President Xi Jinping has extended messages of sympathy to the leaders of Turkiye and Syria after the two nations were hit by two powerful earthquakes. At least 2,300 people reportedly were killed and thousands injured in the quakes by press time.

China has issued an outline to improve the overall quality of its economy amid efforts to promote high-quality development.

Market data shows that net overseas capital inflow into shares traded at the Shenzhen and Shanghai bourses hit a single-month record of 131.146 billion yuan (about 19.4 billion U.S. dollars) in January, more than the whole of 2022.