The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Thursday launched a special action plan to boost computing power for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
"We wanted the trip to feel unhurried," Lin, a tourist from Central China's Hunan Province traveling with his wife and primary school-aged child.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday called for further leveraging the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism and strengthening dialogue and communication so as to promote the healthy, stable and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations.
Chinese government bond yields have demonstrated notable resilience over the past month against the backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions, while the debts of major economies such as US and Europe have been in a sell-off during the same period, relevant data showed. Some media outlets and analysts said the trend further highlights the Chinese assets' characteristic as a “safe haven” for investors, at a time when the world is grappling with mounting uncertainties, steep energy price surges and rising global tensions.
Multiple Chinese robotics firms have disclosed their financial results for 2025, showing strong revenue growth driven by demand for embodied intelligent humanoid robots, though some see continuous losses amid heavy investment in research and development (R&D). Industry analysts said on Thursday that enhanced intelligent level and industrial application will emerge as key breakthroughs for 2026.
China's three government agencies on Thursday summoned three platform companies - Douyin, Taotian, and Xiaohongshu - for talks regarding issues such as non-compliant marketing of counterfeit YouthIt products imported through cross-border e-commerce that was first reported by state broadcaster CCTV.
China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday called for further leveraging the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism and strengthening dialogue and communication so as to promote the healthy, stable and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations.
In response to a question from a foreign journalist regarding whether China is in discussions with countries on fuel assistance, following Reuters' report this week that China is poised to extend its ban on refined fuel exports into April, though exemptions could be applied to small volumes bound for countries including Sri Lanka
China has completed spring irrigation on more than 100 million mu (6.67 million hectares) of farmland nationwide, with local authorities stepping up efforts to secure water supplies for the season, CCTV News reported on Thursday citing official data.
Under the spring sun in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, a once-barren stretch of saline-alkali land now shimmers with rows of greenhouses -- over 250 structures stretching like azure waves across the landscape.
Technicians develop and produce automotive pressure sensors at the sensor research and manufacturing workshop of Hefei Senmol Sensor Technology Co in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, on April 1, 2026. Photo: VCG
“China is a reliable and respected partner,” “China's development has had a profound impact on Arab countries,” “cooperation between China and Arab countries will become even stronger than before.” In a recent interview with the Global Times, Arab shipping professional Mustafa Elmehdawi shared vivid, firsthand stories of mutually beneficial cooperation and joint progress between China and the Arab countries.
Multiple global research institutions have highlighted the Chinese government's efforts to diversify its energy import sources and its energy structure as an effective buffer amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East. The conflict has caused global crude prices to surge and produced supply scares in a number of countries, while prompting Japan and South Korea to release their oil reserves.
As the Qingming Festival approaches, the spring tea harvest is in full swing. In Anji, East China's Zhejiang Province, the hills of tea plantations are blanketed in vibrant green. By early morning, tea factories are already abuzz with activity. According to tidenews.com.cn, freshly processed tea leaves are swiftly packaged, with postal vehicles stationed outside the factories. Within a single day, the spring tea is dispatched to 62 cities, underscoring the efficiency of the supply chain.
South Korea's exports to China rose 64 percent year-on-year to $16.5 billion in March, extending their growth streak to five consecutive months, according to a press release on the official website of South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) on Wednesday.
At a time when protectionism is rising and economic globalization faces growing headwinds, why does China remain committed to expanding opening-up? What does its high-level opening up mean for the world? In a recent interview with the People's Daily (PD), John Ross (Ross), British economist, former director for economic and business policy for the mayor of London and senior fellow at the Renmin University of China's Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, shared his insights based on more than four decades of research on China's economy.
Daily border crossings nationwide during the Qingming Festival holiday from April 4 to April 6 are expected to exceed 2.3 million, up 11.1 percent year-on-year, the National Immigration Administration said on its official website.
China firmly opposes the US setting restrictions on China-Venezuela cooperation by issuing so-called “general licenses,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday. Mao was asked to comment on media reports that the US Department of the Treasury last Friday issued Venezuela-related general licenses for mineral investment and operations and claimed these general licenses, which exclude China, Russia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Cuba and Iran, were part of efforts to bring the Venezuelan economy back online and benefit Americans and Venezuelans.
