China's employment situation remains stable in April

The surveyed urban unemployment rate in China stood at 5 percent in April, down 0.2 percentage points from a month ago, official data showed on Friday.

May 17, 2024

China's industrial output up 6.7% in April

China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 6.7 percent year on year in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

May 17, 2024

Anhui banks on science and tech innovation

New growth drivers will emerge in the Chinese economy's new development stage, and the eastern province of Anhui will be one of them, the province's governor said on Thursday.

May 17, 2024

Jiangxi accelerates development of open economy

​Jiangxi province is accelerating the development of an open economy by actively promoting high-quality "bringing in" and high-level "going out" initiatives, senior provincial officials said on Thursday.

May 17, 2024

China's Anhui leverages innovation, integration for high-quality development

East China's Anhui Province is charting a course of high-quality development, leveraging its strategic position and innovative capabilities to become an emerging economic powerhouse, Anhui Governor Wang Qingxian said on Thursday.

May 17, 2024

East China's Jiangxi strives for high-quality development

In the process of transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, Jiangxi will adhere to a high-end, intelligent and green path, and vigorously develop industries such as ecological agriculture, ecological cultural tourism, and ecological health care.

May 17, 2024

Coal-rich Shanxi speeds up green transformation

Shanxi province, a major coal supplier in China, has accelerated the reform of its energy sector by promoting green and intelligent mining and the application of new energy, senior provincial officials said on Wednesday.

May 16, 2024

China's coal-rich Shanxi strives for high-quality development

​North China's Shanxi Province, a major coal-producing region of the country, is pursuing high-quality and green development by promoting new quality productive forces.

May 16, 2024

Hunan strives to become pacesetter of reform and opening up

With booming trade and investment, Hunan province has striven to become a pacesetter of reform and opening up in central China, according to a press briefing Tuesday.

May 15, 2024

13th Expo Central China to be held in Changsha

The 13th Central China Investment and Trade Exposition (Expo Central China) will be held from May 31 to June 2 in Changsha, Hunan province, featuring over 20 exhibitions and business matchmaking events, said Ling Ji, vice minister of commerce, at a press conference Tuesday.

May 15, 2024

China to hold expo to boost trade, investment in central region

​The 13th Expo Central China will be held in Hunan Province, as part of efforts to facilitate trade and investment in the country's central region, the Ministry of Commerce said.

May 15, 2024

Trade, investment expo puts central China as platform for global market

The 13th Central China Investment and Trade Exposition will be hosted from May 31 to June 2 in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, aiming to build China's central region as a platform for opening-up to the global market, said a senior commerce official on Tuesday.

May 14, 2024

Fuzhou's digital economy surges 150% in 5 years

Southeastern China's Fuzhou is set to host the 7th Digital China Summit in late May. The city's digital economy rose over 150% to 710 billion yuan (US$98.25 billion) in 2023 from 280 billion yuan in 2018, said Guo Ningning, secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee, at a press conference Friday.

May 13, 2024

Governor: Hunan's industrial prowess gains global traction

​Hunan's rail locomotives, construction machinery, and hybrid ricehave gained global presence, said Mao Weiming, governor of Hunan province, at apress conference on Friday in Beijing.

May 11, 2024

7th Digital China Summit to be held in late May

​The 7th Digital China Summit is set for May 24-25 in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province, Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said Friday. This year's summit is themed on unleashing the value of data and developing new quality productive forces.

May 11, 2024

Reforms to help build 'Digital China'

China will take solid steps to bolster reforms related to the market-oriented allocation of data elements and speed up the construction of digital infrastructure, including industrial internet and computing power networks, as part of its broader push to advance the building of a "Digital China", the country's top data governance regulator said on Friday.

May 11, 2024

Annual summit on China's digital development to be held

The 7th Digital China Summit will take place in Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province, from May 24 to 25, Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said Friday.

May 11, 2024

Hunan boosts trade ties with a fresh push

Hunan province in Central China has intensified efforts to advance international economic and trade cooperation, senior officials said at a news conference on Friday.

May 11, 2024

Official: Central China's Hunan aims to become manufacturing, innovation hub

Central China's Hunan Province is striving to build itself into an advanced manufacturing hub, a sci-tech and innovation center, and a pacesetter for reform and the opening up of inland regions, Hunan governor Mao Weiming said Friday.

May 10, 2024

Henan strives to become manufacturing powerhouse

Henan province remains steadfast in prioritizing the real economy and expediting its efforts to become a manufacturing hub, Governor Wang Kai said at a press briefing Thursday. With a focus on high-quality manufacturing, the province has implemented 11,000 key industrial projects, totaling an investment of 7.9 trillion yuan (US$1.09 trillion).

May 10, 2024

China's Henan strives for high-quality development with new momentum

Central China's Henan Province, one of the country's primary breadbasket provinces, is accelerating the construction of a national innovation highland and an important talent center with high-quality development.

May 10, 2024

China's major grain-producing province speeds up innovation drive

​In its pursuit of new growth impetus, China's major grain-producing province of Henan is reaping the benefits of innovation.

May 9, 2024

China establishes national database on natural disaster risks

China has established a comprehensive database on natural disaster risks across the country, with industry-specific databases in ten sectors set up, a senior disaster response official said on Wednesday.

May 9, 2024

Hubei committed to developing distinctive and leading industries

Hubei is focused on developing modern industrial clusters and fostering new strengths in industrial development, the province's governor Wang Zhonglin said at a press briefing Tuesday. Currently, the province boasts three industries each with an annual output nearing 1 trillion yuan (US$138.44 billion) and 18 surpassing the 100-billion-yuan mark.

May 8, 2024

China completes 4-tier disaster risk evaluation via national survey

China has completed the natural disaster risk evaluation and hazard zonation at the national, provincial, municipality and county levels, based on the results of the country's first national survey on natural disaster risks.

May 8, 2024

Central China's Hubei vows to boost high-quality development

Central China's Hubei Province on Tuesday pledged more efforts to leverage its strategic role in promoting the high-quality development of the country's central region.

May 7, 2024

Hebei advances innovation-driven economy

More technological and innovative projects will be launched in Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province, as it welcomes top talent, universities, tech companies and investment from Beijing and Tianjin, officials said at a news conference in Beijing on Monday.

April 30, 2024

Hebei sees fast-growing high-tech investment

In the first quarter of this year, Hebei province's investment in high-tech industries grew 45.1% year on year, and the figure for last year was 24.7%, according to a press briefing Monday.

April 29, 2024

Heilongjiang advances new quality productive forces in line with local conditions

Heilongjiang province is speeding up efforts to foster new quality productive forces by upgrading traditional industries and cultivating new growth engines, the province's governor Liang Huiling said at a press briefing Friday. In the first quarter, the province's high-end equipment, aerospace, and electronic information industries all achieved double-digit growths in output value.

April 28, 2024

Senior official reiterates pledge to safeguard IP

A senior official on Friday reiterated the country's commitment to protecting the intellectual property rights of private and foreign enterprises operating in China as part of a broader effort to create a pro-business environment and promote innovation-driven growth.

April 28, 2024