Hong Kong table tennis player Chiu Kan-shan claimed a silver medal in the women’s individual TT7 event at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Friday. Paralympic champion Wang Rui of Sichuan won the gold medal with a straight-sets 3...

JD.com, one of China's largest e-commerce firms, has pledged 22 billion yuan in housing support for its army of couriers as competition intensifies in the instant retail market. JD.com's move, announced in a post on its official WeChat account on Fr...

India has cut red tape to speed business visas for Chinese professionals, two officials said, in a major step to boost ties between the Asian giants and end chronic delays that cost output worth billions of dollars because of scarce technicians. As ...

The nation's top leaders have pledged to boost consumption, stabilise the property market, and create more employment opportunities at a key economic meeting in Beijing. Top leaders including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang attended this y...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Jordan from December 12 to 16, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Wang is expected to hold talks with his counterparts "to exchange views on bilatera...

A two-day Central Economic Work Conference has concluded in Beijing as the country's top leaders decided on China's economic priorities for 2026. President Xi Jinping, who's also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central C...

China's oil demand is forecast to plateau between 2025 and 2030, a research group linked to state oil major CNPC said on Thursday, as the rise of electric vehicles slashes demand for gasoline and diesel. Most of China's incremental demand for oil th...

The Ministry of Commerce said China has always opposed unilateral tariff hikes and urged Mexico to correct its wrong practices of unilateralism and protectionism. The remarks were made in response to a media query regarding the Mexican Congress's ap...

Mexican lawmakers have backed a measure to raise tariffs on goods from China and other countries that do not have trade agreements with Mexico, despite strong pushback from Beijing. The move, spearheaded by President Claudia Sheinbaum and approved b...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday upgraded its growth forecast for China for this year to five percent, up slightly from the previous 4.8 percent predicted in October, despite ongoing trade frictions. But the global financial insti...

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed on Wednesday. The nation's CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October'...

Twelve people were killed in a residential building fire on Tuesday night in the city of Shantou in Guangdong, local authorities said. The blaze erupted at 9.21 pm in the city's Chaonan District and was extinguished less than 40 minutes later, the d...

Premier Li Qiang has called for greater mutual opening up among markets, and avoiding politicising and overstretching the concept of security in economic and trade issues. Li made the remarks on Tuesday when holding the "1+10" Dialogue with heads of...

The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio – Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang...

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau says the SAR is ready to play a pivotal role in the transformation of global supply chains brought about by changes in the geopolitical environment. Speaking at the Global Supply Chain Su...

The Politburo analysed and studied the economic work of 2026 and reviewed a set of regulations on the Communist Party's leadership over law-based governance in a meeting on Monday. The meeting was chaired by President Xi Jinping, who's also general ...

China's exports topped forecasts for November, buoyed by a boost from a tariff truce with the United States, according to the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Outbound shipments grew 5.9 percent year on year, beating a 3.8 percent foreca...

Vice Premier He Lifeng had an "in-depth and constructive" video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Both sides agreed to promote the stable development of b...

An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note in Chengdu after discussions on Ukraine and trade with President Xi Jinping a day earlier. Far from...

President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday agreed to enhance political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and advance the reform and improvement of global gove...