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Sino-US trade talks seen as key to stability

This photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France, venue for the new round of China-US economic and trade talks. [Photo/Xinhua] The ongoing trade talks between China and the United States in France carry great importance for sustaining the hard-won stability achieved by…

Sino-US trade talks seen as key to stability

This photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France, venue for the new round of China-US economic and trade talks. [Photo/Xinhua] The ongoing trade talks between China and the United States in France carry great importance for sustaining the hard-won stability achieved by…

Share of equity assets in insurers’ portfolios to rise

China’s push to expand direct and equity financing is expected to draw further insurance funds into the stock market, with industry experts saying insurers may continue increasing their exposure to equities in 2026. The country will deepen comprehensive investment and financing reforms in the capital market, improve market entry mechanisms for medium — and long-term…

Asian firms eye technology partnerships

Businesses in Asia are eyeing cooperation opportunities with China’s tech sector as the nation accelerates technological advancement and creates new forms of smart economy, a mission underlined in the recent Government Work Report delivered by Premier Li Qiang, senior company executives and experts told China Daily at a forum held in the Hong Kong Special…

China strengthens long-term performance disclosure for mutual funds

Mutual fund management companies in China will be required to disclose long-term investment performance in periodic reports, rather than short-term returns, from May, as part of regulatory efforts to encourage value investing and strengthen investor protection. On Friday, the China Securities Regulatory Commission released revised rules on the content and format of periodic disclosure for…

DBS China completes first transition finance deal

DBS China has completed its first transition finance transaction, extending a 1.776-billion-yuan ($258 million) long-term factoring facility to CES International Financial Leasing Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines Holding Co Ltd, to support the aviation sector’s low-carbon transition. The deal marks DBS China’s first transition finance transaction aligned with the “Shanghai transition finance…

Expanding demand tops policy agenda

China’s efforts to expand domestic demand this year are expected to strengthen its role as a major engine of global growth, as policies from consumer trade-in programs to income growth initiatives aim to build a more robust consumer market, officials and economists said. The strategy, outlined in the Government Work Report, sends a clear signal:…

Murora showcases AI-powered smart lighting solution

Murora, a Chinese AI-driven healthy lighting brand, unveiled its next-generation whole-home smart lighting solution at Light + Building 2026, a trade fair for lighting and building services technology held recently in Frankfurt. At the exhibition, the company presented two technologies — AI Voice Control and AI Self Adjusting Dimming — aimed at simplifying smart home…

China’s financial activity gathers momentum as M1 growth picks up

China’s financing activity showed solid momentum at the start of 2026, with a steady expansion in financial aggregates and rising spending appetites among market players, official data showed on Friday. The country’s aggregate social financing — the total amount of financing to the real economy — reached 9.6 trillion yuan ($1.39 trillion) in the first…

Experts: Critical mineral resources becoming vital in strategic competition

Feng Yunduan (first left), chairman of DeepVein Holdings, says to visitors at the 2026 Appliance and Electronics World Expo, which got underway in Shanghai on March 12, that the deep integration of AI and mining is a key engine for promoting the upgrade of traditional mining industries. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the global mining…