The Volkswagen brand's new-energy vehicle (NEV) deliveries in China surged 346.9 percent year-on-year to a record high of more than 28,000 in October, the German carmaker said on Wednesday. Industry data showed that Chinese buyers purchased more than 1.1 million NEV passenger vehicles during the month, accounting for a record 67.5 percent of nationwide passenger vehicle retail sales.
Following the fireball event in North China's Hebei Province, meteorite fragments have begun appearing on secondhand trading platforms, according to media reports.
JD Logistics has launched its first rail freight service in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, linking Lhasa with Xining in Northwest China's Qinghai Province. The company said on Wednesday that the service cuts parcel delivery times into and out of Xizang by an average of two days, with some outbound shipments eligible for next-day delivery.
China-Europe freight trains maintained a 100 percent loaded-container rate for 50 consecutive months through October, carrying loaded containers in both directions, an official from China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Wednesday. A Chinese expert said the near-equal number of outbound and return trains shows that China's import demand is as active as its export trade along the corridor. The ability to sustain cargo flows both ways gives Chinese exporters a reliable route to overseas customers and foreign suppliers a stable channel into the Chinese market, a strength for China's foreign trade amid global uncertainty.
Several container vessels berth at the Qingdao Port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, on November 9, 2026. Photo: VCG
China announced on Monday that it would extend the suspension of several trade measures against the US for another two months. This extension covers additional tariffs, special port fees, export controls on 16 American entities, and measures against another 11 companies on its unreliable entity list, as the two countries continue to implement agreements reached through high-level meetings and economic and trade consultations.
China appreciates Papua New Guinea's decision to close the "Taipei Economic Office," saying the move reaffirmed broad international support for the one-China principle, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.
China will continue to suspend measures against 11 US entities under its unreliable entity list for two months starting November 10, to implement the consensus reached during the eighth round of China-US economic and trade consultations, according to a Ministry of Commerce statement on Monday.
China will continue to suspend export control measures on 16 US entities for two months starting November 10, as part of efforts to implement the consensus reached during the eighth round of China-US economic and trade consultations, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.
China's leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Group (SMEE) brought a model of its next-generation front-end dry lithography platform to this year's China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, showcasing its imaging performance that matches leading international counterparts. The exhibit signals a bigger shift on the show floor: chips are no longer paper specs, but physical realities in the form of server cabinets, modular containers, and large-language models (LLMs), as China's semiconductor sector picks up speed.
The Adora Magic City and the Adora Flora City (right) dock at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai on November 8, 2026. The terminal welcomes two domestically built large cruise ships simultaneously for the first time. The Adora Flora City, China's second domestically built large cruise ship, was officially delivered on November 6. Photo: VCG
ASICS will further increase investment in the Chinese market and strengthen its local production system, Koji Hayashi, chairman of ASICS China and senior managing director of ASICS Greater China, told the Global Times on Friday at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
Chinese robotics company PrimeBOT said on Sunday that its 10,000th personal robot has rolled off the production line, a milestone in the company's push toward large-scale mass production of consumer-grade embodied artificial intelligence (AI) products.
Economic cooperation and "de-risking" should not be seen as contradictory, and China and Germany should strengthen practical collaboration in areas ranging from electric mobility to sustainable urban development, Heidelberg Mayor Eckart Würzner told the Global Times in a recent exclusive interview, as the two economies navigate growing industrial competition and trade tensions.
Chinese commercial space company Galactic Energy successfully launched its CERES-2 carrier rocket on Saturday, placing four satellites into orbit as China's commercial space sector expands its launch capabilities to serve a growing range of satellite applications, according to materials the company provided to the Global Times.
A record number of more than 40 US food and agricultural trade associations and companies attended the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, showcasing a wide range of products from soybeans and wine to poultry and ginseng as they seek to maintain their long relationship with Chinese partners and further explore the vast Chinese market following the recent meeting between the heads of state of the US and China.
On Thursday morning, in the waiting lounge of the opening ceremony of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, two hours before the ceremony began, the guests had already begun arriving.
