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SCIO briefing on development of trade in services and progress of preparations for CIFTIS 2024
This summer, China hosted around 37,000 cultural and tourism events spanning over 4,000 categories nationwide, catering to popular interests such as night tours, summer getaways and family-friendly excursions, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.
The housing rental industry in China, which is expected to see robust demand and stable supply, is a "crucial direction" for the new development model of the country's real estate market in the future, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said on Saturday.
China's National Financial Regulatory Administration on Friday announced guidelines aimed at strengthening the regulation of online property insurance companies.
China's services trade saw rapid growth in the first half of 2024, with a steep increase in the trade of travel-related services, official data showed on Friday.
China has lodged solemn representations with Japan, asking it to immediately correct the wrongdoing of detaining Taiwan's fishing vessels, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
China's current account surplus was 94.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first half (H1) of the year, official data showed Friday.
China's consumer prices gained mild growth in July as the domestic consumer demand continued to expand, official data showed Friday.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference in Beijing on Friday about the Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of Services Consumption.
A special campaign, launched by China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) in February, has achieved notable progress in maintaining market order and improving the business environment, according to an official statement released on Thursday.
China has released a plan to standardize carbon emission calculations across key sectors, as part of efforts to meet its carbon reduction targets.
China's total goods imports and exports expanded 6.2 percent year on year in yuan terms in the first seven months of this year, official data showed Wednesday.
In recent months, the State Council Information Office hosted a series of press conferences with officials from 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, showcasing their efforts in pursing high-quality development. Explore the second half of the infographic to discover each region's contributions, from innovation-driven growth and higher-level openness to green development initiatives.
China has fully implemented the first batch of measures to align its pilot free trade zones (FTZs) with high international standards, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday.
China unveiled an action plan on Tuesday to speed up the building of a "new electricity system" as part of the country's efforts to pursue low-carbon development and ensure energy security.
China plans to set up 180 domestic standards on traditional Chinese medicine and 30 international standards by the end of 2026, according to an action plan released by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Wednesday.
China's foreign trade structure continued to improve in the first half of this year, marked by increased trade cooperation with emerging markets, larger share of high-tech and high-valued-added exported products, and more new trade growth drivers, said an official of the Ministry of Commerce at a press briefing Friday.
A new round of urbanization over the next five years aims to lift the proportion of urban residents to 70 percent of China's population and overhaul the country's two-track urban-rural hukou system, an official said on Friday.
A new round of urbanization drive planned for the next five years will help raise the share of China's urban residents to 70 percent of its population, and help overhaul its urban-rural two-track hukou system so that out-of-towners can better enjoy public services ranging from healthcare to schooling in their adopted homes, an official said on Friday.
China will advance people-centered new-type urbanization through concrete measures, according to a State Council Information Office press conference held on Friday.
China has strengthened its economic security by improving grain production, achieving energy milestones, and strengthening industrial and supply chain control. The country has also made notable progress in data security and financial risk prevention, said Zhao Chenxin, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission at a press conference Thursday.
China's trade in goods expanded by 6.1% year on year in the first half of this year to reach 21.2 trillion yuan (US$2.94 trillion), setting a new record, said Li Yongjie, deputy China international trade representative, at a press conference on Friday.
The State Council Information Office held a policy briefing in Beijing on Friday about thoroughly implementing the five-year action plan for the new urbanization strategy that is people-oriented.
China will strive to ensure its network of free trade areas (FTAs) can contribute about 40 percent of the total foreign trade by 2030, an official said Friday.
The State Council Information Office invited officials from the Ministry of Commerce to brief the media on promoting high-quality development on Friday.
The State Council Information Office held a policy briefing in Beijing on Thursday about the Guidelines on Improving the Long-Term Mechanism of Basic Medical Insurance Enrollment.
The General Office of China's State Council has released a set of guidelines for maintaining high-level participation in basic medical insurance program in the long term.
China is capable of achieving this year's expected economic growth target of around 5 percent and will have significant potential, strong momentum and a long-term positive trend for its future development, said Zhao Chenxin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic regulator.
China will actively expand domestic demand and put consumption promotion at a more prominent position in the next step, Yuan Da, a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) told a press conference Thursday.
Innovation and sustainability have become defining features of China's foreign trade, with high-tech products making up 18.7% of its total exports in 2023, and four out of 10 automobiles exported by China are electric vehicles, said a senior official of China Customs at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
The State Council Information Office invited officials from the National Development and Reform Commission to brief the media on promoting high-quality development on Thursday.