China's foreign trade is expected to stay resilient in the second half of the year as key regions have ramped up efforts to further boost imports and exports－and this will likely help shore up the national economy, experts said on Tuesday.
The 2022 top 500 firms realized a fast growth in operation revenue, totaling 102.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.65 trillion yuan or 14.08 percent from a year earlier. Their total asset was registered at 372.53 trillion yuan, 28.95 trillion yuan higher than the top 500 last year, up 8.43 percent.
During the period, 25.43 percent of surveyed firms saw quarter-on-quarter growth in trade volume, and 19.98 percent and 22.65 percent respectively reported expansions in profits and new orders.
China's Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) embraced the listing of the 100th firm Friday as the newly established bourse attracts innovative smaller enterprises with its listing efficiency and smooth operation.
Since Hong Kong's return to the motherland 25 years ago, Chinese enterprises in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have promoted local socio-economic development, improved people's livelihood and made great contributions to the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong under "one country, two systems."