the establishment of the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the mobilization conference for its construction were held on Saturday morning in Hohhot, the capital of the autonomous region. Spanning 119.74 square kilometers, the pilot FTZ comprises three subzones in Hohhot, Manzhouli, a northern border city, and Ereenhot, a land…
A staff member performs grinding work at a machinery factory in Yangmiao town, Yangzhou city of East China’s Jiangsu province, Dec 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s factory-gate prices returned to growth in March after 41 months of decline, while consumer inflation remained mild, with rising oil prices linked to Middle East tensions beginning to feed through…
A bank employee in Chongqing helps a client with his cross-border financial business. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] China is advancing high-standard opening-up, a move that is not only strengthening its own development momentum and resilience, but also injecting greater stability and certainty into the global economy, according to a signed article by Zhu Hexin,…
China has expanded its pilot free trade zone network to 23 with the addition of a new one in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the latest move in the country’s sustained push for high-standard opening-up, officials and experts said on Friday. Yuan Xiaoming, assistant minister of commerce, said at a news conference that the policy…
China is advancing high-standard opening-up, a move that is not only strengthening its own development momentum and resilience, but also injecting greater stability and certainty into the global economy, according to a signed article by Zhu Hexin, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China and administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Writing…
A drone photo taken on Feb 21, 2026 shows tourists taking yachts in Sanya, South China’s Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua] Hainan province will focus on dismantling cross-border barriers to goods and capital flows and building itself into a more open hub for international talent during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), which officials on Friday described…
The Hongqiao International Opening-up Hub has grown into a regional center of high-standard opening-up since its inception in 2021. At its core, what advances has Shanghai Hongqiao International Central Business District made? Watch the video to find out. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor