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China's airlines will slash fuel surcharges for mainland routes on tickets sold from June 5, Air China and other airlines disclosed Tuesday. The surcharge will be cut to 80 yuan (about 11.73 U.S. dollars) per segment for routes of 800 km or less, and 150 yuan for longer routes. Infants are exempt from the surcharge, while children, disabled servicemen, and disabled police officers will get a 50 percent discount. Compared with current rates, the surcharge will drop by 10 yuan

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, together with six other government departments, has issued a notice encouraging enterprises in the aerospace, shipbuilding, automotive and robotics sectors to develop themed visitor factories under the premises of safety and confidentiality, aiming to further expand the nation's cultural tourism formats and scenarios. The notice encourages enterprises in equipment manufacturing, consumer goods and e-commerce logistics to innovate with

China's top internet regulator has announced a two-month nationwide campaign to tackle harmful online information related to enterprises, starting Friday. The initiative aims to address the spread of infringing and malicious content about businesses, with a focus on swiftly removing such material and the accounts responsible, according to a statement from the Cyberspace Administration of China. During the campaign, internet regulators across the country will urge websites and

China's consumer market maintained stable performance in the first four months of 2026, as a raft of pro-consumption policies continued to take effect, according to the Ministry of Commerce. In April, demand for green and smart products remained robust. Data from the ministry showed that sales of smart glasses on major monitored platforms surged 5.9-fold year on year last month, while sales of handheld cameras rose 26.9 percent from a year earlier. The country's new energy ve

Companies and institutions from the United States have ranked first among foreign exhibitors at the China International Supply Chain Expo for four consecutive years, from the inaugural event to this year's fourth edition, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade said on Friday. The US business community's active participation, experts said, underscores the enduring pull of the Chinese market and the deep integration of US supply chains with China's manufactu

The People's Bank of China on Friday announced that it will carry out a 600-billion-yuan (about 87.7 billion U.S. dollars) one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation on May 25, aiming to maintain adequate liquidity in the country's banking system. The central bank said this MLF operation will be conducted through variable-rate tenders with a fixed quantity, using a multiple-price auction. With a 500-billion-yuan MLF maturing this month, the move will result in a ne

China's postal industry recorded stable growth in both revenue and delivery volume in the first four months of 2026, data released by the State Post Bureau showed on Wednesday. From January to April, the postal sector handled 70.16 billion parcels, up 4.1 percent year on year. Express deliveries accounted for 64.57 billion parcels, growing 5.1 percent. A postal worker packs mail at the township branch of China Post in Chunhua township of Hunchun city, Northeast China's Jilin

China's economy posted a steady recovery in the first four months of 2026, with key indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as macroeconomic policies continued to take effect. During the January-April period, growth in production and supply accelerated, while market demand continued to expand. Employment and consumer prices also remained generally stable, according to data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Amid a complex interna

China opened 21 new international cargo air routes in April, adding more than 43 round-trip flights per week, according to data released by the Air Logistics Branch of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing on Thursday. Of the newly launched routes, 12 connect to Europe, eight with Asia, and one with North America. They involve 15 airlines, including nine Chinese carriers. The main goods transported include cross-border e-commerce products, textiles, machinery, electr

As the country's auto industry further deepens its global footprint, China's automobile exports maintained strong momentum in April, driven by steady shipments of new energy vehicles and accelerated overseas expansion by major domestic carmakers. China exported around 901,000 vehicles in April, up 74.4 percent year-on-year, including 430,000 NEVs, whose exports more than doubled from a year earlier, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacture

China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.2 percent year-on-year in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, also increased 1.2 percent from a year earlier, data showed. On a monthly basis, the CPI climbed 0.3 percent in April, reversing a 0.7-percent decline in March and exceeding the seasonal level by 0.4 percentage points. China's producer price index (PPI), which measure

China's gold consumption edged up in the first quarter of 2026, mainly driven by the strong demand for gold bars and coins, data from the China Gold Association showed on Saturday. The country's gold consumption totaled 303.29 tonnes in the first three months of the year, up 4.41 percent year on year, according to the data. In breakdown, consumption for gold bars and coins surged 46.4 percent to 202.06 tonnes, while gold jewelry consumption fell 37.1 percent to 84.62 tonnes.