Oil prices were up more than one percent in early Asian trade on Thursday off the back of persistent worries about supplies because of the Middle East conflict.

China will continue to implement a more proactive fiscal policy in 2026 and increase government deficit by 230 billion yuan (about 33.29 billion US dollars) over last year, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) industry is accelerating the growth of new quality productive forces, driven by intelligent manufacturing, automation and digital innovation across modern production lines.

On the eve of this year's Lantern Festival, which fell on Tuesday, a 25-year-old consumer surnamed Wen shared her plans aloud to her phone: "I want to see the lantern displays on Lantern Festival night, and maybe visit a theme park."In under 30 seconds, the AI assistant on her device generated a

Belarusian gold and foreign exchange reserves have reached a historic peak of 16.4 billion U.S. dollars as of March 1, the country's central bank said on Wednesday.Belarusian gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by 665.4 million dollars in February.The reserves are composed primarily of

France's Dassault Aviation on Wednesday accused Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain in the multibillion-euro FCAS warplane programme, of seeking to sabotage the project.