The 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened to visitors in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday, with more than 30,000 exhibiting companies and about 340,000 overseas buyers expected to attend.
China is ready to work with other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies to uphold multilateralism, strengthen communication and coordination on macroeconomic policies, maintain stable and smooth operations of regional industrial and supply chains, and promote long-term, sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Wednesday, noting that the APEC 2026 Finance Ministers' Meeting would be held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on October 20 and 21.
China is willing to continue dialogue with the EU in the economic and trade field to inject more stability and positive energy into the development of China-EU economic and trade relations, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said when meeting with the French President's Diplomatic Adviser Emmanuel Bonne in Beijing on Tuesday.
The People's Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, announced on Tuesday that it had issued an administrative approval decision to Visa Information Technology (Beijing) Co, allowing the company to begin preparations to establish a bankcard clearing institution in China.
China and the EU held more than 30 rounds of intensive consultations on hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) trade, during which the Chinese negotiating team maintained an open attitude and kept up dialogue with the automotive industries on both sides, a source familiar with the talks told.
China's new-energy vehicle (NEV) sector delivered double-digit production and sales growth in the first nine months of 2026, with NEVs making up more than half of domestic new car sales and exports jumping 130 percent year-on-year, according to official figures released on Monday.
China's "Double 11" shopping festival, which celebrates its 18th edition this year, unfolds with a longer pre-sales window, deeper discount combinations and more aggressive subsidy stacking. According to industry observers on Monday, the annual sales event remains an important gauge of consumer confidence as the country works to sustain domestic demand in the second half of the year.
Chinese motor tricycles, widely known as "san beng zi", are gaining traction in overseas markets, offering a glimpse into how Chinese manufacturing is adapting to local needs and expanding international cooperation.
China's economy continued to improve in the third quarter of this year, with new growth drivers gaining momentum, official high-frequency data on consumption, trade and investment showed Sunday.
China recorded an estimated 2.14 billion cross-regional passenger trips from October 1 to 7 during the National Day holiday, with an average of 306 million trips per day, according to the Ministry of Transport.
