GLOBALink | Seed museum promotes rural culture and tourism development in S China's Hainan

DING'AN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Located in Jiusuo Village, south China's Hainan Province, Jiusuo seed museum, home to a collection of more than 800 kinds of seeds and specimens, serves as a vivid learning platform for the public through displays, …

Markets: APAC region starts lower; China data in focus

Asia-Pacific equity markets began the week on a softer footing on Monday ahead of a busy economic calendar, following Moody’s downgrade of the United States' credit rating late last week. By 11:05 am AEST (1:05 am GMT), Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 …

China leverages spies in the U.S.

China factory output beats forecasts, weathering tariffs

While April's factory data topped expectations, it was below the previous month's reading - Copyright AFP STR Factory output in China grew at a faster rate than expected last month, official data showed Monday, weathering a brutal trade war with …

China imposes upto 75 per cent tariffs on plastic imports from US, EU, Japan and Taiwan

China has imposed anti-dumping duties, reaching up to 75%, on plastic imports originating from the United States, European Union, Taiwan, and Japan. This decision follows an investigation by Beijing into the alleged dumping practices of polyformaldehyde …

China’s Fossil Fuels Production Retreats From Record Levels

Gas output rose 8.1% year-on-year to 21.5 billion cubic meters, while crude oil increased 1.5% to 17.7 million tons, the statistics bureau said on Monday. Coal production rose 3.8% to 389 million tons, although that was 51 million tons less than March, …

China’s private economy promotion law sets many historic ‘firsts’

A view of the central business district of Beijing in March. [Provided to China Daily] The Private Economy Promotion Law, passed at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will take effect on May 20. This is China's …

Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed

Prime Minister Robert Fico is embracing a new geopolitical narrative – one that contrasts Western liberal democracy with what he describes as the “effective governance” of one-party states. His comments, delivered in a recent interview, suggest a growing …

US-China trade truce

Ultimately, there is a 90-day pause on tariff-related matters between the US and China, which has introduced a degree of stability to the global financial market. The reduction of tariff rates was notably more extensive than what the market had forecasted. …

China's fixed-asset investment up 4% in Jan-April

BEIJING - China's fixed-asset investment went up 4 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2025, official data showed Monday. Excluding the property sector, the country's fixed-asset investment grew 8 percent year-on-year during this …