Official: Higher transfer payments support local fiscal stability

​China has maintained local fiscal stability this year, with the central government allocating 8.99 trillion yuan (US$1.24 trillion) to local governments in transfer payments by the end of June, said Wang Jianfan, an official at the Ministry of Finance, at a press briefing Wednesday.

August 2, 2024

China encourages long-term basic medical insurance participation

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.

August 2, 2024

NDRC confident nation will hit GDP goal despite global turbulence

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.

August 2, 2024

Top economic planner: China to put consumption promotion at more prominent position

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.

August 2, 2024

Innovation, sustainability drive China's foreign trade

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.

August 1, 2024

Top economic planner: China to improve market access system

China will promote the introduction of guidelines on improving the market access system and publish a new version of the market access negative list in the future, Zhao Chenxin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) told a press conference Thursday.

August 1, 2024

Infographic: Decoding China's high-quality development through numbers (I)

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 first part of the infographic to discover each region's contributions, from innovation-driven growth and higher-level openness to green development initiatives.

August 1, 2024

China revs up fiscal policy support to spur economic recovery

China is making efforts to step up its fiscal policy support and ensure the implementation of established policies, aiming to consolidate its economic recovery as rising external headwinds weigh on growth.

August 1, 2024

China's new energy products enrich global supply

China's new energy products are not in surplus, but have instead enriched global supply of green goods and contributed to the fight against climate change, said Zhao Zenglian, vice minister of the General Administration of Customs of China, at a press conference Tuesday.

July 31, 2024

China's cross-border e-commerce trade posts solid growth

The trade volume of China's cross-border e-commerce totaled 1.22 trillion yuan (about 170.95 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2024, up 10.5 percent year on year, customs data showed Tuesday.

July 30, 2024

Nation to implement steps for foreign trade growth

Amid rising protectionism and geopolitical risks, China will implement a series of measures in the second half of the year to sustain and enhance its positive foreign trade trajectory, customs officials said on Tuesday.

July 31, 2024

Foreign patent applications in China surge 13.1% in H1

​China has seen a significant increase in foreign patent applications, with a total of 78,000 filed in the first half of 2024, up 13.1% year on year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration said at a press conference Monday.

July 30, 2024

Chengdu to host 2024 China Internet Civilization Conference

The 2024 China Internet Civilization Conference will be held in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, from August 28 to 29, officials announced at a news conference organized by the State Council Information Office in Beijing on Monday.

July 30, 2024

2024 China Internet Civilization Conference to open in late August

The 2024 China Internet Civilization Conference will be held in Chengdu, Sichuan province, from Aug. 28 to 29. The conference will encompass an opening ceremony, a main forum, 11 sub-forums, and an activity highlighting technology's role in promoting online civility.

July 30, 2024

China to hold internet civilization conference in late August

The 2024 China Internet Civilization Conference will be held on Aug. 28 and 29 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, its organizers said on Monday.

July 30, 2024

AI patents surpass global average rate

China has seen a rapid growth of patents concerning artificial intelligence, with endeavors to promote innovation in the digital economy, Ge Shu, an official from the China Intellectual Property Administration, the country's top IP regulator, said on Monday.

July 30, 2024

Official: China committed to offering strict, equal IP protection for foreign innovators

China is committed to providing a fair business environment and strict intellectual property (IP) protection for foreign enterprises, said a Chinese IP official on Monday.

July 30, 2024

China owns 378,000 AI patents, rising faster than global average

The number of effective artificial intelligence (AI) invention patents in China reached 378,000 by the end of 2023, representing a year-on-year growth rate of over 40 percent, the country's top intellectual property regulator released the data on Monday.

July 29, 2024

China's SOEs step up tech innovation, restructuring efforts

China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) expanded their R&D spending by an average of 14.5% each year from 2016 to 2020, and their investments in strategic emerging industries surged 32% in 2023, said Wang Hongzhi, vice chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, on Friday.

July 29, 2024

China's central SOEs to invest over 3 trillion yuan in equipment upgrades

​China's centrally-administered State-owned enterprises will invest over 3 trillion yuan ($413.94 billion) for large-scale equipment upgrades over the next five years, aiming to stay at the forefront of the latest technological and industrial advancements, said government officials on Friday.

July 29, 2024

Official: Technological innovation 'top task' of China's central SOEs

China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have prioritized technological innovation as their "top task," leading to increased research investments and multiple breakthroughs over the past years, an official said Friday.

July 26, 2024

China sees marked improvement in green agricultural development

China's efforts to promote green agricultural development have yielded positive results with improving arable lands and more efficient water use, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Zhang Xingwang said at press conference Wednesday.

July 26, 2024

China achieves record summer harvest in 2024

China's summer grain output reached a record high of 149.78 million metric tons this year, an increase of 3.625 million metric tons from 2023, marking the largest growth over the past nine years, said Han Jun, secretary of the CPC leadership group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

July 25, 2024

China sees record summer grain production amid weather woes

Despite a number of weather-related disasters, China's summer grain production has increased by 3.6 billion kilograms to reach a record of nearly 150 billion kg this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

July 25, 2024

China reports largest increase in summer harvest in 9 years

China reported its largest grain output increase in nine years this summer, driven by a bumper wheat harvest, an official said Wednesday.

July 24, 2024

Mega data project bolsters China's computing power

China has made significant progress in the "east data, west computing" project, a megaproject that aims to coordinate the computing capabilities of the country's eastern regions with inland western regions. Over 1.46 million standard server racks have been installed across 10 national data center clusters by the end of March, according to the National Data Administration.

July 23, 2024

Measures to unleash value of data resources

China will accelerate steps to promote reforms related to the market-oriented allocation of data elements and improve the basic systems and mechanisms for data management, as part of its broader push to foster new quality productive forces and unleash the value of massive data resources, the country's top data governance regulator said on Monday.

July 23, 2024

China to hold int'l big-data expo in August

The China International Big Data Industry Expo 2024 will be held in Guiyang, the capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, from August 28 to 30, said Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration (NDA), on Monday.

July 23, 2024

China sees more high-quality seawater in nearshore areas

China has seen great improvement in seawater quality for six consecutive years, with 85% of the nearshore sea areas having good to excellent water quality in 2023, an increase of 13.7 percentage points from 2018, said Guo Fang, vice minister of ecology and environment, at a press conference Thursday.

July 12, 2024

China boosts global marine protection

China has built extensive blue partnerships to carry out all-around international cooperation on marine eco-environmental protection, contributing Chinese wisdom to global marine governance, according to a white paper released on Thursday by the State Council Information Office.

July 12, 2024