The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 15 pips to 6.8502 against the US dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

Germany's industrial orders fell by 4.1 percent quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2026, official data showed Thursday, as a pullback in defense and infrastructure-related demand has followed a surge late last year, while escalating Middle East tensions have weighed on the outlook.On a

China has firmly rejected the European Union's (EU) groundless designation of China as a so-called "high-risk country" and its decision to restrict funding support for projects using Chinese inverters, devices that convert solar panels' direct current output into alternating current for use in

China's cultural and tourism market sustained stable expansion during the 2026 May Day holiday, with domestic trips and total spending both registering year-on-year growth, according to official data released Thursday.