China's imports and exports with five largest trading partners all rose last year

China's imports and exports with the United States, its third largest trading partner, surged 20.2 percent year-on-year to 4.88 trillion yuan ($770 billion) last year, according to Li Kuiwen, director-general of GAC's statistics and analysis department.

January 17, 2022

Foreign trade impetus for global recovery

In a hard-earned result, given the attempts the United States has exerted to reshape the global supply chains, China's foreign trade realized 30 percent year-on-year growth last year.

January 17, 2022

China's GDP expands 8.1% in 2021

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 8.1 percent year on year in 2021, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

January 17, 2022

Beijing promises to host green and sustainable Winter Games

The Winter Olympic Games will feature a green and sustainable management system and boost regional development of Beijing and its co-host city Zhangjiakou, said Beijing 2022 organizers at a press conference on Thursday.

January 17, 2022

China's trade increases 800% over 20 years

China's foreign trade in goods skyrocketed by more than 800% over the two decades since the country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001.

January 14, 2022

China's foreign trade hits new high in 2021

China's total goods imports and exports expanded 21.4 percent year on year to 39.1 trillion yuan (6.14 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2021, official data showed Friday.

January 14, 2022

Beijing realizing vision of hosting sustainable Games

Beijing's vision of hosting sustainable Winter Olympics is materializing in a big way, and the Games organizers are hoping the venues and projects keep benefiting sports and social and economic development after the sporting gala closes.

January 14, 2022

Beijing 2022 releases Pre-Games Sustainability Report

A Pre-Games Sustainability Report was released by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) at a press conference held Thursday, elaborating on the green and sustainable development principles during the preparation for the Games.

January 14, 2022

Beijing 2022 venues powered by green energy to cut 320,000 metric tons of emissions

All venues of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games are expected to consume about 400 million kilowatt-hours of green power from June 2019 to the end of the Games, which will save 128,000 metric tons coal equivalent, equal to 320,000 metric tons of carbon emission reduction.

January 13, 2022

More Chinese firms strive to spur innovation

The innovative vitality of Chinese businesses was further stimulated last year, as a growing number of domestic market entities registered invention patents, a senior intellectual property regulator said.

January 13, 2022

Foreigners have more patents granted in China

China saw rapid growth of patents and trademarks granted to foreigners in 2021, an official from the country's top intellectual property (IP) regulator said on Wednesday.

January 13, 2022

China takes more measures to improve patent quality

China has taken more measures to boost the country's innovation drive and is shifting from focusing on the intellectual property (IP) quantity to quality, the country's top IP regulator said Wednesday at a press conference.

January 13, 2022

China's domestic companies see 22.6% rise in total patents

​The number of in-force patents held by domestic companies in China went up 22.6% year on year to 1.91 million by the end of 2021, demonstrating the companies' rising innovative capability, said an official at a press conference Wednesday.

January 12, 2022

Plan focuses on affordable elderly care

China is taking steps to make affordable nursing services available to more elderly people in the next four years to meet the needs of its aging population and improve the quality of their lives.

January 12, 2022

40 cities to add 6.5M units of gov't-subsidized rental housing

Forty major Chinese cities plan to add 6.5 million units of government-subsidized rental housing between 2021 and 2025, aiming to mitigate housing difficulties for 13 million people including new urban residents and youths, according to a press conference Tuesday.

January 11, 2022

Work training programs to be renewed

The working skills training campaign, which has helped relieve the structural imbalance of the job market, will continue for another five years.

January 10, 2022

China to ramp up vocational training

China will ramp up efforts to provide vocational training in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), including cultivating more than 8 million high-skilled workers, according to a press briefing Friday.

January 7, 2022

White paper shows human rights progress

Although China has made constant efforts to inform the world about its human rights developments, some Western countries choose to ignore the facts and use attacks on the nation's human rights issues as a political tool to curb the country's development, human rights experts said.

June 25, 2021

New plan issued to help smaller firms raise funds

China announced a new plan to promote the sharing and application of credit information in a bid to boost financing of the vast group of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

December 31, 2021

China ready to implement RCEP agreement: Official

China has completed the domestic preparation for implementing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, a Chinese official said Thursday, two days ahead of the world's largest trade deal coming into force.

December 31, 2021