China and the EU have held intensive talks regarding hybrid cars and electric vehicles (EVs) on the basis of mutual respect and equality to handle trade disputes and each other’s concerns in a balanced manner, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Monday.

New energy vehicles (NEVs) accounted for a record 61.6 percent of China's monthly new car sales in September, while the cumulative share for the first three quarters rose to 53.6 percent, industry data showed on Monday.In the first three quarters of 2026, NEV output and sales reached 12.483 million

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony and related events of the 140th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, and deliver a keynote speech, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday.

The European Union is heading into winter with gas storage at its lowest seasonal level in more than a decade, while geopolitical tensions and rising energy costs are mounting pressure on households and businesses.

China's economy continued to improve in the third quarter of this year, with new growth drivers gaining momentum, official high-frequency data on consumption, trade and investment showed Sunday. Consumer activity continued to recover, with offline consumption payments up 2.6 percent year on year

European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic said on Friday during a press conference in Beijing that exchanges with Chinese counterparts had reached unprecedented levels of intensity over the past three to four months, stressing that negotiations are key to addressing