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China's top market watchdog on Sunday approved Keysight Technologies' acquisition of Spirent Communications with restrictive conditions, with the aim of ensuring fair competition in the global communications industry.

China's foreign exchange market transactions total 3.38 trln USD in August2025-09-27
The Chinese foreign exchange market recorded transactions worth 24.08 trillion yuan (about 3.38 trillion U.S. dollars) in August, according to data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Friday.

China's installed power generation capacity up 18 pct2025-09-27
China's cumulative installed power generation capacity reached 3.69 billion kilowatts by the end of August, marking a year-on-year increase of 18 percent, official data showed on Friday.

China targets over 5 pct petrochemical growth in 2025-20262025-09-27
China aims to achieve an average annual increase of over 5 percent in the added value of the petrochemical and chemical industries during the 2025-2026 period, according to a plan released on Friday.

Global digital trade hits 7.23 trillion USD with robust growth: report2025-09-27
The global digital trade sector has demonstrated significant growth momentum, with export value rising from 4.59 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020 to 7.23 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024, achieving an average annual growth rate of 12.1 percent, according to a report released Friday in east China's Zhejiang Province.

Eurasian nations forge new bonds along ancient trade routes2025-09-27
Delegates from 40 countries recently converged in the city of Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province -- the starting point of the ancient Silk Road -- to engage in in-depth dialogue and seek common ground on key topics such as industrial capacity cooperation, cultural exchange and integration, and collaborative governance.

China's top private firms in R&D investment see steady rise in innovation spending2025-09-27
China's top 1,000 private enterprises in research and development (R&D) investment reported steady growth in innovation spending in 2024, according to a report released by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce on Friday.

Chinese online literature draws about 200 million active overseas readers: report2025-09-27
Chinese online literature currently attracts around 200 million active overseas readers from over 200 countries and regions, according to the China Online Literature International Communication Report 2025.

Foreign trade of south China's Dongguan exceeds 1 trillion yuan in Jan-Aug2025-09-26
Dongguan City in south China's Guangdong Province, one of the country's major manufacturing hubs, reported a total foreign trade volume of 1.03 trillion yuan (about 144.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 14.6 percent, according to Huangpu Customs in the city.

China launches anti-dumping probe into carya illinoensis from Mexico, U.S.2025-09-26
China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that it has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of carya illinoensis originating from Mexico and the United States.

China unveils measures to boost services exports2025-09-25
Chinese authorities have unveiled a package of measures aimed at boosting services exports and promoting the high-quality development of trade in services.

Annual trading volume of China's carbon market hits record high2025-09-25
By the end of August, the cumulative trading volume of China's carbon emissions rights trading market was nearly 700 million tonnes, with a trading value of approximately 48 billion yuan (about 6.6 billion U.S. dollars).

Homegrown large LNG carrier delivered in Dalian, China2025-09-25
The SEA SPIRIT large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, which was independently designed and built by China, was delivered on Wednesday in the port city of Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province.

China establishes full industrial chain for key intelligent connected vehicle technologies2025-09-25
China has set up a full industrial chain system for key intelligent connected vehicle technologies, covering smart cockpits, autonomous driving, and cloud-based connectivity and control, according to a report published in Science and Technology Daily on Wednesday.

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As climatic changes had made farming more difficult, more and more Pakistani farmers decided to experiment with Chinese vegetable seed varieties, which they had heard were more resilient, higher-yielding, and better suited to withstand extreme weather conditions.