President Xi Jinping on Friday extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life ahead of International Women's Day, which falls on March 8. Xi sent the greetings when attending a joint group meeting at the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the top political advisory body.
China will "promote balanced trade" this year by expanding imports while stabilizing exports, a strategy that aims to turn its domestic market into development opportunities shared by trading partners worldwide, officials and economists said. "China will leverage its super-sized domestic market advantages to expand imports of agricultural products, quality consumer goods, advanced technology equipment and key components," said Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Friday.
A news conference on China's economic policies gets underway on Friday in Beijing during the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature. Wang Xi/Xinhua China is stepping up policies to boost domestic demand and consumption this year to ensure it achieves its 2026 growth target and starts the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period on a strong footing, senior officials said on Friday.
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China will establish a national-level mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fund this year to further smoothen exit channels for venture capital investment and improve capital turnover efficiency, head of the country's top economic planner said Friday. The fund is expected to guide and leverage more than 1 trillion yuan (about 145 billion U.
