China's total foreign trade reached 32,33 trillion yuan ($4,57 trillion) in the first three quarters of 2024; electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic products accounted for 4,1% of the total value

In an effort to regulate Internet news services and improve the credibility of China's mainstream media, Office of the Central Commission for Cyberspace Affairs launched a three-month campaign to 'correct' online news services

The retirement age will be raised for the first time since the 1950s: the newly approved plan envisages that the age at which Chinese citizens retire will be gradually increased over the next 15 years, starting in 2025

A new indoor ski resort was opened in Shanghai, recognised by Guinness World Records as 'the largest in the world'; meanwhile, the hottest summer in 60 years was recorded outside

Super typhoon Yagi affected over 500.000 people in the southern Chinese province of Hainan; it is the strongest typhoon to hit mainland China this autumn and the fourth strongest typhoon since 1949