Humanoid robot fighting demonstrations have become less entertaining than in 2025, as the machines have grown more stable, Wang Xingxing, founder and CEO of Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics, said on Thursday.
On her first visit to the World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit, Debora Comparin wanted to know what Chinese developers were building and how their AI agents could work with systems developed elsewhere.
China's private satellite company GalaxySpace conducted its first low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite internet application demonstration in Indonesia on Thursday, enabling a high-definition video call between its team in Indonesia and colleagues in Beijing, the company said.
US technology giant Apple pushed out its iOS 27.3 developer beta version on Wednesday, giving Chinese mainland users first test access to Apple Intelligence.
China's gold consumption totaled 684.623 tons in the first three quarters of 2026, up 0.28 percent year-on-year, data from the China Gold Association (CGA) showed on Wednesday. China's central bank added a total of 103.26 tons to its gold reserves during the period, bringing the country's total gold holdings to 2,409.59 tons as of the end of September, the fifth-largest gold reserves globally.
China's daily AI token use reached 140 trillion in March, according to a blue book released on Wednesday at the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit in East China's Zhejiang Province. Tokens are the basic units that large AI models process when handling a prompt or generating a response.
The Light of Internet Expo, a major event of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, opened on Monday in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang Province, showcasing China's advances in artificial intelligence and its expanding industrial applications, as well as emerging opportunities in the country for global cooperation.
The nuclear island of Unit 5 at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in Haiyang, East China's Shandong Province started construction on Saturday, marking the beginning of Phase III of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Complex, according to a post seen on the Wechat account of the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), the project's contractor. It is among the world's first Generation III nuclear power projects.
China and Norway have signed a new protocol to expand market access for Norwegian wild-caught seafood, marking another step forward in bilateral trade cooperation and creating fresh opportunities for Norwegian exporters to tap into China's vast consumer market.
Chinese-made vehicles are loaded onto ships for export at a roll-on/roll-off terminal of the Lianyungang Port in East China's Jiangsu Province on October 30, 2026. The port's vehicle exports rose 15.52 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters as it optimized shipping routes and improved operating efficiency. Photo: VCG
China and Switzerland on Friday signed a protocol on upgrading their free trade agreement (FTA), according to the Xinhua News Agency. The move marks a significant deepening of bilateral economic ties, some observers said.
Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT reported revenue of 269.02 billion yuan ($40.39 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, up 738.51 percent year-on-year, and net profit attributable to shareholders of 132.04 billion yuan, reversing a loss recorded in the same period last year, according to its financial report released on Friday. The results reflect a global shortage of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, as well as the company's expanding production and technological advances, analysts said.
At Xinsha Port in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong Province, rows of new-energy heavy-duty trucks are lining up and rolling onto ro-ro ships bound for overseas markets. Behind the bustling port is robust demand from abroad.
Multiple foreign companies have reported strong growth in their China businesses in their latest financial results, a trend that a Chinese analyst said underscores the country's continued importance as a key growth engine for multinational enterprises amid global uncertainties.
China will extend the maximum period of stay for APEC Business Travel Card holders in the country from 60 days to 90 days, effective November 1, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, in a move to further facilitate business travel across the Asia-Pacific region.
Global agriculture is at a critical point and the world's farmers face some unique challenges. With the world's population poised to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, farmers everywhere need to produce more food than ever before. At the same time, commodity prices are ever shifting, and regulatory frameworks are complex and dynamic. Geopolitical changes are also having seismic impacts, as the recent spike in fertilizer prices brought on by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz proves.
The new frontier of "Made in Italy" in China also passes through cultivated fields, electric tractors, and connected stables. It is not just agricultural machinery, but also intelligent transmissions, sensors, automated irrigation systems, and digital platforms capable of managing the entire production cycle. This is the market of smart agriculture, in which Beijing is focusing on investments and modernization programs, and some Italian companies have already established a significant industrial presence. Two emblematic cases are Carraro, a manufacturer of transmission systems for tractors and off-highway vehicles, and SDF, the Bergamo-based group that owns the Same and Deutz-Fahr brands of tractors, harvesters and diesel engines.
