China's tech-heavy STAR 50 Index, tracking the 50 largest and most liquid stocks on the high-tech board, soared to a record high on Wednesday fueled by extraordinary financial performances of semiconductor, artificial intelligence (AI) and battery companies.

The EU's proposed revision of the Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) could carry a price tag of nearly €367.8 billion ($431.5 billion) if it forces the replacement of Chinese suppliers across 18 critical sectors, a report that the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) sent to the Global Times on

Yiwu, a city in east China's Zhejiang Province, is neither coastal nor a provincial capital, yet it has exported over 2.1 million types of small commodities to 233 countries and regions worldwide.

More than 436,000 international travelers entered China under visa-free policies during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Tuesday, a 14.7% increase from the same period last year, according to data released by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) on Wednesday.

Brussels is actively seeking support from EU industry groups for its new trade weapon aimed at countering Chinese “overcapacity,” South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.

Overseas tourists made 1.255 million inbound trips during China’s 5-day May Day holidays, a year-on-year surge of 12.5 percent, with 436,000 foreign visitors entering the country via the visa exemption policy, up 14.7 percent year-on-year, according to a Xinhua News Agency report.