France has cut its 2026 economic growth forecast to 0.7 percent from 0.9 percent, the country's Economy and Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Tuesday at a meeting of the Public Finance Alert Committee, according to local media.

The World Bank projected that China's economic growth will reach 4.4 percent in 2026, which remains unchanged compared with its previous forecast made in December 2025 for the economy, according to the international organization's latest China Economic Update sent to the Global Times on Tuesday.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CIPS Co, operator of China's Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) to explore strategic cooperation in cross-border renminbi (RMB) business and to support the long-term development of the city's

Wide-scale deployment of AI across integrated transportation systemsAgainst the backdrop of global urbanization, surging multimodal travel demands and door-to-door logistical supply, modern transportation infrastructure confronts systemic bottlenecks including recurrent congestion, frequent safety

A growing number of international organizations and financial institutions have successively lifted their economic outlooks on China's economy. Check out for more!

The World Bank on Tuesday released its latest China Economic Update in Beijing, saying that China's economic growth has remained resilient despite supply-demand imbalances and global energy supply disruptions.The report noted that China's economy was supported by strong high-tech investment and