US-based outdoor brand Patagonia has sparked heated discussions online after introducing a new shipping policy dubbed an “Earth usage fee” on the Tmall online shopping platform in China, which officially took effect on Wednesday. Many Chinese netizens have questioned the charge, with some mocking it as “a way to dress up extra fees as something noble and grand.”
China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a risk alert on Wednesday, warning that AI-powered agent tools such as OpenClaw have been found to have vulnerable default security settings, which can lead to serious security risks. Using such intelligent AI agents to draft patent application documents may trigger multiple risks, including the leakage of technical information, lack of substance in patent application and loss of creditability for patent applicants, CNIPA said.
The China-Laos Railway has handled over 70 million passenger trips since it began operations on Dec. 3, 2021, according to data released by China Railway Kunming Group Co. on Tuesday.
The recent rollout of pilot spring breaks in several Chinese regions, overlapping with the upcoming Qingming Festival holiday, is rapidly emerging as what analysts see as a new catalyst for domestic consumption, with travel platform data pointing to a strong stimulative effect on the tourism market.
From fresh-cut roses to new-energy vehicles, exports from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are increasingly reaching markets across Asia and Europe. According to the Xinjiang Daily, the region's foreign trade in the first two months of this year totaled 71.22 billion yuan ($10.31 billion), up 36 percent year-on-year, outpacing the national average by 17.7 percentage points.
With the continuous improvement of bilateral economic and trade relations, China is increasingly regarded as one of the key factors driving the recovery of tourism to South Korea.
After Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO won landmark victories in the World Supersport (WorldSSP) category at the Portuguese round of the Superbike World Championship, the stock prices of related A-share companies rose on Tuesday.
China's science and technology spending is expected to exceed 400 billion yuan ($57.87 billion) for the first time in 2026, focusing on both basic and applied research, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF), a trend that Chinese experts said reflects the government's ongoing efforts to strengthen the country's tech self-reliance and innovation.
Shanghai tax authorities announced on Tuesday they had received a tip-off filed under a real name on Monday alleging tax issues involving Chinese actress Ju Jingyi, however, the department decided not to proceed as it had received similar leads multiple times since September 2025 but found no reported tax-related violations after careful verification.
Chinese actress Ju Jingyi, a well-known television star recognized for her roles in historical fantasy dramas, has been accused of tax violations, as seen from screenshots of alleged tip-top reports to the tax authorities, which sparked heated discussions on Chinese social media on Tuesday, with related hashtags quickly surging to the top of Sina Weibo's trending list.
Chinese researchers have created a group of gene-edited cloned pigs targeting liver X receptor alpha (LXRα, critical for the maintenance of hepatocyte health), which is the world's first reported LXRα gene-edited pig model, the research team told the Global Times on Tuesday.
China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) is not only a blueprint but also a practical roadmap of opportunities for international investors, Liu Yue, deputy director of the Foreign Economic Research Institute at the Institute of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said during a salon discussion held by the China Public Diplomacy Association on China's economic development on Monday.
Canadian Finance Minister and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne will visit China between March 31 and April 4. He will meet with government and business leaders alike to build strategic partnerships and attract new investments as part of Canada's broader diversification imperative, Department of Finance Canada said in a statement on Monday local time.
A China-Laos-Thailand all-rail cold-chain freight train, carrying fresh Thai durians, departed on Monday, marking a new cross-border transport corridor for fruit, Chengdu International Railway Port Investment and Development (Group) Co, the cold-chain operator, told the Global Times in a statement on Tuesday.
China's privately-run space company GalaxySpace (Beijing) Technology Group Co has filed for A-share IPO counseling, or pre-listing guidance, with the Beijing Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), according to a post on the securities regulator's website.
Former vice chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Wang Jianjun is prosecuted on charges of bribery, domestic media outlets, including Xinhua News Agency and CCTV News, reported on Tuesday.
