Domestic brands drive China’s smartphone market recovery in 2025
Vivo unveiled its latest smartphones S50 series. Fueled by the country’s subsidy policies for consumer goods and local brands intensifying competition through innovative designs and AI-powered features, China’s smartphone market…
Global impact of Chinese web novels reaches new heights
The 2025 China Online Literature Overseas Trend Report, released at the 4th Shanghai International Online Literature Week, reveals market developments and cultural impact. China’s online literature has achieved unprecedented global…
Top market regulator clarifies exemptions on anti-competitive agreements
China’s top market regulator revised its rules on anti-competitive agreements, setting clearer marketshare thresholds under which certain vertical agreements will not be prohibited, the State Administration for Market Regulation said…
Imported durians sell out fast in Hainan after customs shift
Several hundred people lined up at a supermarket in Haikou, Hainan province, on Thursday to buy imported durians being sold at almost half their usual price, shortly after the launch…
China to enhance regulation over PV manufacturing capacity in 2026
BEIJING – China will enhance regulation over photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing capacity in 2026, using market and legal measures to phase out outdated production and achieve a better balance between supply…
Chronological biography of Tang Tingshu launched
The Complete Chronological Biography of Tong King-sing, a systematic account of the life and innovative achievements of a leading industrial and commercial figure of the late Qing period, was launched…
Hainan marks a new phase in opening-up
The island-wide special customs operations of the Hainan Free Trade Port officially commenced on Thursday, marking a new phase in Hainan Island’s opening-up. Bank of China Hainan Branch is stepping…
Businesses begin receiving benefits as Hainan FTP starts customs shift
Companies and institutions began receiving benefits on Thursday as the Hainan Free Trade Port began its island-wide special customs operations. Siemens Energy became the first foreign-invested enterprise to register, receiving…
Shanghai exports soar to record high, fueled by new engines
Shanghai’s exports soared 18.2 percent year-on-year to a record high of 186.6 billion yuan ($26.5 billion) in November, as per the data released by the city’s customs on Thursday. With…
Hudong-Zhonghua achieves annual target after delivering 100th container ship
With the delivery of the world’s largest dual-fuel powered container ship to French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM Group, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, a unit of the world’s…