Business--China Economic Net

China secures solid Q1 growth, offering stability amid rising global volatility2026-04-16
China's economy grew 5 percent in the first quarter of 2026, outpacing expectations of some foreign institutions and reinforcing the country's role as a stabilizing force in an increasingly volatile global economy.

China's industrial output records faster expansion in Q12026-04-16
China's value-added industrial output expanded 6.1 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, 1.1 percentage points faster than the previous quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Power generation by China's major enterprises up 1.4 pct in March2026-04-16
Power generation by China's major electricity production enterprises increased 1.4 percent year on year in March 2026, official data showed Thursday.

China's job market generally stable in Q12026-04-16
The surveyed urban unemployment rate in China averaged 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1), maintaining the same level as that of the same period last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Thursday.

China's retail sales post modest recovery in Q12026-04-16
China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 2.4 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, official data showed Thursday.

More Chinese cities see rising home prices in March2026-04-16
A growing number of Chinese cities saw month-on-month increases in commercial housing prices in March, driven by more active transaction activity in the property market, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday.

China's fixed-asset investment up 1.7 pct in Q12026-04-16
China's fixed-asset investment went up 1.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, reversing the 3.8-percent decline recorded for the whole of last year, official data showed Thursday.

Global brands view China as indispensable market to expand business2026-04-16
The No. 4 exhibition hall at the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) has transformed into a bustling "global village," vividly illustrating the enduring appeal of the Chinese market.

China's forex market maintains stability in March amid external shocks2026-04-16
China's foreign exchange market remained generally stable in March despite global financial market volatility triggered by geopolitical conflicts, with balanced supply and demand and steady market expectations, official data showed Wednesday.

Canton Fair opens in China with record scale2026-04-16
The 139th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened on Wednesday in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, drawing a record number of over 32,000 participating enterprises.

China's HH-200 commercial unmanned cargo aircraft system completes maiden flight2026-04-16
The HH-200, a commercial unmanned aerial transport system, successfully completed its maiden flight on Wednesday morning in Pucheng, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, marking new progress for China in the development of large-scale unmanned cargo aircraft.

Chinese humanoid robots deployed on assembly lines for precision tasks2026-04-15
At a tablet manufacturing workshop in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, four humanoid robots have completed an eight-hour live-streamed shift on a real assembly line requiring precision operations, marking another great leap in the country's embodied AI empowering its manufacturing sector.

NEVs drive Shanghai's auto export boom in Q12026-04-15
More than 400,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were exported through Shanghai ports in the first quarter of 2026, representing nearly 70 percent of its total auto export, according to Shanghai Customs on Tuesday.

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