China's manufacturing PMI rose to 50.4 in March, indicating improving economic activity, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The improved reading was attributed to expansion in both production and demand; a rebound in PMI reading in large, medium and small-sized enterprises; and the fast expansion in high-tech manufacturing, equipment manufacturing and consumer goods industries as well as high energy-consuming industries.
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.4 in March, up 1.4 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed Tuesday.
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“I am fully confident that China will achieve the economic target [set out in this year's Government Work Report] ... Moreover, during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), China's potential annual growth rate could still be 8 percent,” Justin Yifu Lin, dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, said during a salon discussion held by the China Public Diplomacy Association on China's economic development on Monday.
Today's Xuejiawa boasts clear waters, green banks, and harmony between people and nature. The giant inscription along the riverside ecological park — “The people protect the Yangtze, and the Yangtze rewards the people” — is deeply engraved in people's hearts.
An incident involving DeepSeek has highlighted the growing tension between user demand and the computing infrastructure that powers generative artificial intelligence (AI). As consumer and enterprise adoption continues to climb, operators face mounting pressure to expand resilient, locally controlled computing capacity to avoid recurring outages and sustain the next wave of AI applications, industry observers said.
South China's tech hub of Shenzhen recently powered up its newly built 11,000 petaflop intelligent computing cluster. This is China's first 10,000-card level full-stack domestically controlled intelligent computing cluster built entirely with advanced Chinese chips, the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported on Monday.
Hong Kong's IPO market for the technology sector showed strong momentum on Monday, as the leading company of the trend, Manycore Tech, a spatial intelligence unicorn and one of Hangzhou's “Six Little Dragons,” reportedly entered the final sprint toward a listing.
China's market regulator on Monday unveiled measures to tackle “involution-style” competition across the platform economy and key new‑energy sectors, as part of greater efforts to advance a fair, high‑quality unified national market. A Chinese expert said that the move aims to create a market order where good quality commands good prices and healthy competition prevails.
As inbound tourism expands from first-tier cities to smaller cities, this represents not just a geographic spread of the tourism market, but also a deepening of foreign visitors' desire to understand China - shifting from checking off visits to landmarks to seeking cultural experiences.
Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East regions, global markets for energy, fertilizers and other commodities are facing supply shortages, exerting pressure on many countries. China stands ready to maintain communication with all parties and jointly safeguard global energy security. However, to fundamentally resolve the issue, the first step should be to halt military operations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing on Monday, responding to media inquiry.
Last week, the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) celebrated its 100th day of the island-wide special customs operations starting December 18, 2025. Over these 100 days, the world's “youngest FTP” has achieved a good start for its special customs operations, receiving positive feedback from all parties. Asked to provide more details about the feedback and commenting on the Hainan FTP, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on Monday that the Hainan FTP is an important platform for leading global open cooperation and driving innovative development. From a smooth start to vigorous development, the Hainan FTP has delivered an impressive 100-day report card.
Chinese video surveillance companies such as Hikvision, Dahua and TP-Link will be barred from selling internet-connected CCTV cameras and other video surveillance products in India starting April 1, when the country's new certifying rules officially take effect. Chinese experts and industry insiders have sharply criticized the move, arguing that it is essentially a discriminatory trade protection measure disguised as "cybersecurity," which not only violates international trade rules but also harms India's own market interests.
More than 3,400 brands from over 60 countries and regions will be present at this year's Sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), which will be held from April 13 to 18 in South China's Hainan Province. International exhibits will account for 65 percent of the total number, representing a 20-percentage point increase compared to last year, Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping said on Monday.
At the opening ceremony of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) Annual Conference held in Beijing on March 25, many international guests were drawn to the AR & AI-powered translation glasses showcased at the event.
At the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum), held from Wednesday to Sunday in Beijing, embodied intelligence once again took the spotlight among other advanced technologies. Beyond eye-catching scenarios of robots in action - from preparing desserts to threading needles - the improved coordination and finesse of the upgraded robots signal a promising shift toward real-world deployment and faster integration into everyday life.
