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China expected to see 9B passenger trips in upcoming travel rush
China is expected to see 9 billion passenger trips during the annual Spring Festival travel rush, the Ministry of Transport said Tuesday.
January 16, 2024 -
China is first country to hold over 4M domestic patents
China owned about 4.02 million of domestic valid invention patents by the end of last year, up 22.4 percent year-on-year, the country's top intellectual property regulator said on Tuesday.
January 16, 2024 -
NIPA: China owns nearly 5M valid invention patents
The number of valid invention patents in China had exceeded 4.99 million by the end of 2023, the National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) said on Tuesday.
January 16, 2024 -
China's foreign trade ends 2023 on solid footing with new driving forces
China's foreign trade closed 2023 with better-than-expected performances and new driving forces adding to the upward momentum despite challenges on both domestic and international fronts.
January 13, 2024 -
China's trade with BRI countries booms in 2023
China's trade with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative posted robust growth in 2023. The trade volume between China and these countries totaled 19.47 trillion yuan (US$2.74 trillion), accounting for 46.6% of the total, up 1.2 percentage points from 2022, customs data showed Friday.
January 12, 2024 -
China's auto exports hit 5.22 million in 2023
China's automobile exports leaped to 5.22 million in 2023 with a remarkable growth of 57.4% year on year, an official of the General Administration of Customs said Friday.
January 12, 2024 -
China's foreign trade up 0.2% in 2023
China's total goods imports and exports expanded 0.2 percent year on year in yuan terms in 2023, official data showed Friday.
January 12, 2024 -
Optimized visa policy offers more convenience
The National Immigration Administration announced on Thursday five optimized visa measures to facilitate the entry of foreign nationals into China for business, education and tourism purposes, including one that said foreigners who need to visit China urgently can apply for a port visa on arrival.
January 12, 2024 -
China's visa-free policy boosts inbound trips
China's unilateral visa-free policy has been welcomed since it took effect in December 2023, with 147,000 visa-free visits from six applicable countries recorded as of Jan. 9 this year, an official from the National Immigration Administration said at a press conference Thursday.
January 12, 2024 -
China implements measures to facilitate entry of foreign nationals
China has put into effective a set of measures to facilitate the entry of foreign nationals into China for business, education and tourism, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) said Thursday.
January 11, 2024 -
Foreign nonbanking payment plays to enjoy national treatment
China's new rules for the nonbanking payments sector make it clear that foreign-invested payment institutions are eligible for national treatment amid enhanced regulatory oversight, a move that has boosted foreign players' confidence, officials and experts said.
December 29, 2023 -
Pathogen watch stepped up amid holidays
To cope with a potential increase in respiratory illnesses in China during the upcoming holidays, health authorities have called for close monitoring of different pathogens, stepping up vaccination among vulnerable groups and bolstering medical capacities in rural areas.
December 29, 2023 -
Morbidity and death rates of infectious diseases reduced to low levels
China has strengthened the quality and effectiveness of infectious disease control and prevention in recent years, with the morbidity and death rates of some major infectious diseases reduced to low levels.
December 29, 2023 -
Steps likely to brighten GBA business climate
More measures are in the pipeline to optimize the business environment in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to make it globally competitive, officials said on Thursday.
December 29, 2023 -
China guards against new variant of COVID-19
China is taking proactive measures to counter new COVID-19 cases caused by the JN.1 variant of the virus, which is spreading globally, China's health authority said Thursday.
December 29, 2023 -
China welcomes, supports laying of international undersea cables in waters under its jurisdiction
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday that China welcomes and supports other countries and telecom companies in laying international undersea cables in waters under China's jurisdiction. China encourages such collaboration between Chinese companies and their foreign counterparts.
December 29, 2023 -
China to create better payment environment for foreigners
China will continue to work on accepting foreign bank cards, mobile payments, cash use and account services to create a more convenient payment environment for foreign visitors, said a central bank official on Thursday.
December 29, 2023 -
China confident of maintaining stable foreign trade, global market share in 2023
China is confident of keeping its foreign trade volume and global market share generally stable this year, the Ministry of Commerce told a press conference on Thursday.
December 29, 2023 -
National health response teams capable of covering all provincial regions of China
In China, national emergency health response teams are capable of covering all provincial-level regions, according to a disease-control official on Thursday.
December 29, 2023 -
Official: China makes strides in building unified national market
China has made progress in establishing a unified national market this year, removing protectionism and market segmentation while making progress in major reforms and tasks, said Li Chunlin, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, at a press conference on Tuesday.
December 27, 2023