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Additional moves to boost consumption of household items
China will adopt targeted measures to bolster consumer spending on household items, as part of the country's efforts to promote the recovery and expansion of consumption and sustain a sound momentum in economic activities, officials said on Tuesday.
July 19, 2023 -
China's services spending sees robust recovery in H1
China's services spending saw robust recovery in China in the first half of 2023, as evidenced by increasing revenues of various service industries, according to Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping at a policy briefing Tuesday.
July 19, 2023 -
China's information and communication sector logs robust growth in H1
China saw robust growth of its information and communication sector in the first half of the year, as the country strengthened new information infrastructure construction and vigorously promoted the deep integration of the digital economy with the real economy, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Wednesday.
July 19, 2023 -
Exports of NEVs, lithium-ion batteries and solar cells up 61.6% in H1
China's exports of new energy vehicles (NEVs), lithium-ion batteries, and solar cells rose 61.6% year on year in the first half of this year, according to a press conference Monday.
July 19, 2023 -
China a significant contributor to global innovations in green, low-carbon tech
From 2016 to 2022, the number of patents for green and low-carbon technologies granted to Chinese applicants increased at an average annual rate of 12.5%, significantly higher than the global average of 2.5%, an official from the China National Intellectual Property Administration said Tuesday.
July 19, 2023 -
Entities seek overseas IP protection
China has seen a rise in the number of domestic applications for international patents and trademarks, and its ability to resolve overseas intellectual property disputes has also improved, according to the country's top IP regulator.
July 19, 2023 -
Chinese applicants file more int'l IPR applications
Chinese applicants have become more active in applying for international registration of patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, said Hu Wenhui, deputy commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, on Tuesday.
July 19, 2023 -
China gains progress in IP development in H1
China's intellectual property (IP) development has gained progress during the first half of 2023, the country's top IP regulator told a press conference on Tuesday.
July 18, 2023 -
Digital-tech IP sustains China's innovative development
China's intellectual property (IP) sector has made steady progress and improved its quality, with strengthened patent reserves in digital technologies, the country's top IP regulator said Tuesday.
July 18, 2023 -
NBS: Innovative, green development boosts China's economy in H1
China's economy witnessed a 5.5% growth in the first half of 2023, a result of the country's continuous innovative development and green shift, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.
July 18, 2023 -
Chinese economy witnesses steady growth in H1, prospects look bright
In the first half of this year, in the face of a grave and complex international environment and arduous tasks of reform, development and stability at home, all regions and departments made great efforts to stabilize growth, employment and prices, said NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui at a press conference.
July 18, 2023 -
China's fixed-asset investment rises by 3.8% in H1
China's fixed-asset investment (excluding rural households) reached 24.31 trillion yuan (US$3.41 trillion) in the first half of this year, representing a 3.8% increase year on year, the statistics authority said at a press conference Monday.
July 17, 2023 -
China sustains economic growth with better structure, driving force in H1
China's GDP grew 5.5% year on year in the first half of 2023, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. NBS Spokesperson Fu Linghui said the growth rate is the result of improved economic structure and optimized driving force.
July 17, 2023 -
China's industrial output up 4.4% in June
China's industrial production continues to recover steadily, with its output registering a year-on-year growth of 4.4% in June, the National Bureau of Statistics announced at a press briefing Monday.
July 17, 2023 -
China's retail sales continue expansion as consumers willing to spend more
China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major gauge of the country's consumption strength, continued to expand in the first half of this year, as the ongoing economic recovery and rise in residents' income have stimulated an increased propensity among consumers to spend generously, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.
July 17, 2023 -
China's property investment keeps cooling in H1 at slower pace
China's investment in property development continued to decline in the first half of the year, albeit at a slower pace, indicating a stabilization of the property market since the beginning of the year thanks to a slew of cooling measures.
July 17, 2023 -
China's industrial capacity utilization rate at 74.5% in Q2
China's industrial capacity utilization rate came in at 74.5 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, up 0.2 percentage points compared to the rate registered in the first quarter of this year, data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
July 17, 2023 -
China's GDP expands 5.5% in H1
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.5 percent year on year in the first half of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.
July 17, 2023 -
China's power generation up 3.8% in H1
China's power generation climbed 3.8 percent year on year in the first half of this year, official data showed on Monday.
July 17, 2023 -
China's fixed-asset investment up 3.8% in H1
China's fixed-asset investment went up 3.8 percent year on year in the first half (H1) of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
July 17, 2023