With the boosting of domestic demand a key priority during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, China will formulate and release an implementation plan to aid in accomplishing that goal, Wang Changlin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Friday.

Now in its sixth year, the China International Consumer Products Expo offers a way to gauge how consumers are shifting toward better, newer or higher-quality products, said Song Song, a division director at the department of consumption promotion of China's Ministry of Commerce. A series of global debuts, Asia-Pacific premieres and China launches are being organized, featuring international products and new technologies to the stage, Song said, and positioning the April 13-18 expo in Haikou as a launch platform and destination for global lifestyle trends. (Produced by Zhan Huilan and interns Zhou Yishuang and Sun Yuman)

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 6 pips to 6.8622 against the US dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.