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China hosts 135th Canton Fair in Guangzhou
The 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, better known as the Canton Fair, will be held in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, from April 15 to May 5, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday.
April 2, 2024 -
Business social credit regulations revised
China unveiled revised regulations on Friday aimed at strengthening its credit-based enterprise regulatory system, establishing a business social credit restoration mechanism and streamlining the exit process for inactive businesses.
April 1, 2024 -
Greater Bay Area makes notable progress in past 5 years
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has made notable progress in the past five years, contributing to one-ninth of China's GDP within less than 0.6% of the country's land area, said Zhang Hu, executive vice governor of Guangdong province, on Friday.
March 29, 2024 -
China sees water efficiency enhanced in industrial and agricultural sectors
China has seen its water use efficiency significantly enhanced in its industrial and agricultural sectors since 2014, said Li Liangsheng, vice-minister of water resources, on Thursday.
March 29, 2024 -
Shanghai sees impressive strengthening of multiple capabilities
Shanghai, an international metropolis in China, witnessed a strengthening of the city's capabilities and core competencies last year while aiming to achieve high-quality development, said Gong Zheng, mayor of Shanghai, at a news conference on Thursday.
March 29, 2024 -
Shanghai strives to provide better services to global talents, overseas visitors
Shanghai will continue to enhance services to attract and retain global talents and improve conveniences for overseas visitors, senior municipal officials said at a press conference on March 28.
March 29, 2024 -
New quality productive forces to power Shanghai's development
New quality productive forces and further opening-up will serve as two major engines for Shanghai's high-quality economic growth, said officials of the Shanghai municipal government.
March 29, 2024 -
China's Zhejiang province continues making progress in implementing Double-Eight Strategy
The Double-Eight Strategy is a tailor-made master plan for the development of Zhejiang Province. As the province is a symbol of China's high quality development, its efforts at realizing common prosperity has made it a very good example.
March 29, 2024 -
Shanghai aims to be nexus of emerging industries
Shanghai will make greater efforts to become an innovation hub for emerging industries, said Mayor Gong Zheng at a news conference Thursday. In 2023, the combined value of the city's integrated circuits, biomedicine, and AI sectors reached 1.6 trillion yuan (US$221.37 billion).
March 29, 2024 -
Water use remains steady as GDP increases
China managed to keep its annual water consumption well within 610 billion cubic meters from 2014 to 2023, despite its GDP almost doubling during that time, said Li Liangsheng, vice-minister of water resources.
March 29, 2024 -
China to encourage new consumer trends
China aims to boost its economy through new consumer trends, focusing on digital, green, and brand consumption, according to Vice Commerce Minister Guo Tingting. This initiative seeks to expand service consumption and tap into the growing demand for quality, sustainability, and technological innovation in consumer goods.
March 29, 2024 -
China's imports log robust growth in first 2 months
In the first two months of 2024, China's imports from the five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), Latin America, and Africa grew by 13.4%, 11.3%, and 7.9%, respectively, according to data released by Chinese customs authority Tuesday. China's development offers new opportunities to the world, said an official of the customs authority.
March 28, 2024 -
Consumer expo to display more new items
The upcoming China International Consumer Products Expo is expected to see a greater number of international brands debut their new products, fueled by the vitality of China's consumer market, the Ministry of Commerce said.
March 28, 2024 -
China to boost imports of high-quality consumer goods
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) will continue to promote high-level opening up and expand imports of high-quality consumer goods, an official said on Wednesday.
March 28, 2024 -
4th China International Consumer Products Expo set for biggest show
The fourth China International Consumer Products Expo, scheduled from April 13 to 18 in Haikou, the capital of south China's Hainan Province, will boast a sprawling floor area of 128,000 square meters, surpassing its previous editions.
March 28, 2024 -
Zhejiang boosts foreign investment efforts
Zhejiang will continue to ramp up efforts to enhance its business environment in order to attract more foreign investment and encourage privately owned businesses amid measures to promote local high-quality development, authorities said.
March 28, 2024 -
Policy to hone in on trade performance
China has been exploring a new set of policy measures aimed at spurring exports and imports, and will expedite the implementation of these measures as soon as possible, with the goal of consolidating the foundations of the country's foreign trade and achieving preset annual targets, officials said on Tuesday.
March 27, 2024 -
Foreign trade of China's free trade zones up 11.7% in January-February
Foreign trade of China's 22 pilot free trade zones (FTZs) rose 11.7 percent year on year in the first two months, said Wang Lingjun, deputy director of China's General Administration of Customs, on Tuesday.
March 27, 2024 -
China to issue ultra-long special treasury bonds in support of high-quality programs
China recently announced it will issue ultra-long special treasury bonds starting from this year. The bonds will go to key areas such as sci-tech innovation and food and energy security, according to the National Development and Reform Commission on Thursday.
March 22, 2024 -
Measures to foster recovery coming
China will implement several measures to foster a robust economic recovery throughout this year, the country's top economic regulator said on Thursday.
March 22, 2024