China's car sales fell again in April as export growth stayed strong, with automakers increasingly targeting overseas markets to offset intense competition at home, ⁠where a push towards higher-end models has yet to reverse a broader slowdown. Sal...

China's producer prices surpassed expectations in April to hit a 45-month high while consumer inflation also accelerated as ⁠global energy costs remained elevated, piling more pressure on manufacturers already grappling with weak demand at home. C...

US President Donald Trump will pay a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. The confirmation by Beijing came hours after US officials said the "symbolic" summit from May 13...

China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou...

China's export growth gathered pace in April as factories raced to meet a wave of overseas orders from buyers seeking to stockpile components amid fears the Iran war could push ⁠global input costs even higher. Foreign trade in yuan-denominated ter...

The UAE's top lender and two other Middle Eastern banks are launching or expanding operations in Hong Kong, as they target better China connectivity and foreign business growth amid uncertainty in the domestic economic outlook. First Abu Dhabi Bank,...

The Trump administration is inviting CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon, Boeing and other big companies to accompany the president on his trip to China next week, Semafor reported on Thursday. Executives ⁠from Qualcomm, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Visa...

Two former defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, were each sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges on Thursday. Their sentences were separately handed down by China's military court. According to Xinhua News Agency, W...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday said ties with the United States have been generally stable despite "many twists and disruptions" and called on both countries to find a way to contribute to global peace, a week before US President Donald Trump i...

Chief Executive John Lee appealed to Uzbek businesses on Wednesday to use Hong Kong as a springboard to expand their operations into the mainland. He made the remarks at a business forum attended by Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, who is l...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China was “deeply distressed” over the war in the Middle East that has lasted more than two months and said a “comprehensive ceasefire" was needed. China’...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday Hong Kong can turn challenges posed by the global energy disruption in the Middle East into "green opportunities", as exemplified by the SAR working with Dongguan to set up a biofuel base. The sustainable avi...

A fireworks plant explosion on Monday in central Hunan province has left 26 people dead and 61 injured, authorities said on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping earlier called for all-out efforts to find people still missing and save the injured. The blas...

Three people were killed and 25 others injured in an explosion at a fireworks plant in Hunan province. Two of those injured were in serious condition, according to Xinhua News Agency. The explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at the plant in Liuya...

President Xi Jinping has encouraged young Chinese to integrate their personal aspirations into the bigger picture of national development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Milit...

China's railway network transported 24.8 million passengers on May 1, setting ⁠a new single-day record, according to data from the China State Railway Group. A report on Saturday from the Xinhua news agency ⁠said the national railway ⁠system i...

China on Friday slammed a proposal from a US regulator that would bar its labs from testing electronic devices for use in the United States, saying it undermined bilateral trade relations. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Thursda...

Vice-Premier He Lifeng, Beijing's lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, has held a video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The two sides held candid, in-depth and constructive ex...

President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged greater efforts and more concrete measures to strengthen basic research, enhance China's capacity for original innovation, and further solidify the foundation for building the country's strength in science and t...

China's top legislature voted on Thursday to adopt a law on social assistance, aimed at strengthening basic living support and providing a stronger safety net for vulnerable groups. The law was passed after its third reading at a legislative session...