03/05
2026 Thu.
China has set a 2026 economic growth target of around 4.5%–5%, Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday in the government work report delivered to the National People's Congress. Other targets include keeping the surveyed urban unemployment rate at about 5.5%, creating more than 12 million new urban jobs and limiting consumer price inflation to around 2%. Li said the target was designed to leave room for structural adjustments, risk prevention and reforms at the start of the new five-year planning cycle, while remaining broadly in line with China's long-term growth potential.
03/03
2026 Tue.
OPPO said on March 3 it will launch its Find X9 Ultra series overseas for the first time, as it pushes further into the premium smartphone market. The announcement came at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Counterpoint Research data showed OPPO's average selling price in 2025 exceeded Samsung's, ranking it alongside Apple among the top two globally.
02/28
2026 Sat.
China's electric vehicle charging network continued its rapid expansion in January, with total charging connectors reaching 20.7 million by month-end, up 49.6% from a year earlier, according to data released by the National Energy Administration on Friday. Public charging facilities accounted for about 4.8 million units, a 31.2% increase year on year, while private chargers rose 56.1% to 15.9 million. The combined rated power of public charging facilities reached 226 million kilowatts, averaging about 47.01 kilowatts per unit. The build-out comes as new energy vehicle adoption remains strong. In 2025, China produced 16.626 million new energy vehicles and sold 16.49 million units, up 29% and 28.2% respectively, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed. Beijing in October unveiled a three-year action plan targeting 28 million charging facilities nationwide by the end of 2027, with public charging capacity exceeding 300 million kilowatts.
Visa-free entries by foreign nationals into China rose 49.5% year-on-year to 30.08 million trips in 2025, according to data released on Saturday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Total inbound tourist visits increased 17.1% to 154.5 million. Of those, 35.17 million were foreign nationals, while 119.32 million were residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Inbound tourism spending surged 39.2% to $131.1 billion, the data showed. Domestic tourism trips rose 16.2% to 6.52 billion, with total spending up 9.5% to 6.3 trillion yuan. Outbound trips by mainland residents totalled 167.92 million, including 161.66 million for private purposes, according to the statement.
02/27
2026 Fri.
Gross tonnage reaches 141,900 tonnes as Adora Flora City prepares for sea trials in May, marking another step in China's push into high-end cruise shipbuilding.
China's central bank said on Friday it will cut the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for FX forward sales to zero from 20%, effective March 2 to support corporate currency hedging and promote development of the foreign exchange market. The People's Bank of China said it will continue to guide financial institutions to improve foreign exchange risk management services for companies and keep the yuan basically stable at a reasonable and balanced level.
02/10
2026 Tue.
Jiemian-Cailian Press on Feb. 9 unveiled a full-chain service matrix for Chinese companies expanding overseas, positioning itself as a trusted partner for global growth as mainland firms step up international expansion. Jiemian-Cailian Press said the initiative is designed to address key challenges faced by companies going global, including policy compliance, market intelligence, risk management and brand building. Leveraging its financial media background, the group plans to provide services spanning news coverage, research, partnerships and customized support. The initiative focuses on four main areas: international reporting from major financial and innovation hubs; data-driven research products and an AI-powered advisory tool; global resource linkages with overseas institutions, think tanks and media; and tailored services such as overseas forums, field studies and consulting to support market entry and local operations. In the first half of the year, the group will also release a Joint Report on the Influence of Chinese Companies Going Global with China Enterprises Globalization Alliance (CEGA), based on criteria such as local contribution, governance, compliance and cross-cultural communication to assess Chinese companies'global footprint. ZHANG Qian, chairwoman of Jiemian-Cailian Press, said the launch reflects the group's ambition to build a new-generation international financial media group, combining global storytelling with practical, intelligence-led services to support Chinese companies'global ambitions.
02/09
2026 Mon.
Pony.ai said on Mondayit has rolled out the first mass-produced Bozhi 4X robotaxi, a step toward large-scale commercial deployment under its partnership with Toyota Motor (China) Investment and GAC Toyota Motor. The vehicle is equipped with Pony.ai's seventh-generation autonomous driving system, tested in complex urban environments including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and optimized for commercial operations. The partners plan to deploy about 1,000 Bozhi 4X robotaxis in 2026, launching services in China's tier-one cities.
01/30
2026 Fri.
China's domestic smartphone shipments fell 2.4% in 2025 to 307 million units, official industry data showed on Friday, pointing to subdued consumer demand in the world's largest handset market. Shipments in December dropped sharply, down 29.1% from a year earlier to 24.47 million units, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. Fifth-generation models accounted for the bulk of sales. December 5G smartphone shipments declined 27.3% year on year to 22.13 million units, making up 90.4% of total shipments for the month. For the full year, 5G smartphone shipments reached 266 million units, down 1.9% from 2024, and represented 86.9% of total handset shipments, the data showed.
01/29
2026 Thu.
by LI Kewen AstraZeneca said on Thursday it plans to invest more than 100 biilionyuan (US$15billion) in China by 2030, expanding its pharmaceutical manufacturing and research operations in the country. The drugmaker said the investment will deepen its China-based research and development network, including global strategic R&D centres in Beijing and Shanghai that work with more than 500 clinical hospitals and have led numerous global clinical trials in the past three years. AstraZeneca also plans to upgrade its manufacturing facilities in Wuxi, Taizhou, Qingdao and Beijing, and will announce plans for new production sites at a later stage. Its existing plants supply medicines to patients in China and more than 70 overseas markets. The company said its China workforce will exceed 20,000 following the expansion, with the investment expected to create thousands of additional jobs across the healthcare sector.
