Chinese authorities on Wednesday released the 2020 negative list for market access, which cut the number of items on the list to 123 from 131 in the previous year.

Beijing is likely to prioritize boosting domestic demand and cementing the acceleration in consumer spending as it sets out the major economic tasks for 2021, officials and experts forecast on Tuesday.

A batch of chicken leg packages from the Chinese branch of Cargill Protein tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local authorities in Chuzhou City, east China's Anhui Province, said on Wednesday.

 Looking back at 2020, there are always some warm pictures and touching moments: the dedication on the front line to fight against the epidemic, the perseverance on the way out of poverty, the courage to shoulder the responsibility on the embankment against the flood, the joy and pride when reaching the summit of Mount Qomolangma... These people and things touch our hearts and give us warmth and strength.

Manufacturing of baby strollers and tricycles found its way into Quzhou County in 1970s, and is now a pillar and specialty business with over 1,800 local companies involved in. 

Chinese train maker CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. on Tuesday rolled out a new type of middle-to-low-speed magnetic-levitation train. The train, with a maximum operational speed of 120 km per hour, will be deployed on a tourist route in Qingyuan City, south China's Guangdong Province, according to the company. TO GO WITH:"China develops new middle-to-low-speed maglev train"

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that China and Turkey should solemnly commemorate their 50 years of diplomatic ties, deepen political mutual trust and cooperation, and push their relations to a higher level.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 5.5 percent year on year to 98.7 billion yuan (14.38 billion U.S. dollars) in November, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.

The world has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, but China is a big exception according to Fortune magazine, which in a story from Dec 13 titled "COVID-era exports are fueling China's economic recovery" asked what happens when the pandemic ends.

The pledge by China, South Korea and Japan to become carbon neutral would give a major boost to the renewable energy sector, prompting banks to rethink their plans to finance fossil fuel projects.