Hainan FTP's special customs operations underscore China's firm commitment to high-standard opening up
China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to officially launch island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, a landmark step underscoring the country's unwavering commitment to expanding high-standard opening up and advancing an open world economy.
Macro
World's largest ice and snow theme park opens, igniting China's winter tourism fever
The Harbin Ice-Snow World, world's largest ice and snow theme park, officially opened for the season on Wednesday, unveiling its most spectacular edition yet, featuring landmark attractions, thoughtful services and magnificent ice sculptures across a record 1.2 million square meters of park area.
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Economic Watch: Structural upgrading, policy support in China's consumption sector set to fuel long-term growth
As China's consumption sector expands amid structural upgrades, policies designed to stimulate spending are gaining momentum to reinforce this key pillar of the world's second-largest economy.
moreEconomic Watch: China's emphasis on green electricity powers global energy transition
In China, the world's largest electricity consumer, one in every three kilowatt-hours of electricity comes from green energy sources, powering daily life while reshaping the national and global energy and industrial landscapes.
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Markets
China's 2025 animated film box office tops 25 bln yuan, hitting record high
China's animated film box office surpassed 25 billion yuan in 2025, making it the highest-grossing year for animated movies in the country's history.
China's domestic game market achieves over 350-bln-yuan sales revenue in 2025
China's domestic game market achieved an actual sales revenue of over 350 billion yuan (about 49.6 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up 7.68 percent year on year.
