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Chinese imports, consumption to fuel global recovery

January 28, 2026 2026-01-28

China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government invested 1.1 trillion yuan (about 157.69 billion U.S. dollars) in research and development (R&D) in 2025, official data showed on Wednesday.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
​A Chinese commercial aerospace firm has successfully deployed a general-purpose AI model aboard its orbiting satellites, marking a major milestone for space-based computing.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
China will weigh more efforts toward stimulating service consumption, optimizing consumer goods trade-in policies and tapping the spending power of smaller cities, to further unleash the consumption potential of 1.4 billion people, the country's top commerce official said.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
China's trade promotion system will continue intensifying efforts to stabilize foreign trade in 2026 amid a complex and challenging global trade landscape, said Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), addressing a national trade promotion work conference on Tuesday.
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​Nineteen provinces and municipalities across China provided 19.7 billion yuan (about 2.8 billion U.S. dollars) in aid to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2025, focusing on economic growth and livelihood improvements, according to the ongoing regional legislative session.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
​Hainan's tourism industry has significantly raised its international profile during the last five years, contributing 33.4 percent to the province's GDP, according to the annual session of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
​In 2025, Hong Kong's total export and import values both recorded double-digit growth, with total export value reaching a historical high, China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Tuesday.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
​China's tech-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) saw improved access to credit by the end of 2025, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
​China's bamboo industry has achieved an annual output value of over 520 billion yuan (about 74.4 billion U.S. dollars), with more than 15,000 types of bamboo products available, National Forestry and Grassland Administration data showed on Tuesday.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
​A small district in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen punched above its administrative weight as its gross domestic product (GDP) last year exceeded one trillion yuan (about 143 billion U.S. dollars).
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
​China's sportswear giant Anta Sports announced on Tuesday that it will buy a 29.06% stake in German group Puma SE for 1.5 billion euros, making the Chinese company the largest single shareholder in the iconic brand.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
Profits of China's major industrial firms returned to growth in 2025, snapping a three-year streak of declines, with emerging sectors such as equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing serving as major growth drivers.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
​China plans to sign trade and investment cooperation agreements with Britain during Prime Minister Keir Starmer's upcoming visit to the country, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
​China saw faster integration of sci-tech innovation with industrial innovation in 2025, with strategic emerging industries expanding steadily and traditional sectors accelerating transformation and upgrading, tax data showed Tuesday.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
​China's chain supermarkets and convenience stores reported steady operational improvement in 2025, industry surveys have shown.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
China will take targeted steps in 2026 to promote high-quality growth in foreign trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
​China's two-way investment expanded in 2025, as over 70,000 new foreign-invested enterprises were set up and outbound non-financial direct investment hit 1 trillion yuan (US$143.73 billion), said Yan Dong, vice minister of commerce, at a press conference Monday.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
The 2026 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened from January 19 to 23 in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, calling for increased dialogue in a complex global landscape.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
China's social security funds covering basic pensions, unemployment and work-related injury insurance recorded a total balance of 10.2 trillion yuan (about 1.46 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of 2025, official data showed Tuesday.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
​Private enterprises in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region posted import and export value of 7.268 billion yuan (1.04 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, accounting for 85.7 percent of the region's total foreign trade, according to a conference held by Lhasa Customs.
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