China's foreign trade soars 10.1% in Jan-Aug

China's total imports and exports of goods increased 10.1% year on year to 27.3 trillion yuan (about US$3.81 trillion) in the first eight months of this year, an official said at a press conference Tuesday.

September 28, 2022

China confident of H2 foreign trade increase despite weak demand

China is confident that it will achieve positive growth in its foreign trade in the second half of the year, with new measures aiming to stabilize foreign trade introduced amid weakening external demand, Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen told a press conference on Tuesday.

September 28, 2022

Cross-Straits visits and exchanges expand over past decade

People-to-people exchanges across the Taiwan Straits have continued to expand over the past decade, with increasing online activities held during the pandemic, said a deputy director of the Taiwan Work Office of the CPC Central Committee.

September 22, 2022

Steps vowed to curb separatism

The current situation across the Taiwan Straits remains severe and complex due to the island's ruling Democratic Progressive Party colluding with some forces in the United States to seek the "independence "of the island, officials said at a conference on Wednesday in Beijing on cross-Straits relations over the past 10 years.

September 22, 2022

Official: Cross-Straits trade doubles in past decade

Over the last decade, the trade volume between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan doubled from US$160.03 billion in 2011 to US$328.34 billion in 2021, an official said at a press conference Wednesday.

September 21, 2022

China makes historic progress on 'one country, two systems' in HK, Macao

The past decade has witnessed historic progress and changes in China's drive to materialize the vision of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong and Macao, said a senior official with the State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office on Tuesday.

September 21, 2022

National Security Law ensures Hong Kong's peace, prosperity

It is alarmist and politically biased to claim that the implementation of the National Security Law for Hong Kong in 2020 has assimilated the special administrative region into the mainland and thus affects its status as an international financial center, a senior official said Tuesday.

September 21, 2022

Official: National security law supports stability, prosperity in HK

Hong Kong residents and global capital have restored and expanded their confidence in the city since the implementation of the national security law two years ago, said a deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council.

September 21, 2022

China controls desertification on 18.53 million hectares of land in past decade

China has controlled desertification on 18.53 million hectares of land in the past decade, setting an example for the world, said an official at a press conference Monday.

September 20, 2022

China plans to build world's largest national park system

China will build the world's largest national park system, and a layout plan for the system will be released soon, a senior official said on Monday.

September 20, 2022

Remarkable achievements made in nature conservation over past decade

Over the past decade, China has stepped up efforts in promoting the harmonious coexistence of human and nature and has achieved remarkable results in preserving natural resources.

September 20, 2022

Official: China contributes to a quarter of world's new forests

Over the last decade, China has ramped up efforts to protect its ecology and environment by adding 64 million hectares of forests, which accounted for a quarter of the gain of forest area in the world, an official said at a press conference Monday.

September 19, 2022

China's marine economy almost doubles in past decade

China's marine economy has kept expanding in the past 10 years, with its output rising from 5 trillion yuan in 2012 to 9 trillion yuan in 2021, said an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources at a press conference Monday.

September 19, 2022

China further consolidates economic recovery momentum

The recovery momentum of the Chinese economy was sustained in August, with most key indicators posting better performances than in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Friday.

September 16, 2022

Retail sales of consumer goods rebound in August

​Retail sales of consumer goods in China rebounded in August, registering a total of 3.63 trillion yuan (US$523.2 billion), up by 5.4% year on year, as pro-consumption measures continued to boost market demand, according to a press conference Friday.

September 16, 2022

China property investment down in January-August

China's investment in property development went down 7.4 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2022, widening by 1 percentage point from that in the first seven months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

September 16, 2022

Official: China remains a magnet for foreign investment

China has ramped up services and support for major foreign-funded projects in recent years, an official said at a press conference Thursday. He pledged that China will not change its resolve to open wider at a high standard.

September 16, 2022

China's industrial output up 4.2% in August

The added value of industrial enterprises above the designated size in China increased by 4.2% year on year in August, 0.4 percentage point higher than the previous month, according to a press conference Friday.

September 16, 2022

China to hold forum on industrial, supply chains

​An international forum on industrial and supply chains will be held in China's Zhejiang province from Sept. 18 to 20. Officials and business executives will discuss global industrial cooperation, international logistics, as well as world economic recovery.

September 16, 2022

China's surveyed urban unemployment rate down to 5.3% in August

China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in August, down from 5.4 percent in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

September 16, 2022