Ola Källenius, chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, still remembers the first time he met Cao Xudong, founder of Chinese technology company Momenta, back in 2017 when the startup was still in its infancy.
Amid growing market attention to the economic effects generated by tokens, “token,” a key concept in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), has driven up related service prices as the nation's demand for computing power rises. Notably, major domestic cloud providers increased token service fees by about 30 percent within a 10-day period in March, China Media Group (CMG) reported on Saturday.
China's first ship-based cross-domain unmanned cluster system is being tested at sea, marking a shift from developing individual technologies to building fully integrated systems for intelligent shipping, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Sunday.
More than 700 Chinese companies listed on the domestic A-share market had released their financial results for 2025 as of Sunday, with hard-tech firms posting impressive earnings performances, according to domestic financial service provider iFinD.
As temperatures rise across China, a wave of spring-limited delicacies — ranging from fresh wild vegetables at local markets to elaborate spring feasts and viral limited-edition snacks — has swept through cities and towns.
China's civil aviation sector kicked off the summer-autumn 2026 flight season on Sunday, with more international routes, including to India being planned, and expanded C919 flight services.
From the Foreign Subsidies Regulation to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, from the Critical Raw Materials Act to the recently proposed revisions to the EU Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) and the Industrial Accelerator Act, the EU has in recent years rolled out a dense set of trade and industrial policy instruments under the banners of security, sustainability and fairness.
A major national science and technology infrastructure project, the deep-sea all-weather resident floating research facility, was officially launched in Shanghai on Saturday, according to CCTV News.
The value of China's international trade in goods and services exceeded 3.93 trillion yuan in February 2026, official data showed on Friday.
Recently, some foreign media outlets have made absurd interpretations of a series of economic and social development targets, tasks, and policies proposed by the Chinese government. Some claimed that China has continuously lowered its economic growth targets, indicating that it is no longer pursuing growth, while others claimed that China's economic policies lack sufficient strength, suggesting that it is no longer centered on economic development. These interpretations completely distort the facts, aiming to mislead expectations and undermine market confidence. Let us examine and clarify these fallacies one by one.
From AR glasses capable of translating more than 100 languages to intelligent robots serving food and beverages without human involvement, attendees from around the world have been drawn to the range of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies on display at the ongoing Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum in Beijing, which entered its third day on Friday.
Expanding domestic demand remains a central pillar of China's economic agenda in 2026, yet the strategic approach has undergone a significant shift. Moving beyond a reliance on direct policy-driven stimulus, the current focus centers on stimulating the endogenous dynamism of China's ultra-large market. The goal is to transition domestic demand from being "policy-driven" to "market-led," ensuring that consumption serves as a lasting force for long-term economic growth.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Friday announced two reciprocal trade barrier investigations into US actions and measures that harm global production and supply chains as well as those that impede trading of green products.
This year's Government Work Report, for the first time, mentioned the need to "support the development of public clouds." "Without public clouds, there can be no intelligent agents; without intelligent agents, the 'AI Plus' initiative will be greatly compromised," Liu Shangxi (Liu), Vice President of the China Society of Macroeconomics, said in a recent exclusive interview with the Global Times (GT). Liu noted that China boasts a mega-scale market, the most comprehensive industrial system and the richest application scenarios, all of which provide unique advantages for the growth of the digital economy. He said that the development of the digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI), from model training to inference, relies heavily on public clouds. He described public clouds as the "railways and highways" in the digital era, serving as a new type of infrastructure.
From robots capable of complex maneuvers to air conditioners operating stably at 68 C and ceramic Christmas trees blending traditional Chinese craftsmanship with overseas cultures… China's high-quality products are increasingly crossing borders and enriching global consumer choices while ensuring stable global industrial and supply chains
Recently, as China unveiled its economic growth target for 2026, some voices in the US and Western media have once again revived the hype about a so-called "slowdown" of the Chinese economy. The Wall Street Journal claimed that "China Signals New Era of Slower Economic Growth," while Bloomberg ran a piece titled "Six Charts That Explain China's Weakening Economy." Such claims are completely unfounded.
