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China's manufacturing sector demonstrated resilience in January, achieving steady factory output and continued growth in the high-tech sector despite a dip in overall activities, official data revealed on Saturday.

China's STAR Composite Index opens lower Thursday2026-01-29
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.34 percent lower at 1,874.22 points on Thursday.

Chinese firms maintain steady momentum in outbound investment in 2025: survey2026-01-29
Outbound investment by Chinese companies grew steadily in 2025, with nearly 80 percent of surveyed firms maintaining or expanding their investments abroad, according to a report by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

China sees steady industrial profit growth in 2025 amid structural upgrades, anti-involution measures2026-01-28
Profits of China's major industrial firms returned to growth in 2025, snapping a three-year streak of declines, with emerging sectors such as equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing serving as major growth drivers.

China's tech firm deploys AI model in orbit, unveils massive space computing plan2026-01-28
A Chinese commercial aerospace firm has successfully deployed a general-purpose AI model aboard its orbiting satellites, marking a major milestone for space-based computing.

Annual output value of China's bamboo industry tops 520 bln yuan2026-01-28
China's bamboo industry has achieved an annual output value of over 520 billion yuan (about 74.4 billion U.S. dollars), with more than 15,000 types of bamboo products available, National Forestry and Grassland Administration data showed on Tuesday.

Tax data shows faster integration of sci-tech and industrial innovation in China in 20252026-01-28
China saw faster integration of sci-tech innovation with industrial innovation in 2025, with strategic emerging industries expanding steadily and traditional sectors accelerating transformation and upgrading, tax data showed Tuesday.

Tourism contributes over one third of Hainan's GDP2026-01-28
Hainan's tourism industry has significantly raised its international profile during the last five years, contributing 33.4 percent to the province's GDP, according to the annual session of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress.

China's tech hub crosses 1-trln-yuan GDP threshold2026-01-28
A small district in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen punched above its administrative weight as its gross domestic product (GDP) last year exceeded one trillion yuan (about 143 billion U.S. dollars).

China's tech SMEs receive more credit support in 20252026-01-28
China's tech-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) saw improved access to credit by the end of 2025, central bank data showed on Tuesday.

Global investors turn increasingly to Hong Kong to monetize rosy growth prospects2026-01-28
China's Hong Kong has turned heads globally with its Initial Public Offering bonanza expected to steam along in 2026, luring investors who are drooling over Chinese assets bolstered by the country's growth prospects.

China vows efforts to optimize supportive policies for foreign investment2026-01-27
The Ministry of Commerce has vowed to further optimize supportive policies for foreign investment in 2026, pledging efforts to provide equal treatment to foreign-invested enterprises in domestic consumption promotion initiatives, government procurement, and public bidding processes so as to promote foreign firms' long-term development in the country.

China's commercial space industry hits high gear, expanding beyond launches2026-01-26
A Beijing-based commercial space company, InterstellOr, has captured nationwide attention recently with plans to start suborbital rides by 2028, offering tickets priced at 3 million yuan (about 429,534 U.S. dollars) per passenger.

Chinese shares open higher Monday2026-01-26
Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.21 percent to open at 4,144.78 points.

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