China's Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed a New York Times report alleging that a Chinese businesswoman close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang provided intelligence to Beijing.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's ongoing state visit to China has highlighted growing opportunities for bilateral cooperation in technological innovation and advanced manufacturing, with Chinese and German business representatives expressing optimism about deeper economic ties and joint innovation in areas ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to intelligent vehicles.
French energy technology firm Schneider Electric's largest manufacturing facility for medium-voltage equipment worldwide began operations on Wednesday in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province. The first phase of the Schneider Electric Xiamen Xiang'an Industrial Park features a total construction area of about 110,000 square meters, integrating an R&D and technology center, a smart manufacturing hub, and a service training center.
Workers produce yarn at a textile company in Awati county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on October 27, 2026. The company has been operating at full capacity to fulfill orders and meet market demand. In recent years, Awati county has promoted the upgrading of its textile industry through technological innovation, equipment renewal and the introduction of intelligent production lines. Photo: VCG
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited a Volkswagen technology center in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, on Tuesday as he began a state visit to China, following recent progress in China-EU trade talks. An expert said that the visit offers an opportunity to hear firsthand about the longstanding automotive cooperation between China and Germany, as German carmakers deepen local partnerships in new-energy vehicles and intelligent driving.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has propelled several Chinese tech executives, including ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming and DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng, into the top ranks of wealth lists, according to a new report released on Tuesday.
Chinese automaker Chery is weighing local production in Canada ahead of its market launch there next year, Bloomberg reported, citing the group's executive vice president, the latest sign of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers' rising competitiveness abroad. As US pressure mounts, Canada is turning to partners including China, and with no discriminatory trade terms on either side, World Trade Organization-compliant commerce and healthy political ties, both countries should seize the moment to deepen economic cooperation, Chinese experts said.
Air China is expected to launch the Beijing-Copenhagen-Reykjavik route on Monday, the first scheduled passenger route operated by a Chinese mainland based airline to Iceland. It is the latest route to be launched as China is entering the 2026-2027 winter and spring season, as Chinese airlines open more international routes and improve international air connectivity.
Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics unveiled new H2-X humanoid robot “Kung Fu Legend Guardian” on Wednesday. The humanoid robot showcases a range of martial-arts-style movements in the official demonstration video, while also showing how it can potentially be applied in security and rescue scenarios—such as shielding a person from an attack, lifting the front of a car with its bare hands, and responding to a simulated traffic accident.
Farmers harvest chrysanthemums amid sprawling fields of white and yellow blooms in Yanpu village, Huangshan, East China's Anhui Province, on October 21, 2026. Recognized as a national model village under the “One Village, One Product” initiative, Yanpu has developed its specialty chrysanthemum industry to boost local incomes and advance rural revitalization. Photo: VCG
China on Wednesday outlined guidelines to deepen the integration of technological and industrial innovation, calling for decisive breakthroughs in critical core technologies, faster commercialization of frontier technologies, a stronger role for enterprises in research and development (R&D), and greater support from long-term capital for hard technology.
China has imposed export controls on Japan in accordance with laws and regulations, with the aim of preventing Japan's "remilitarization" and attempts to acquire nuclear weapons, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday, responding to a Financial Times report that Japan had sought US help in urging China to ease rare-earth export restrictions amid a potential yttrium shortage.
Shares of Chinese battery giant CATL fell more than 10 percent in Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges on Wednesday, while the company pointed to growth potential in global power and energy-storage battery demand in 2027, supported by rising vehicle electrification and expanding storage markets.
China is moving from “fast growth to better growth” – and the transition is working where it matters most, as the drivers of growth have changed. China's GDP grew by 4.6 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters, and we expect China will meet its growth target this year. While growth is slower than in the past, I would look less at the headline and more at what sits underneath it. A decade ago, property and infrastructure carried the economy. Today the momentum comes from technology, advanced manufacturing and high-value exports – from artificial intelligence (AI) hardware to electric vehicles (EVs), which now account for more than half of new car sales in China.
Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) has shown innovation-driven momentum over the past five years since its launch, with more than 3,000 mutual funds holding BSE stocks now as the number of investors grows and trading activity rises, BSE chairman Lu Songbin said on Wednesday at the ongoing Annual Conference of the Financial Street Forum 2026 in Beijing.
Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has announced the open-sourcing of its internal inference framework, DeepInfer, to help software developers and enterprises optimize throughput and latency for large-scale inference, lowering compute costs and energy consumption, the company said in an article released via its WeChat account on Tuesday.
China urged the US to promptly correct its wrongful actions against five Chinese companies, warning that it would otherwise take necessary countermeasures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
Despite greater pressure caused by rising international oil prices and slowing investment growth, China did its best to maintain steady economic expansion in the first three quarters of 2026, with a spate of new growth drivers contributing more than 40 percent of the GDP growth, a National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) official said on Monday.
US tech giant Tesla held an event at a SpaceX rocket test site on Thursday US time and officially unveiled its second-generation Roadster, which has been widely described as a "flying car," drawing considerable attention from China, with many Chinese auto industry leaders commending the innovation.
China's domestically developed C919 passenger jet continued to expand its operations in the first three quarters of 2026, with monthly passenger flight numbers rising steadily and average daily flights per aircraft approaching the level of the Airbus A320, an industry report said on Thursday.
German automaker BMW on Thursday began mass production of its sixth-generation high-voltage batteries at its 10-billion-yuan ($1.4 billion) facility in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, marking another major step in European carmakers' growing efforts to deepen ties to the Chinese market.
With the support of China's electronics industry, Huawei's Kirin 9050 series, the first chip to adopt LogicFolding, has been successfully mass-produced, a Huawei executive said on Tuesday, noting that the 2027 Huawei Kirin chips are ready and showed impressive results in some tests.
The world's first commercial ship-to-ship bunkering of green ammonia at an anchorage has been completed in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province, marking a major milestone in the country's commercial application of green fuels in international shipping.
US payment giant Visa announced on Tuesday that it has received approval from the People's Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, to begin formal preparations to establish a bankcard clearing institution in China, marking an important step toward expanding its presence in China's payments market, a statement on the company's website read on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Monday that on the basis of mutual respect and equal-footed consultation, China and the EU have held intensive consultations regarding trade in hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), seeking to address economic and trade differences as well as each other's concerns in a balanced manner. The joint statement of the second meeting of the China-EU trade and investment consultation mechanism noted that, following intensive consultations, the two sides reached an understanding on hybrid vehicle trade in a manner consistent with WTO rules. The statement also referred to the previously agreed guidance document on price undertakings in the EU's countervailing duty case against Chinese EVs, saying that procedures for company-specific price undertakings and reviews under the EV case would continue.
Thermal coal transfer operations are in full swing at Zhangjiagang Port Group's coal terminal in East China's Jiangsu Province on October 12, 2026. The terminal has opened a “green channel” for thermal coal, with workers loading and unloading around the clock in shifts to bolster supplies for power generation and meet enterprises' coal needs. Photo: VCG
China's "Double 11" shopping festival, which celebrates its 18th edition this year, unfolds with a longer pre-sales window, deeper discount combinations and more aggressive subsidy stacking. According to industry observers on Monday, the annual sales event remains an important gauge of consumer confidence as the country works to sustain domestic demand in the second half of the year.
Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, is being exclusively assembled at Foxconn's factories in China, according to media report on Monday, as the US tech giant prepares to open pre-orders for the new device. The move highlights China's strengths in advanced manufacturing and its continued importance in Apple's global supply chain, Chinese industry observers said.
Expanding technology cooperation with China serves the interests of South Korean companies, as stable China-South Korea relations provide favorable conditions for stronger industrial and supply chain cooperation, industry experts said on Monday, following media reports that South Korean tech giant SK Group plans to establish an artificial intelligence (AI) research and development (R&D) center in Shanghai.
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTECH has set up a joint venture (JV) with a real estate company recently, planning to sell at least 10,000 humanoid robots by 2030, as the JV aims to promote the large-scale application of embodied intelligence in real-world scenarios, the Global Times learned on Monday.
China will make a necessary response if relevant economies use so-called "overcapacity" as a pretext to take measures that harm Chinese interests, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Friday.