China is willing to actively expand imports from Europe and hopes that the European side will relax export controls on high-tech products and refrain from politicizing or weaponizing economic and trade issues, China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said on Thursday, during a meeting with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic while attending the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Friday.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Friday announced trade barrier investigations into US actions and measures that harm global production and supply chains and impede trade in green products.
US lawmakers have planned to propose a bill to bar federal agencies from buying or operating Chinese-made humanoid robots for “security” concerns, a move a Chinese expert said reflects growing unease in Washington over competition with China in emerging technologies and could weigh on US innovation capacity and industry interests.
At a plaza outside the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) venue, humanoid robots dance in sync to music, drawing crowds of Chinese and foreign guests who stop to watch and record the scene on their phones.
China's commerce ministry on Friday announced trade barrier investigations into US actions and measures that harm global production and supply chains as well as that impede trading of green products.
In response to a foreign media reporter's question asking whether the Chinese side can confirm the information as the US claimed Thursday that China has been detaining Panama-flagged ships, describing this as China's “punishment” on Panama, with the relevant actions occurring after Panama canceled the contract allowing a Chinese-funded enterprise to participate in the operation of a port at the Panama Canal, Lin Jian, spokesperson from China's Foreign Ministry, said that China's position on the Panama port issue is clear. The US side's repeated accusations only expose its own plot to seize control of the canal.
In response to a question for comment on a Reuters report citing US officials and claiming that Chinese chipmaker SMIC has sent chipmaking tools to Iran's military and that the process began roughly a year ago, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday that he is not familiar with the situation mentioned by the reporter. “What I can tell you is that recently some media outlets have been keen to publish ambiguous but actually false information, which we have verified and found to be fake news,” Lin said.
Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 15.2 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2026, with equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing serving as major growth drivers, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Friday.
At the Boao Forum for Asia, an Italian economist and former undersecretary at Italy's Ministry of Economic Development told the Global Times that he has been in frequent contact with Italian officials, urging both Italian and EU leaders to take a “more diplomatic, less aggressive” approach toward China and recognize that “the world is moving to this new multipolar world.”
China is willing to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with the US, China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said during a meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, according to a press release on the official website of Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Friday.
Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 15.2 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, with emerging sectors such as equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing serving as major growth drivers, official data showed Friday.
Swiss computer accessories brand Logitech's China branch, Logitech China, on late Thursday night issued an apology on its official Sina Weibo account, after controversial content posted by its e-commerce store operator in China sparked outrage.
This year's Government Work Report sends a clear signal: China will implement more proactive and effective macro policies. On the fiscal front, general public budget expenditure will reach 30 trillion yuan ($4.34 trillion) for the first time, an increase of about 1.27 trillion yuan from the previous year. On the monetary side, tools such as reserve requirement ratio cuts and interest rate reductions will be deployed in a flexible and efficient manner to maintain ample liquidity…
Two workers handle rice seedlings at a fully automated smart rice seedling factory in Guangshan county, Xinyang, Central China's Henan Province, on March 26, 2026. During the spring sowing season, local farmers are using agricultural technology to move rice seedling cultivation from outdoors to indoors and from the ground to the “air,” achieving automated and intelligent seedling raising, and boosting the quality and speed of spring plowing. Photo: VCG
Chinese and South Korean industry representatives on Thursday called for deeper cooperation in the innovation and application of cutting edge technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, as several key agreements were signed at the ongoing 2026 Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum in Beijing on Thursday. A Chinese expert said the move could inject fresh momentum into efforts to bolster the stability of global industrial and supply chains amid rising unilateralism and protectionism.
As words like "war," "missiles," "airstrikes" and "turbulence" dominate global headlines, a strikingly different list of keywords is being read in South China's Hainan Province. In the balmy, manicured resort town of Boao, delegates gathering for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026 have traded the vocabulary of war for a synchronized chorus of "cooperation," "openness," and "innovation" - a carefully orchestrated attempt to project regional stability and pitch a shared economic future amid turbulence.
German chemical giant BASF celebrated the official inauguration of its newly built, world-scale Verbund site in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday, the latest sign that multinationals are doubling down on investment in the Chinese market amid global economic headwinds.
