China’s urban unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in the first quarter of this year, climbing by 0.3 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to figures unveiled by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. The surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas was 5.2 percent in March, falling by 0.2 percentage points from that…
China’s foreign trade recorded steady performances in the first quarter of 2025, with total goods trade volume growing by 1.3 percent year-on-year to 10.3 trillion yuan ($1.41 trillion), data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Monday. China’s total imports and exports reached a record high for the same period between January and March,…
A drone photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a view of a container terminal of Tianjin Port in North China’s Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua] China has taken note of the accumulation of various tariffs imposed by the United States, which have reached as high as 245 percent on certain Chinese exports, a clear indication of the…
Smart translators have turned into a boon for international buyers and Chinese exporters during the ongoing China Import and Export Fair. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Smart translators have become a boon for overseas buyers and Chinese exporters during the ongoing China Import and Export Fair, as demands for cross-language communications services have increased. “After using…
BEIJING – China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, was up 0.5 percent year-on-year in January, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Sunday. The figure was up from the 0.1-percent increase registered last month, largely due to the influence of the Spring Festival holiday, said NBS statistician Dong Lijuan. The core…
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[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese edtech firm Yuanfudao launched its latest AI-powered learning machine on Tuesday, as part of broader efforts to redefine the role of artificial intelligence in personalized education. The new device, dubbed as Xiaoyuan AI learning machine, is equipped with an intelligent base that transforms it into an interactive study companion. It…
This photo taken on April 9, 2025 shows a view of Long Bien Bridge, a historic bridge across the Red River, in Hanoi, Vietnam. [Photo/Xinhua] China and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of market competition, the State Administration for Market Regulation said on Wednesday. The MOU…
BEIJING — The revenues of China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) went up 1.3 percent in 2024 from the previous year, recent official data showed. The SOEs raked in 84.72 trillion yuan ($11.77 trillion) in operating revenues in 2024, data from the Ministry of Finance showed. The combined profits of SOEs edged up 0.4 percent year-on-year to…
A visitor experiences a passenger-carrying drone at the EHang booth at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, South China’s Hainan province, on April 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] New innovations in the low-altitude economy are on display at the ongoing 5th China International Consumer Products Expo held in Haikou of Hainan province, China News…