Following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world should have joined forces to overcome common challenges and worked together to restore global economic growth. Yet reality has fallen short of this expectation.

China's foreign trade is undergoing a critical structural upgrade.

China's electric vehicle charging infrastructure saw rapid expansion in the first half of 2026, with total charging facilities reaching 23.06 million by the end of June, up 43.2 percent year on year, according to data released Tuesday by the National Energy Administration.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index plunged Tuesday, as stocks related to artificial intelligence and semiconductors came under heavy selling pressure.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 2,566.27 points, or 3.95 percent, from Monday at 62,364.92.The broader Topix index, meanwhile,

The recent U.S. launch of a Section 301 investigation targeting overcapacity is a typical act of unilateralism that severely disrupts the international economic order, a Chinese commerce ministry official said Tuesday.

China's tax revenue rose 4.9 percent from a year earlier to more than 10 trillion yuan (about 1.47 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, supported by an improving economy and a recovery in factory-gate prices, tax authorities revealed Tuesday.