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From the spotlight of the Spring Festival Gala to local cultural performances, increasingly nimble and versatile humanoid robots are making their mark across the country during the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Inner Mongolia herders ride tourism wave on north China's frozen grasslands2026-02-18
On freezing prairies located in north China's Xilingol, the thunder of galloping hooves and the roar of crowds echo across the snowy steppe. This is where Mongolian herders are turning a cultural icon of horse racing traditions, previously associated with summer, into a vibrant winter spectacle.

Int'l brands gallop into hearts of young Chinese consumers in Year of the Horse2026-02-17
One day before Chinese New Year, 26-year-old Wang Wei carefully peeled off the red paper bearing the Chinese character "Fu" hung on his family's wall, part of an annual ritual of replacing old decorations with new ones to welcome good fortune in the new year.

From fabrics to tires, AI powers smart factory boom in China2026-02-16
As Chinese skater Sun Long stood on the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics podium, the vibrant China Red of his award ceremony uniform signaled more than national pride, pointing to the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in China's manufacturing sector.

Pop toy industry gallops into global market for Year of the Horse2026-02-16
As the Year of the Horse approaches, a creative wave from China is sweeping across the global market, carrying millennium-old cultural symbols of auspiciousness.

China to establish regular financial support mechanism for rural revitalization2026-02-15
China's central bank and three other government departments have issued a guideline to establish a regular financial support mechanism to help prevent a relapse into poverty and advance all-around rural revitalization, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said on Saturday.

With Olympic legacy, north China mountain town becomes Beijing's skiing getaway2026-02-15
Four years after co-hosting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Chongli, 200 kilometers northwest of the Chinese capital, has jumped on the bandwagon of China's booming ice and snow economy.

China's Spring Festival fuels strong demand for ASEAN fruit2026-02-15
January and February are the busiest months of the year for fruit vendor Huang Chunlian. As the Spring Festival approaches, orders and inquiries flood in for her fruit, nuts and other snacks imported from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

China announces new list of systemically important banks2026-02-14
Chinese regulators on Friday released the latest list of domestic systemically important banks, consisting of 21 lenders.

China livestock powerhouse improves pasture management in eco-friendly productivity quest2026-02-13
In the vast pastures of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a humble blade of grass is being transformed into the cornerstone of a modern agricultural titan, fueling the region's dominance in China's dairy and meat industries.

China's newly installed wind, solar power capacity up 22 pct in 20252026-02-13
China's newly installed solar and wind power capacity exceeded 430 million kilowatts in 2025, an increase of 22 percent year on year, hitting a record high, National Energy Administration (NEA) data showed on Thursday.

China issues compliance guide on auto pricing conduct2026-02-13
China's State Administration for Market Regulation on Thursday released a compliance guide on price-related conduct in the automobile sector, aiming to regulate pricing practices and promote sound development of the auto market.

China reports 11 pct year-on-year rise in inclusive loans for small firms2026-02-13
China's outstanding inclusive loans for small and micro businesses in 2025 totaled 37 trillion yuan (about 5.3 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of the fourth quarter, which was up 11 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Financial Regulatory Administration on Thursday.

China regrets EU request for WTO panel, pledges to defend rights2026-02-13
China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday expressed regret over the European Union's (EU's) decision to request the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel in response to Chinese judicial rulings on standard essential patents (SEPs).

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China starts 2026 with resilience

China's headline consumer inflation of 0.2 percent in January represents a moderation from the previous month, but this is largely a story of the calendar rather than a lack of vitality. Because the Lunar New Year fell in January last year, the comparison base was higher than usual.