Asylum applications in September 2025
In September 2025, 58 495 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, marking a 24% decrease compared with September 2024 (76 920) and a 14%…
Innovation to give edge in frontier sectors
A drone is on display at an innovation-driven development demonstration center in Beijing. ZHENG HUANSONG/XINHUA China’s resolve to promote innovation-driven development to accelerate the cultivation of new growth drivers is…
Breathing creativity back into rusty factories
A view of the exterior of Brickkiln Lane in Beijing’s Haidian district, a popular industrial tourism site built on a major brick-and-tile factory constructed back in the 1950s. In Brickkiln…
China to maintain stable economic growth in 2026
China will strive to keep economic growth stable next year while maintaining overall stability in employment, prices and the balance of payments, a senior official said on Saturday. Han Wenxiu,…
China’s economy beats expectations in 2025
China’s economy outperformed expectations over the year, with growth momentum broadening and key risks easing, a senior official said on Saturday. Speaking at the China Economic Annual Conference in Beijing,…
SMEs becoming major driver of trade between China and Russia
Small and medium-sized enterprises are increasingly becoming a key driver of trade growth between China and Russia, experts said on Friday at a forum held in Nanchang, capital of East…
Hainan FTP launches intl services portal
Zeeshan Qasim Khan, a Pakistani entrepreneur, takes photos of a board listing an array of official social media accounts of the Hainan Free Trade Port International Services portal at its…
Demand-led growth at top of 2026 agenda
A drone photo taken on Nov 1, 2025 shows a view of Shenzhen Bay Culture Square in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. China’s key economic meeting put “demand-led growth and…
Uni-themed apparel all the rage
Chinese universities are discovering that school logo and team-related apparel, in this case, winter outerwear, is becoming hot on campuses, especially as temperatures plummet. Renmin University of China has seen…
Balanced growth, structural reforms in focus for 2026
Workers operate a humanoid robot to collect data in a warehouse material handling scenario at the Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Dec 4. XIAO YIJIU/XINHUA…