China's duty-free access to Africa set to boost exports, says Zimbabwean expert
China's zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries will offer transformative opportunities for African exporters, a Zimbabwean expert has said.Speaking to Xinhua on Friday, Zimbabwean economic analyst and political commentator Dereck Goto said the policy represents a significant structural
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Full text: Report on China's national economic, social development plan
The following is the full text of the report on the implementation of the 2025 plan for national economic and social development and on the 2026 draft plan for national economic and social development, which was approved at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress on March
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China to expand cross-customs return policy for e-commerce exports
China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) has announced a new policy to expand a cross-customs-district return model for retail export goods from cross-border e-commerce.Starting April 1, 2026, cross-border e-commerce retail export goods returned from overseas will no longer be required to go
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People enjoy spring across China
This aerial drone photo taken on March 14, 2026 shows people viewing flowers at a park in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province.
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Mainland slams Lai Ching-te's secessionist remarks
The Chinese mainland on Saturday condemned Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te for making secessionist remarks advocating "Taiwan independence" and challenging the one-China principle.Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the statement in response to a media
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AI, green development emerge as growth drivers for China's home appliance sector: report
Artificial intelligence (AI) and green development have emerged as engines driving high-quality growth in China's home appliance sector, according to an industry report.The white paper on China home appliance consumption trends, recently released by the China Household Electrical Appliances
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China explores holiday reforms to improve work-life balance, boost consumption
As China seeks to boost domestic consumption while enhancing public well-being, holiday arrangements and paid leave policies emerged as discussion points during the just-concluded annual sessions of the national legislature and the top political advisory body, where measures were proposed to grant
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OPC community thrives in Nanjing, China's Jiangsu
Wang Lei (R), founder of a tech startup, talks with a fellow entrepreneur at a one-person-company (OPC) community in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 11, 2026.The widespread rise of AI is modifying China's labor market in ways that go far beyond job replacement or creation. It has
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Spring tea picking season starts in China's Guangxi
Spring tea picking season starts in China's Guangxi
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Graphics: China's 2026 Spring Festival travel rush hits 9.4 billion trips
China's 2026 Spring Festival travel period (February 2 to March 13) saw a historic surge in nationwide mobility, with a total of 9.4 billion cross-regional trips, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport on March 13.
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China sees record-high inter-regional trips in Spring Festival travel rush
The total number of inter-regional passenger trips across China during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, reached a record of 9.41 billion, official data showed Saturday.The figure marked a 4.3-percent increase over the same period in 2025, according to the Ministry of
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China to vie for bronze in Para ice hockey at Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics
China fell 4-2 to Canada in the Para ice hockey semifinals of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics here on Friday evening.Locked in a tight contest from the very beginning, Canada scored two goals in the first 11 minutes before China's Zhang Zheng pulled one back at the end of the first
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China grants world's first market approval for invasive BCI product
China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has recently approved the registration application for an Implantable Brain Computer Interface (BCI) for Hand Motor Augmentation, developed by Neuracle Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., marking the world's first market launch of an invasive BCI
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Volkswagen, XPeng's first jointly developed EV rolls off line in China
The first vehicle model jointly developed by Volkswagen Group and Chinese EV maker XPeng rolled off the production line in China on Friday, the German carmaker said, in the latest sign of Volkswagen's push to deepen its presence in the Chinese market."The car was developed in China for China, with
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