Chinese technology brand, Xiaomi, is accelerating its push into Africa's fast-growing digital market — using Kenya as a strategic entry point to expand its Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem — with the launch of the Redmi Note 15 series and a strengthened partnership with Safaricom, Kenya's largest

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector fell to 49.3 in January, down 0.8 points from last month, as some industries entered a traditional seasonal lull and effective market demand remained insufficient, official data showed on Saturday.

The futures prices of precious metals plunged during Friday trading, with COMEX April gold futures once dropping over 10 percent to as low as 4,700.4 U.S. dollars per ounce and March silver futures once down more than 30 percent to as low as 74 dollars per ounce.

China's electronic information manufacturing sector achieved rapid growth in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday.The value-added industrial output of major companies in the sector rose 10.6 percent year on year in 2025.

After Panama's Supreme Court recently ruled that the concession contract under which CK Hutchison Holdings operates two ports along the Panama Canal was "unconstitutional", the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday expressed strong dissatisfaction

China is a very important visitor market for Britain, and Chinese tourists' spending in the UK is expected to maintain a continuous growth at an average annual rate of 20 percent through 2030.