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The People's Bank of China said it will extend three carbon reduction lending products - also in the textile industry - as part of its efforts to support green development

As many as 60.000 people have died from Covid in the country in just over a month, Beijing authorities announced in the first toll released since restrictions were relaxed

State media said traveller’s Covid-19 testing requirements imposed around the world in response to a surging wave of infections in China and to the fact of no longer publishing daily data were “unfounded” and “discriminatory” to the point of "sabotage"

State-owned aerospace manufacturer the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China delivered first domestic passenger jet to China Eastern Airlines with a 15-minute maiden flight; the C919 arrow-body passenger plane is milestone in China’s aviation ambitions

Despite domestic easing of COVID curbs after last month's unprecedented protests, over 50% of Chinese say they woul put off travel abroad, up to more than a year, even if borders re-opened, a sign that consumer recovery from COVID measures will take time

After Xi Jinping’s visit to Riyadh for the first China-Arab States Summit, the two countries issued a joint statement about the future of their cooperation, with one of the focuses on energy sources and market

China’s statements could be one of the most important pieces of news from Cop27 as the country reportedly declared it will take the climate emergency seriously, moving on crucial issues such as methane and coal

While the world population is reaching 8 billion, the country is worried about too few children after controlling population growth with the strict one-child policy from 1980 to 2015

China unveiled the Smart Dragon-3, the country's largest solid-propellant launch vehicle to provide commercial services to global customers, at the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition

In September, China's central bank injected liquidity into the money market to meet the demand of financial institutions totalling 400 billion yuan (around US$56,34 billion) through the medium-term lending facility

As widespread water shortages are affecting China's supply-chain resilience, it has for the first time declared a red alert for the Poyang Lake - the largest of the country with its 3.210 km2 and 25,2 km3 of volume - where water have reached record lows