EV brand smart starts pre-sales of the #5 SUV on Sept 20 in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cm] The electric vehicle brand, smart, owned by Mercedes-Benz and Geely, started pre-sales of the #5 SUV in Chinese market on Friday. With a starting pre-sale price of 245,000 yuan ($34,800), the mid-size pure electric SUV is the…
A Chinese clerk counts renminbi yuan banknotes in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo/IC] China’s top financial regulators said on Tuesday that they are considering additional concrete steps to usher more capital into the stock market. Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, said the country’s central bank is studying the establishment of…
Beijing Culture Forum attracts more than 800 domestic and international guests from various fields. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING – Amid the Tang tri-colored potteries, tiny figurines came alive and danced merrily. After an unexpected foray into live streaming at a bustling bazaar, they returned to their slumber as inanimate objects and images on the computer screen. These…
A view of the headquarters of the China Securities Regulatory Commission in Beijing.[Photo/China Daily] The China Securities Regulatory Commission will unveil a guideline to usher medium and long-term funds into the capital market, and publish six measures to facilitate mergers and acquisitions, Wu Qing, chairman of the CSRC said on Tuesday. Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please…
[Photo/VCG] China and Switzerland commenced negotiations to upgrade the Sino-Swiss free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, said the Ministry of Commerce in an online statement. During his meeting with Guy Parmelin, Swiss federal councilor and head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research via a livestream, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang…
A cashier at a bank in Taiyuan, Shanxi province counts renminbi notes. [Photo/China News Service] China’s financial regulators have formulated tailored resolution plans for regions with high-risk financial institutions, and are implementing these measures in a prudent manner, said Li Yunze, head of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, on Tuesday. At the same time, regulators…
A view of the venue for the 20th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. PENG HUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY NANNING – Participants at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo, which kicked off on Tuesday in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, emphasized the importance of deepening economic and trade cooperation between the two…
Potential homebuyers look at property models in Huaian, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Chen Liang/For China Daily] The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, will encourage commercial banks to lower existing mortgage interest rates, bringing them to a level close to newly issued mortgages, said PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng. This is expected to result…
An investor checks stock prices at a brokerage in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province. [Photo provided to China Daily] The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, announced on Tuesday to create new monetary tools to bolster the stock market. Pan Gongsheng, governor of the PBOC, said the central bank will establish a swap…
Chinese autonomous driving startup TuSimple Holdings Inc is accelerating steps to make forays into the fast-growing artificial intelligence-generated content, or AIGC, segment, as the company aims to promote the commercial application of its generative AI technology in the animation and video game industry. The company recently inked a partnership with Shanghai Three Body Animation Co…