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Profits of China's major industrial firms returned to growth in 2025, snapping a three-year streak of declines, with emerging sectors such as equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing serving as major growth drivers.

China's tech SMEs receive more credit support in 20252026-01-28
China's tech-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) saw improved access to credit by the end of 2025, central bank data showed on Tuesday.

Global investors turn increasingly to Hong Kong to monetize rosy growth prospects2026-01-28
China's Hong Kong has turned heads globally with its Initial Public Offering bonanza expected to steam along in 2026, luring investors who are drooling over Chinese assets bolstered by the country's growth prospects.

China vows efforts to optimize supportive policies for foreign investment2026-01-27
The Ministry of Commerce has vowed to further optimize supportive policies for foreign investment in 2026, pledging efforts to provide equal treatment to foreign-invested enterprises in domestic consumption promotion initiatives, government procurement, and public bidding processes so as to promote foreign firms' long-term development in the country.

China's commercial space industry hits high gear, expanding beyond launches2026-01-26
A Beijing-based commercial space company, InterstellOr, has captured nationwide attention recently with plans to start suborbital rides by 2028, offering tickets priced at 3 million yuan (about 429,534 U.S. dollars) per passenger.

Chinese shares open higher Monday2026-01-26
Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.21 percent to open at 4,144.78 points.

Michelin launches first global "future factory" in Shanghai2026-01-25
The Michelin Group inaugurated its first global "future factory" in Shanghai on Friday, with a total project investment of 3 billion yuan (about 425 million U.S. dollars). The new plant features advanced, flexible production systems designed to serve China's expanding new energy vehicle (NEV) market.

China expands futures market access, adding 14 varieties for overseas traders2026-01-24
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has expanded access for overseas investors to 14 new futures and options varieties in China's futures market, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen financial opening up.

Xinjiang's foreign trade in 2025 hits new record2026-01-24
Foreign trade of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached 520.37 billion yuan (about 74.4 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up 19.9 percent year on year, surpassing the 500 billion yuan threshold for the first time, Urumqi Customs announced Friday.

Digital twin technology gains traction across China2026-01-24
In the MAEXTRO Super Factory in Hefei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province, every new energy vehicle (NEV) rolling off the assembly line is born with a "twin."

Michelin's Shenyang factory in northeast China recognized as global Lighthouse2026-01-24
Tire manufacturer Michelin's Shenyang plant, located in northeast China's Liaoning Province, has earned a place among the World Economic Forum's (WEF) latest list of 23 Lighthouses.

Number of new foreign-invested firms in China up 19.1 pct in 20252026-01-24
A total of 70,392 new foreign-invested firms were established across China last year, marking an increase of 19.1 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.

New Development Bank signs loan agreement for sustainable projects in Shanghai2026-01-23
The New Development Bank (NDB) signed a loan agreement with Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SHRCB) for the Greener Shanghai Project on Thursday, providing the equivalent of 100 million U.S. dollars in five-year RMB funding to support the city's sustainable development projects.

China's central bank signals further RRR, interest rate cuts to bolster growth2026-01-23
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) will continue to implement a moderately loose monetary policy in 2026, and will utilize tools such as reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cuts and interest rate reductions to ensure liquidity remains sufficient, according to central bank governor Pan Gongsheng.

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