Skip to content

economic

China to impose anti-dumping measures on EU brandy imports

China will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on certain brandy imports from the European Union in the form of cash deposits, effective on Friday, said the Ministry of Commerce in an online notice on Tuesday. The deposit rates are set at between 30.6 percent and 39 percent for various European companies, said the notice. In response…

China requests WTO consultations over Türkiye’s EV tariffs

The SAIC Anji cargo ship exports vehicles from Yantai Port in Shandong province on May 15. [TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY] BEIJING – China filed a request on Tuesday for consultations with Türkiye at the World Trade Organization over tariffs and licensing measures for imported electric vehicles and other vehicles from China, the Ministry of Commerce…

Improved guidelines for Shanghai’s international business district

A view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] Introducing more foreign investment while facilitating domestic companies’ outbound reaches are of equal importance to the development of Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Central Business District, according to the set of new guidelines released by the municipal government on Friday. Made up of 33 detailed measures, the guidelines…

‘Golden Week’ for sports lovers in China

Spectators watch the 2024 World Table Tennis China Smash in Beijing on Oct 3. ZHANG CHENLIN/XINHUA BEIJING — While the Forbidden City and Great Wall remain Beijing’s iconic attractions, the capital’s National Tennis Center and Shougang Park emerged as new hotspots for sports fans during China’s weeklong National Day holiday, also known as “Golden Week”, which…

New professions emerge amid Northwest China’s desert travel boom

A cup of meteor shower coffee crafted by barista Li Qian at a hotel in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] YINCHUAN — Sleeping in hotels under starry skies and sipping piping hot coffee have become tourism trends in the desert of Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, contributing to a growing number of travelers…

Growth target within reach on policy effort

An employee works on a heavy machinery production line in Luoyang, Henan province, on Tuesday. [ZHANG YIXI/FOR CHINA DAILY] With a potent set of new policies being implemented on various fronts, China is on course to achieve its full-year economic growth target of around 5 percent, signaling the resilience of the country’s economy despite challenges…

Meeting held to promote global cross-border e-commerce

Livestreaming hosts promote sales at the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing. [WANG JING/CHINA DAILY] GUANGZHOU – About 1,500 guests shared their views on fostering global cross-border e-commerce at the Global Cross-border E-commerce Annual Meeting (Zhuhai-Hengqin) 2024 on Tuesday in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong province. “As an innovator in trade models,…

Shanghai gets ready for 4th ESG Global Leaders Conference

The fourth edition of the ESG Global Leaders Conference will take place in at The Bund City Hall Plaza in Shanghai’s Huangpu district from Oct 16 to 18. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Hundreds of leaders from across the world are set to gather in Shanghai to explore a greener and more sustainable future at the…

China issues draft law to foster a healthier private economy

An employee works on the assembly line of a tractor manufacturer in Weifang, Shandong province. LI ZIHENG/XINHUA China is taking a key step toward fostering the healthy development of the private sector with the draft private economy promotion law made public on Thursday to solicit public opinions.Released by the Ministry of Justice and the National…

Upgraded free trade deal opens new opportunities for China, ASEAN

A Lane Xang electric multiple unit train of the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane on April 2. YANG YONGQUAN/XINHUA China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced the conclusion of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 3.0 Upgrade Negotiations in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday, said China’s Ministry of Commerce. The ACFTA 3.0 will open up…