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China’s consumer inflation jumps to three-year high

A customer shops for fruits at a supermarket in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, March 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s consumer inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in three years in February, while the decline in factory-gate prices narrowed, official data showed on Monday. The country’s consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, rose by 1.3 percent…

China actively fosters market players in eldercare services

Staff members cut hair for clients at an elderly care center in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, March 5, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] As China’s population continues to age, the silver economy is rapidly emerging as a new growth engine of the economy. An analysis of the major challenges currently existing shows that cultivating diversified, professional and…

Legal shield in focus for China’s overseas assets

A Haier employee (left) addresses visitor queries during a product debut ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Feb 2. CHEN WEI/XINHUA Accelerating the drafting of a law on the protection of overseas interests would help China build a more comprehensive legal framework to safeguard its assets and activities abroad, said national legislators and business leaders…

All eyes on March after sales decline

Customers inspect a Honda sedan in a 4S store in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Feb 24. HE HUAWEN/FOR CHINA DAILY Car sales declined in February as the record-long Spring Festival holiday reduced the number of working days. However, with pent-up consumer demand and new car launches in March, the car market is expected…

China’s large fleet, seafaring workforce vital to maritime power

Intelligent equipment lifts containers at Chancay Port, Peru, on Nov 14, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] About 95 percent of China’s foreign trade cargo is transported by sea, with its international shipping volume accounting for nearly one-third of the global total, said Ni Di, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress and a senior ship captain at…

China steps up drive to energize domestic consumption

China will adopt measures to stimulate the internal drive for household spending, as well as policies to boost consumption, so as to propel further consumption growth, according to the 2026 Government Work Report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor

Carmakers preparing to enter Canadian market

Canada began issuing import permits on March 1 for a limited number of electric vehicles imported from China at the standard 6.1 percent tariff rate, reopening market access after scrapping the 100 percent surtax imposed in 2024. According to notices issued by the Canadian government, up to 49,000 electric vehicles imported from China will be…

Proposals on future of self-driving tech tabled

A Changan Deepal L3 test vehicle navigates heavy traffic in Chongqing on Dec 24. HE PENGLEI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Automotive executives have put smart driving at the center of attention during the ongoing two sessions with a broad consensus that advancing from Level 2 assisted driving to higher levels of autonomy requires balancing technological innovation with…

Factories hum on rising overseas demand

A staff member (middle) promotes new excavators to foreign merchants at a construction machinery manufacturing enterprise in Yantai, Shandong province, on Feb 25. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY Rising orders from overseas buyers are offering an early glimpse into the momentum of China’s export sector in the Year of the Horse. At Zhejiang Sharbo Electric Appliance…