Chinese semiconductor companies are reporting substantial new orders and expanding backlogs as global chip demand strengthens, reflecting a combination of domestic substitution, artificial intelligence (AI) investment and a recovering semiconductor cycle, according to media reports and industry analysts on Friday.
China released draft measures on Thursday on the protection of the rights and interests of workers in new forms of employment - such as drivers of ride-hailing services and delivery workers - for a public comment period that runs through November 8. It is the first time that China has sought to use regulations to bring flexible workers, who are under enterprise labor management but do not fully meet the legal test for an employment relationship, into the labor-law protection system.
A fisherman maintains ponds at the leech breeding base of Aihu Village, Weishan County in East China's Shandong Province on October 7, 2026. Weishan produces more than 420 tons of dried leeches annually as traditional Chinese medicine, with the output accounting for nearly 70 percent of the national market. Photo: VCG
As China and the EU prepare for the second meeting under their newly established trade and investment consultation mechanism, the EU's simultaneous push for concessions from Beijing and tougher trade barriers risks undermining the very trust needed for negotiations to deliver results, Chinese experts said.
A vessel carrying 168,000 tons of bauxite from Guinea recently berthed at Fangchenggang Port in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with the first batch of cargo shipped by rail to Wanzhou, Southwest China's Chongqing, on October 3, providing a reliable supply of raw materials for a mineral production base in the city.
China is deploying more intelligent harvesters, crop-protection drones, and new-energy tractors during the coming autumn harvest and sowing season, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting produced no outcome documents on three agenda items set by the US presidency — addressing "overcapacity", eliminating "forced labor" and adjusting the most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment principle — while members reached a joint statement on opposing the weaponization of food, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said.
Travel and spending during China's National Day holidays remained strong into the third and fourth days, with sustained passenger demand prompting transport operators to add capacity, popular scenic spots imposing visitor limits, and duty-free shopping recording growth, according to media reports.
Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its Mate 90 series smartphone on Thursday, the first day of China's National Day holidays, powered by the latest Kirin series Tau chips adopting logic folding technology.
Robots are moving out of laboratories and exhibition halls and into shopping malls and commercial streets across China. As more Chinese robotics companies open brick and mortar stores, ordinary consumers can now not only see and interact with robots up close, but even buy them directly.
Railway stations and roads nationwide are packed, as people head home from their travel destinations on the last day of the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday on Sunday. That traffic will add up to the estimated total inter-regional trips of 650 million passenger-trips, or about 220 million a day, during the Mid-Autumn Festival break. Average inbound and outbound passenger trips were projected to reach 2.2 million.
China's Heihe pedestrian port in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, serving a cross-river ropeway linking the city with Russia's Blagoveshchensk, has passed a national acceptance inspection, Heilongjiang Daily reported on Sunday.
“Three days off for a 13-day super vacation” has sparked heated discussion and might appeal to some bold travelers as people plan for the Mid-Autumn Festival (Sep 25-27) and National Day holidays (Oct 1-7). In addition to rising flight bookings amid the travel boom, robot dances, AI poetry duels and self-driving sightseeing buses are moving from exhibition halls into scenic spots and theme parks, bringing tourists hands-on tech experiences. This issue previews what's "new" this holiday season.
Recently, KFSN, an ABC affiliate, aired a news report: the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center at UCSF Fresno has received a new batch of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound devices — the TEX20 series. Mindray, the company that developed the medical devices, is headquartered in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province.
China and the US maintain communication on arrangements for interactions between the two heads of state within the year, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday when asked whether China and the US plan to hold more economic and trade talks on the sidelines of the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Hong Kong or during the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen, and whether China would formally invite US President Donald Trump to Shenzhen.
Chinese technology giant Alibaba on Wednesday unveiled plans to expand its data center network across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, stepping up its global artificial intelligence (AI) push, as Chinese cloud providers seek to win overseas customers and challenge established international rivals.
