BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed-asset investment dropped 5.7 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, official data showed Wednesday. The investment totaled…

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's total retail sales of goods and services, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, increased by 2.7 percent year on year in the…

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's value-added industrial output expanded at a solid pace in the first half (H1) of 2026, with equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing…

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednes…

Guo Mohan works on an iron plate relief carving artwork. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee) In the iron plate relief carving art museum at Hebei Vocational University of Industry …