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Opening-up to rank high during fair
China will expedite progress in crafting both national and pilot free trade zone versions of the negative list governing cross-border trade in services, amid efforts to further advance its opening-up, government officials said on Monday.
August 22, 2023 -
China revs up service trade in its opening-up endeavors
Despite a complex and severe external environment, China's service trade has sustained rapid growth with resilience, emerging as a highlight of high-standard opening up endeavors.
August 22, 2023 -
China's film box office doubles in July
China's box office revenue of films increased 111% month on month in July, and the number of tickets sold grew 100.7%, the National Bureau of Statistics said at a press conference Tuesday.
August 15, 2023 -
China's industries continue to upgrade
China's industrial upgrade continued in the January-July period, highlighted by rapidly growing investment in high-tech industries and expanding equipment manufacturing, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
August 15, 2023 -
Retail sales of services up 20.3% in Jan-July
China's retail sales of services surged 20.3% year on year in the first seven months, according to first-time data released Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Specifically, retail sales in transportation and hospitality rose rapidly due to summer tourism, NBS Spokesperson Fu Linghui said.
August 15, 2023 -
China to promote, strengthen policy support for inbound investment
China will promote and strengthen policy support for inbound foreign investment, a Ministry of Commerce official told a press conference on Monday.
August 15, 2023 -
China's consumer spending rallies in H1
China's consumer spending, especially contact-based services consumption, rallied in the first half of 2023. In particular, the country's film box office raked in 100 million yuan each day for 39 days by July 29, the National Development and Reform Commission announced at a press conference Monday.
August 2, 2023 -
China's home appliance industry sees steady growth in H1
China's home appliance industry reported steady growth in the first half of this year. The industry's revenue grew 7.1% year on year to 914.5 billion yuan (US$127.61 billion), and its profit surged 20.2% to 67.49 billion yuan, said He Yaqiong, an official of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at a press conference Monday.
August 1, 2023 -
China unveils policy incentives to boost consumption
China's top economic planner on Monday rolled out a slew of measures to boost consumption amid efforts to sustain economic recovery and promote high-quality development.
July 31, 2023 -
China releases plans to spur consumption
China on Monday unveiled plans to stabilize spending on big-ticket items, spur service-related consumption and expand consumption in rural areas, as part of broader efforts to bolster a sustained recovery in consumption and consolidate the recovery trend.
August 1, 2023 -
10 CPV martyrs' remains have been identified
The identities of ten martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers whose remains have been returned to China have been identified, and their relatives have also been found, Li Guiguang, director of the Department of Commendation and Memorial Affairs of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, said on Friday.
July 31, 2023 -
China achieves significant progress in cultural relics protection
China has made significant strides in advancing the high-quality development of its cultural relics and heritage.
July 31, 2023 -
Over 90% of China's museums free to public
China counts a total of 6,565 museums across the nation, with over 90% offering free admission, Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Li Qun said at a press conference Friday.
July 28, 2023 -
China's Nasdaq-style STAR market values 6.72 trillion yuan by June
China's Nasdaq-style sci-tech innovation board, known as the STAR market, has continued to support the country's innovation drive. By the end of June, the market counted 542 listed companies with a total value of 6.72 trillion yuan (US$937.77 billion), according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
July 28, 2023 -
From renewables to NEVs, China contributes to global green push
In recent years, China has raced ahead in developing renewable energy and become a major contributor to global carbon emissions reduction, the minister of ecology and environment said Thursday.
July 28, 2023 -
China to funnel more capital to science, technology sectors
China will funnel more capital into the real economy and innovation-oriented sectors to achieve self-reliance in science and technology, according to the People's Bank of China.
July 28, 2023 -
Nation to bolster technology financing
China will establish a sound and sustainable financial services system that better accommodates the financing needs of technology enterprises, and will channel more financial resources into the real economy and areas of innovation, senior officials said on Thursday.
July 28, 2023 -
Bad weather, emissions harm air quality in first half of year
Unfavorable meteorological conditions and a surge in emissions led to a decline in air quality in China in the first half of this year, said Huang Runqiu, minister of ecology and environment.
July 28, 2023 -
China's environmental protection sector generates 2.22 trillion yuan in 2022
China's environmental protection sector has grown into an important driving force for the green economy, generating a revenue of 2.22 trillion yuan (US$311.14 billion) last year, the minister of ecology and environment said Thursday.
July 27, 2023 -
China adds 100M kilowatts of wind and solar power capacity in H1
China added more than 100 million kilowatts of wind and photovoltaic power capacity in the first half of this year, accounting for 71% of the country's newly installed capacity, according to data released by the National Energy Administration on Wednesday.
July 27, 2023