China will step up recycling and pollution controls for waste generated by its fast-growing new energy industry, including retired photovoltaic modules, wind power equipment and power batteries, the Global Times learned from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Tuesday.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, Chinese market regulators will use standards, price enforcement and quality supervision to curb “involution-style” competition on the market, while tighten anti-trust and anti-unfair-competition enforcement, said Shu Wei, spokesperson and Vice Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation, China's top market regulator.
Beijing's market regulators said on Saturday that they have launched investigations into four online hotel and travel booking platforms, in order to ensure the healthy and sustainable development of the industry.
XPENG AEROHT (ARIDGE), the flying car affiliate of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPENG, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah to jointly establish an Advanced Air Mobility regulatory sandbox in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The project is described as the world's first testing sandbox dedicated to personal low-altitude flying cars.
A Chinese environmental company has launched its second waste-to-energy project in Indonesia, underscoring the growing overseas footprint of China's waste treatment technologies and their role in helping Southeast Asian countries address mounting urban garbage problems.
China's largest international offshore oil and gas engineering project — Qatar Bul Hanine oilfield redevelopment project — started construction in East China's Shandong Province on Tuesday, chinanews.com.cn reported. The project will be of great significance for advancing high-quality international oil and gas cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
ByteDance's Doubao on Monday launched a consumer version of its smartphone assistant, adding upgraded functions in interaction, memory and task execution, as Chinese handset makers increasingly shift from standalone artificial intelligence (AI) features toward deeper integration of AI with operating systems and apps.
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Chairman Dai Houliang met with India's Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi, with the two sides exchanging views on deepening energy cooperation, according to CNPC on Monday.
China is known for the competitiveness of its enterprises. If a market is highly competitive, should other countries' companies avoid it? German companies are doing something that is worth thinking: they are investing more.
Enflame Technology, one of China's leading cloud graphics processing unit (GPU) makers, listed on the STAR Market, completing the lineup of China's four major artificial intelligence (AI) GPU computing chip companies - known as the "four little dragons" - on the capital market. The group includes Moore Threads, MetaX and Biren.
Japanese streetwear brand WEGO has triggered a new wave of controversy in China after releasing markedly different "apology" statements in Chinese and Japanese over its collaboration with the anime My Hero Academia, which had previously been removed from major Chinese video platforms for using names from the history of Japan's militarist invasion of China, as well as its release date.
China ranks second in the construction of global space infrastructure, according to a report released at the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing over the weekend. The US currently stands at the leading position, the report showed.
The 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) concluded in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, on Friday, with participating countries and regions and delegations both reaching record highs, highlighting robust global demand for investment cooperation and opportunities in China.
Workers at a factory in Dahua county, Hechi, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, race to complete orders for protective uniforms on September 10, 2026. The factory, a demonstration project backed by China Datang Co to promote rural vitalization, mainly produces personal protective equipment such as anti-static clothing. Photo: VCG
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed new public procurement rules that would allow public buyers across the EU to restrict or reject bids from suppliers based in countries not covered by the bloc's procurement agreements, a group that includes China. Chinese experts said that the move represents a further escalation of the EU's trade protectionism.
The US companies in China have witnessed a sharp rebound in business confidence, supported by stronger financial performance, an improved geopolitical landscape and regulatory progress, a business report released by the AmCham Shanghai showed on Thursday.
The China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) is more than an exhibition, as it acts as a platform for learning about and connecting with China and the wider world for Serbian businesses, Jelena Grubor Stefanovic, director of the representative office of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China, told the Global Times at the ongoing CIFIT, the annual investment fair for China, held in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province.
An intelligent traffic robot directs vehicles and pedestrians at an intersection in Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang Province, on September 9, 2026, adjusting its orientation in sync with the changing signal lights. The robot handles routine patrols and violation identification, and works eight to nine hours a day, helping to close gaps in traffic management at night and during peak hours. Photo: VCG
Indian steel prices are expected to rise further in the coming weeks, while industry statistics show that hot-rolled coil prices rose by 4,000 rupees ($42.1) per metric ton between August and early September, reaching a four-year high, Reuters reported. Higher steel prices could add to input costs for infrastructure, construction and vehicle companies as demand for steel picks up, and that could weigh on India's manufacturing sector.