Policies to lift spending in focus this year
Customers drink local craft beer at a restaurant in Guiyang, the capital city of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Dec 25, 2025. China will scale up efforts to boost consumer spending…
China to add ‘more targeted, inclusive’ listing standards to ChiNext board: securities regulator
BEIJING — A “more targeted and inclusive” set of listing standards will be added to the ChiNext board in the near future, said Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities…
Foreign travelers pour into ancient water town
Douglas, a tourist from the United States, spent a leisurely day in Shanghai’s ancient water town of Zhujiajiao during his recent trip to China. There, he quietly admired the delicate…
China’s LNG resilience hedges Hormuz risks
An aerial image captures an LNG vessel docking at a port in Tianjin on Jan 5. DU PENGHUI/XINHUA China is well-positioned to navigate potential short-term supply shocks to liquefied natural…
IMF welcomes China’s consumption push in draft 15th FYP, sees trade surpluses narrowing
The draft outline of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) has proposed achieving a notable increase in household consumption as a share of GDP. Marshall Mills, International Monetary Fund’s senior resident…
Deutsche Bank prices record 5.5 billion yuan panda bond issuance
Deutsche Bank AG said on Friday that it has successfully priced a 5.5 billion yuan ($796 million) multi-tranche panda bond in the China Interbank Bond Market, marking the first panda…
Exporters fret as Mideast tensions cast shadow on shipping operations
The military strikes by Israel and the United States against Iran, which have intensified tensions in the Middle East, particularly near the Strait of Hormuz, have disrupted shipping operations, creating…
Emerging industries will drive China’s growth
China intends to drive growth by cultivating its emerging and future industries, Premier Li Qiang said at the country’s annual two sessions gathering in Beijing on Thursday. Delivering this year’s…
2025 targets achieved: China’s economic snapshot
China’s 2025 economic achievements released: GDP grew by 5 percent, reaching 140.19 trillion yuan; 12.67 million urban jobs created; personal incomes rose in step with economic growth; and grain output…
Total market capitalization of China’s A-shares tops 110t yuan: securities regulator
BEIJING — Total market capitalization of A-shares has exceeded 110 trillion yuan ($15.9 trillion), said Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, at a press conference Friday on…