China said on Wednesday trade last year reached a "new historical high", increasing 3.8 percent. "In 2025, China's total import and export value of goods reached 45.47 trillion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 3.8 percent," said vice customs...

The Trump administration on Tuesday gave a formal green light to China-bound sales of Nvidia's second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a rule that will likely kickstart shipments of the H200. According to the regulations, the chips will be r...

China said on Tuesday it would protect its rights and interests after US President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran. "We have always believed that there are no winners in a tariff war, and China will...

China said on Monday it has reached a deal with the European Union on exports of Chinese-made electric vehicles to the bloc. The Commerce Ministry in Beijing said the EU will be issuing guidelines on minimum pricing for Chinese auto exporters. It di...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will pay an official visit to China from January 14 to 17 at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday. At a regular news briefing, spokeswoman Mao Ning said this visi...

The Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Monday said China opposes the use or threat of use of force in international relations amid signals the United States is considering military action against Iran. That came after US President Donald Trump said his ...

Chinese startups once again took centre stage at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, showcasing a range of artificial intelligence applications while the event's organiser called for the easing of trade barriers to facilitate innovatio...

President Xi Jinping said fostering friendly exchanges and cooperation is the shared aspiration of the people of both China and the United States. Replying to a letter from a US youth education exchange delegation from Florida that visited China in ...

Consumer inflation on the mainland reached its highest in 34 months in December while producer deflation eased, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Friday. The consumer price index rose 0.8 percent in December from a year ear...

Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez met with China's ambassador to the South American country, Lan Hu, she said in a post on Telegram on Thursday. "We value China's firm and consistent stance in strongly condemning the serious violation of i...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China from January 13 to 17, his office announced on Wednesday, signaling a thaw in relations. The trip, the first to China by a Canadian leader since 2017, aims to "strengthen cooperation in the areas ...

Cambodia said on Wednesday it had extradited three people to China, including an individual named Chen Zhi, after a joint investigation into transnational crime amid international probes into sprawling "scam centres". An interior ministry statement ...

China's economic growth in 2026 is expected to be driven mainly by resilient exports, manufacturing, and infrastructure, Standard Chartered economists said on Wednesday. But the bank's analysts, who had revised their GDP growth forecast for the nati...

The President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jae-myung, on Wednesday said he asked President Xi Jinping to play a role in mediating Seoul's efforts to engage with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Lee, who's on a state visit to China,...

China wants to deepen cooperation with Ireland and broaden trade in sectors including aircraft leasing and healthcare, according to a readout on Tuesday following Premier Li Qiang's meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who is visiting B...

China has denounced a move by the United States to prosecute Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the prosecution of Maduro in a US court seriously violated ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by Xi, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying. Lee posted a selfie of himself, Xi ...

Premier Li Qiang on Monday said companies should take a leading role when it comes to driving innovation and technology. He made the comment during a three-day inspection visit to Guangdong that ended on Monday, during which he was briefed on the d...

President Xi Jinping and his counterpart from the Republic of Korea, Lee Jae Myung, witnessed the signing of 15 cooperation documents after holding talks on Monday. It comes a day after Lee arrived in Beijing for a state visit. Xinhua News Agency ...

China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with Ireland, deepen political mutual trust and expand pragmatic co-operation to benefit the peoples of both countries and add momentum to relations between Beijing and the European Union, Presid...