China’s securities regulator has set a regulatory framework to strengthen the role of performance benchmarks in regulating mutual fund investments, a milestone move to enhance the industry’s investment performance and attract more long-term investments, officials and experts said. Informed sources told China Daily that the rollout of relevant measures will proceed steadily and prudently, with…
A participant walks past the logo of the World Economic Forum prior to the opening of its annual meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 18, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] As the World Economic Forum convened in the snow-capped Swiss town of Davos last week, the spotlight was firmly on China. Amid global uncertainties, Chinese leaders and delegates brought…
This photo taken on Dec 8, 2022 shows a view of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone in the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua] GUANGZHOU – China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is pushing forward with integration, with its combined economic output expected to surpass 15 trillion…
HONG KONG – The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) opened in Hong Kong on Monday, bringing together global political and business leaders and regulatory representatives to promote international financial cooperation and policy coordination. Under the theme “Co-creating New Horizons amid an Evolving Landscape,” this year’s forum features the inaugural Global Business Summit, which will assess…
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan 14, 2026 shows a truck transporting a container at the international container terminal of Taizhou Port in Taizhou, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – The Ministry of Commerce has vowed to further optimize supportive policies for foreign investment in 2026, pledging efforts to provide equal treatment to…
Migration and asylum in Europe – 2025 edition, published in December, looks at topics such as migration to the EU, migration within and from the EU, population by citizenship, the skills of migrants, international protection and asylum and irregular migration. Today, we focus on skills of migrants. In 2024, around 78 100 highly qualified non-EU…
In 2023, EU exports of spacecraft and space transport services amounted to €2 205 million, while EU imports of these products reached €628 million. These figures are derived from the FIGARO balanced view of international trade. EU exports of these manufactured products and transport services to non-EU countries peaked at €3 718 million in 2012…
Power battery giants CATL and BYD have seen their market shares decline even as the market maintained robust growth momentum driven by the booming new energy vehicle industry. In 2025, the cumulative installed capacity of power batteries across the country hit 769.7 gigawatt-hours, up 40.4 percent year-on-year, according to the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance.…
BEIJING – Chinese and Finnish enterprises on Monday engaged in lively discussions on cooperation in innovation, green development and digitalization, and signed multiple commercial agreements during the sixth meeting of the China-Finland Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation, which was held in Beijing. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao attended…
