Premier Li Keqiang will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 130th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Oct 14, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has announced.The first Pearl River International Trade Forum will also kick off at the ceremony, Zhao said at a news briefing on Friday.The fair, which will be held from Oct 15 to 19 in Guangzhou, will feature online as well as offline activities for the

The World Bank projected that China's GDP growth will return to its pre-pandemic level by 2021, to accelerate to 7.9 percent next year from 2 percent in 2020, in response to improved consumer and business confidence and better labor market conditions, according to a report published on Wednesday.Although the growth rate remained unchanged from the bank's projection in the summer, the new report suggested navigating near-term uncertainty, which will require an adaptive policy framework ca

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The ongoing third China International Import Expo is an ideal platform for enterprises to network in China and seize new opportunities.
The total business exhibition space for the third CIIE spans some 30,000 square meters larger than last year. The business exhibition area for the third CIIE is divided into six exhibition sections displaying food and agricultural products, automobiles, intelligent industry and information technology, consumer goods, medical equipment and healthcare products, as well as trade in services.

BEIJING — China's foreign trade sustained its upward momentum in October with notable growth and improved structure, official data showed Saturday.
The country's foreign trade expanded 4.6 percent year on year in October, with exports jumping 7.6 percent year on year and imports climbing 0.9 percent in yuan terms, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said in a statement.

When China's years-long efforts for a cashless society bore fruit in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Oct 12, some 50,000 lucky residents of the southern boomtown, winners of a lottery, received the first batch of DC/EP, or digital currency/electronic payment.DC/EP was issued in the form of hongbao, or electronic red packets, worth 200 yuan ($29.9) each. Some of the winners recalled that 2,000 years ago, the reigning emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC) unified China for the first time by