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China's GDP expanded by 4.7 percent year-on-year to 69.57 trillion yuan ($10.28 trillion) in the first half of 2026, remaining well within the government's annual growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent and showing resilience despite growing global economic uncertainties

The surveyed urban unemployment rate in China stood at 5 percent in June, down from 5.1 percent in the previous month, official data showed on Wednesday.

China's value-added industrial output increased by 5.4 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, official data showed on Wednesday.

Customers shop for fruits at a supermarket in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, June 10, 2026. (Photo: Hao Qunying/Xinhua)China's total retail sales of goods and services, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, increased by 2.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2026,

China's foreign trade stood at 25.47 trillion yuan ($3.75 trillion) in the first half of 2026, up 16.9 percent year-on-year, reaching a new high.

Upgraded from tri-weekly services to daily regular departures, China-Vietnam cross-border freight trains have achieved a notable recovery in cargo transportation, injecting strong momentum into booming China-ASEAN trade.

China is deeply concerned over the resurgence of military conflicts in the Gulf region, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday, urging relevant parties to exercise restraint and maintain the hard-won ceasefire.In response to a related query at a daily press briefing, Lin

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening, with aid agencies warning that the virus is spreading into new areas and edging closer to neighbouring South Sudan.The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that the number of confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola cases had risen