For years, European consumers have been enjoying cheaper products shipped directly from China and other countries by e-commerce platforms, thanks in part to tax exemptions on small parcels; however, EU authorities are moving to end that. In the latest development, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament announced that they had selected Lille, a city in France, as the host city for the future EU customs authority (EUCA), which reportedly will help harmonize the bloc's customs rules and tackle an influx of packages from China.
China has made a major breakthrough in commercial aerospace in-orbit servicing technology. Beijing-based commercial satellite company Emposat Co announced on Thursday that it has completed a refueling test in low-Earth orbit using a flexible robotic arm and key technology verification, marking the country's first commercial experimental satellite equipped with a flexible robotic arm.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday urged to the UK side to provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business and investment environment for enterprises from all countries, including Chinese companies.
On March 23, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province. Xi viewed construction progress in the start-up zone. He acknowledged that important progress has been achieved in the construction and development of the Xiong'an New Area.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that he is not aware of the situation mentioned and suggested referring the question to the relevant Chinese authorities, when asked for confirmation of media report claiming that China has banned two executives from an AI-related company from leaving the country.
In responding to claims made by a Japanese media outlet that Japanese companies were not invited to the China Development Forum this year, and it is said that they are facing more difficulties in doing business in China recently, and to a question about whether China still intends to promote economic ties with Japanese companies, He Yongqian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said on Thursday that China is committed to high‑level opening-up and to building a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized.
Construction begins on the new Guangzhou airport project in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, on March 25, 2026. Its Phase I involves 41.8 billion yuan ($6.06 billion) and includes two parallel runways, a 260,000-square meters terminal, and 94 stands, with capacity for 30 million passengers and 260,000 flights annually. Photo: VCG
As the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) opened in Beijing on Wednesday, the Top 10 Scientific Advances of 2025 in China were unveiled, spanning fields from aerospace to semiconductors. Chinese and foreign scientists and investors at the event lauded the country's innovation momentum and commercialization prospects.
Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping's container liner unit began restoring services to key Middle East routes after Iran signaled that non-hostile vessel could transit the Strait of Hormuz under certain conditions.
With a few simple, precise movements, a robot completes the whole process of picking up ingredients, skewering them, and handing over a candied hawthorn skewer. Nearby, music plays as two robots perform together on electronic keyboards. These scenes capture a moment at the 2026 Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum, showing a strong sense of Chinese technology advancement throughout the event.
China filed 22,031 patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 9.7 percent, according to the EPO Technology Dashboard 2025 report released on Tuesday. China rose to third place in patent applications for the first time, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Korean Air announced on Wednesday that it will launch an airfare promotion on three China-Busan routes to attract more Chinese travelers, serving as another example of accelerating China–South Korea economic cooperation.
At Tianbao, a border port in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, just across from Vietnam, cold-chain trucks laden with durians, coconuts, and other tropical fruits pass through customs in less than three minutes. In the first two months of this year, Tianbao processed 14,000 tons of ASEAN fruits, a striking year-on-year increase of 405.2 percent, according to the Yunnan Daily. This surge reflects a broader shift in China's consumer market, where rising demand for diverse, high-quality products signals a clear trend of consumption upgrading.
Chinese makers of photovoltaic (PV) products have seen their exports surge in recent days, several companies told the Global Times. Investors have been snapping up the stocks of Chinese renewable-energy companies, on a bet that the energy crisis triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could boost global demand for China's green-energy sector.
Chinese trendy toy maker Pop Mart's flagship original IP Labubu will enter the World Cup football matches in June, becoming the first Chinese trendy toy IP to appear at the tournament, the company told the Global Times on Wednesday.
Green development and sustainability took center stage at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026, with many participants highlighting China's remarkable progress in low-carbon transition, environmental protection, and its green development model that offers a valuable example for the world.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Wednesday that it has determined that measures taken by the Mexican government — such as raising import tariff rates on products from China and other countries that are not its free trade partners — constitute trade and investment barriers.