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China's market regulator said Tuesday it had taken steps to improve the business environment for private firms since the country's first law dedicated to promoting the private sector took effect last year. Zhang Daoyang, an official with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), said that in the year since the Private Sector Promotion Law took effect, the regulator had initiated dozens of policy measures, including 22 measures to support private sector developmen

An action plan for stabilizing jobs, expanding employment capacity and improving employment quality, issued by the leading group on employment work under the State Council, was made public on Monday. The plan outlines policy measures that focus on meeting labor demand in key sectors, tapping employment potential and raising employment quality, among other priorities. To stabilize labor demand in key sectors, the plan proposes developing the manufacturing sector in light of lo

The high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in China's capital has been lauded by global institutions, experts and media practitioners as a powerful boost to global economic recovery and a positive signal for robust business opportunities. "It's very important, of course, that the world's two largest economies are engaging at the highest level," Director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Communications Department Juli

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Wednesday announced a nationwide campaign aimed at tackling obstacles to building a unified national market and fostering fair competition. Running from May to December, the campaign will focus on problems that impede fair market access and independent business operations, as well as those that restrict the free flow of goods, SAMR official Wang Shizhong said. To address these problems, the SAMR will step up law enf

Narcotics control authorities from China and the United States recently cracked a cross-border drug smuggling and trafficking case, arresting five suspects and cutting off a transnational drug route, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Monday. In early April, the ministry's Narcotics Control Bureau and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the US Department of Justice jointly handled the case, according to a statement issued by the ministry. Coordinated operations we

China on Monday outlined its 2026 legislative priorities, as the country released annual legislative plans for both the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee and the State Council. With a focus on strengthening legal frameworks related to public well-being, lawmakers will advance revisions to the Road Traffic Safety Law and the Teachers Law and draft laws on social assistance, healthcare security, and childcare services, according to the annual legislative agend

The Brazilian government announced on Thursday that starting from May 11, Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports will be granted visa-free entry, the Xinhua News Agency reported. According to a communiqué issued by Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citizens of the People's Republic of China holding ordinary passports are eligible for short-term visa-free entry, with a maximum stay of 30 days per entry, according to Xinhua. The move will help attract more Chinese tou

China is willing to work with the United States to faithfully implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, so that China-U.S. relations can truly stabilize and improve, to better benefit both countries and the whole world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with a visiting delegation of U.S. senators l

China will launch a nationwide campaign to crack down on false advertising in online food sales, targeting e-commerce platforms, sellers and related service providers, the country's market regulator said. Sun Huichuan, a food safety official with the State Administration for Market Regulation, said at a news briefing on Wednesday that misleading claims remain widespread despite repeated enforcement efforts. Consumers have responded strongly to issues such as false promotion a

Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed between the government of Ras Al Khaimah and two Chinese financial institutions — Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) — on Wednesday in Ras Al Khaimah of United Arab Emirates, in an effort to strengthen economic ties and promote strategic cooperations between Ras Al Khaimah and China. The implementation of the MoUs is expected to reinforce Ras Al Khaimah's position as a competitive destination for

China will expand zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that have diplomatic relations with it starting May 1, 2026, Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday. The inclusion of an additional 20 African nations under the zero-tariff treatment policy has demonstrated the nation's active commitment to expanding high-standard opening up, according to the authorities. From May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028, China will grant zero-tariff treatment, in the form of a preferential

China has intensified its nationwide campaign against counterfeit and pirated goods, the country's top market regulator said on Friday, unveiling a sweeping enforcement record. The move also came as the country seeks to bolster intellectual property right protection and underpin its drive toward innovation. The State Administration for Market Regulation released its annual report on combating IPR infringement and counterfeiting ahead of the 26th World Intellectual Property Da