China's rural online retail sales reached a record 3 trillion yuan (about 431.22 billion US dollars) in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.75 percent, Britain's central bank said in a statement Thursday.

Young people in Europe hold broadly positive and pragmatic views of China, particularly regarding trade, technology and cooperation, a new survey showed on Wednesday, highlighting a potential stabilizing force for China–Europe economic ties.

Recently, a number of US enterprises, including chipmaker AMD and auto giant Tesla, have released the latest earning reports, showing strong performance in the Chinese market.

Asked by a foreign media regarding that in early 2026, multiple foreign leaders have already visited China, and how much investment in China these visits have helped generate, He Yadong, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said at a regular press conference on Thursday that,

A spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday that the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling in China's dispute case against the US over the Inflation Reduction Act is objective and impartial, reflecting the basic consensus of WTO members, and slammed the US for attempting to