China registered robust growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) in high-tech industries during the first eight months of the year, despite a decline in overall inflows, official data showed on Friday.During this period, FDI in high-tech industries surged 35.1 percent to 200.26 billion yuan (about

Disney on Friday named the CEO of artificial intelligence startup Character.AI as its first chief technology officer, a year after sending the company a cease-and-desist letter over unauthorized use of Disney characters.

The 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, will be held in three phases from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4 in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, with more than 32,000 companies set to participate, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.Over the past seven

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95.4 points, or 0.18 percent, to 51,682.64. The benchmark S&P 500 added 12.74 points, or 0.17 percent, to 7,650.5, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index gained 104.25 points, or 0.39 percent, to finish at 26,522.55.

China firmly opposes the so-called voluntary restrictions on China's hybrid vehicle export to Europe as it gravely violates World Trade Organization rules and runs counter to market economy rules and fair competition principles, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said Friday.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a 31-year high of 1.25 percent, while signaling further rate hikes ahead. The central bank lifted the rate again after bringing it up to 1.0 percent in June, marking the shortest interval between increases