A drone photo taken on Jan 14, 2026 shows a container terminal at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] China is willing to work with the United States to effectively maintain and utilize the Sino-US economic and trade consultation mechanism, manage differences, and advance cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Speaking…
Investor sentiment toward China’s capital markets remained broadly resilient toward the end of 2025, characterized by a clear divergence between rising optimism among retail investors and a shift toward prudence among financial professionals, according to a survey by the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. The latest investor sentiment survey released on Wednesday found that…
A staff member works in the data room of a supercomputing center in Gui’an New Area, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Aug 29, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] Guizhou’s latest government work report sets out an expanded role for digital and intelligent industries, linking long-term economic targets with concrete applications such as smart tourism systems already in use across…
Lujiazui district in Shanghai on Jan 14, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Concerted efforts should be made by regulators, financial service providers and retailers to promote more consumption, attendees at Shanghai’s second Lujiazui Finance Salon heard on Wednesday. Hu Haozhong, executive vice-president of the card payment giant China UnionPay, said that integrated efforts from various parties are now…
BEIJING – Outbound investment by Chinese companies grew steadily in 2025, with nearly 80 percent of surveyed firms maintaining or expanding their investments abroad, according to a report by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. Covering over 1,200 Chinese companies engaged in outbound investment, the survey reveals that nearly 90 percent are…
China’s latest rules on anti-money laundering (AML) special preventive measures mark a key milestone in safeguarding national and financial security, while further aligning the country’s regulatory framework with advanced international standards to strengthen cross-border enforcement, experts said. Compared with routine anti-money laundering supervision, they stressed that the special measures will play a forceful, indispensable role…
A drone photo taken on Jan 2, 2026 shows a view of a terminal of a subsidiary of Tianjin Port Holdings Co Ltd at Tianjin Port in North China’s Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua] Having seen the resilience, vitality and transformation of China’s economy, Standard Chartered is optimistic about the country’s economic prospects and its market potential, said…
Tourists buy souvenirs at a shop near a scenic spot in Xinjiang. SUN ZHENSONG/FOR CHINA DAILY The economy of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region expanded at a steady clip during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), with fixed-asset investment and foreign trade growth among the highest in the country, officials said. According to a…
A drone photo shows a view of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, Oct 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China plans to sign trade and investment cooperation agreements with Britain during Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s upcoming visit to the country, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday. These outcome documents will help create new…
Customers watch a robot demonstration at the inno100 flagship store in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, Jan 5, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] SHENZHEN – A small district in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen punched above its administrative weight as its gross domestic product (GDP) last year exceeded one trillion yuan ($143 billion). Nanshan…