Recently, at the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Protection Service Center in Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang Province, a business owner successfully completed an application with the Madrid System for global trademark protection covering 50 countries, including the US, Germany and Spain, in a

For many foreign companies including those from Spain, being present in China is no longer optional but a must if they want to compete globally, said Javier Tora, Vice President of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in China, who spoke with the Global Times in an exclusive interview.Just on Saturday,

About 30 leading Chinese automakers, parts suppliers and auto material companies have jointly established a Strategic Materials Innovation and Application Platform in Beijing to address critical "chokepoint" material problems in the vehicle industry, China EV100, an initiator of the platform, said

A Magnum ice cream advertisement released recently on a social media platform has sparked controversy after linking its new product's color design to the "contrasting aesthetics of ballet shoes," with some consumers saying that the association is unsettling, as the topic "Magnum ad ballet shoes" tre

Global markets were once again on edge after US President Donald Trump posted on social media Monday that the US would begin blocking vessels entering and leaving Iranian ports starting 10 a.m. Eastern Time on April 13.

China's yuan-denominated loans rose 8.6 trillion yuan (about 1.25 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, central bank data showed on Monday.At the end of March, outstanding yuan loans stood at 280.51 trillion yuan, up 5.7 percent year on year, according to the People's Bank of