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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

China, on Wednesday, highly commended relevant countries' commitment to the one-China principle, which it said is fully consistent with international law and the basic norms governing international relations. The remarks came after Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te cancelled a planned visit to Eswatini, an inland country in southern Africa. The cancellation of Lai's visit, planned from Wednesday to Sunday, followed decisions by Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke overflig

China released a guideline on Wednesday outlining arrangements to advance the country's energy conservation and carbon reduction efforts. The document, jointly issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, stressed the need for coordinated efforts in advancing energy conservation and carbon reduction while driving industrial upgrading. Efforts will be made to promote energy-saving, low-carbon and cl

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) is accelerating work on a judicial guideline to improve the handling of disputes involving artificial intelligence (AI), as the country's judiciary steps up protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in fast-growing high-tech sectors, CCTV News reported on Monday. During a press conference on China's IPR protection on Monday, the SPC released a work report detailing Chinese courts' overall intellectual property protection performance