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China to maintain stability of yuan exchange rate: central bank

China's central bank said Sunday it would further deepen the reform of the yuan's exchange rate formation mechanism and maintain the basic stability of the exchange rate at a reasonable and balanced

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China sees current account deficit in Q1 amid COVID-19

China saw a current account deficit in the first quarter of this year due to mounting pressure from the COVID-19 epidemic.The deficit in the current account stood at 29.7 billion U.S. dollars in t

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More China-Europe freight trains run through Manzhouli land port

Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border, saw a rising number of China-Europe freight trains during the first four months this year, authorities said

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Putin, Abe discuss COVID-19 over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed the coronavirus pandemic during a telephone conversation on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement. "Putin and Ab

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Tianjin Bulk Freight Index re-launched after months of suspension

The China Tianjin Bulk Freight Index (TBI), an indicator of northern China's international bulk freight rates, stood at 532.89 points on Thursday after the service was

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China's foreign trade balance in April amid global lockdown

China's exports rose by 3.5 percent year on year, and imports edged down by 14.2 percent in April amid the COVID-19 outbreak and global lockdown, data from China's Gene

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Online fair between China, Latin America sees 8 mln USD in trade volume

A 15-day online trade fair to promote cooperation between Chinese and Latin American businesses saw about 8.02 million U.S. dollars in trade volume. The intended turnover stood at 48.24 million U.S

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China has never stymied the export of COVID-19 materials: Official

China has never restricted the export of prevention materials amid the battle against the COVID-19, Li Xingqian, head of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry

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Urgent: IMF, WTO urge open trade amid COVID-19 pandemic

The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization on Friday urged countries to refrain from imposing export and other trade restrictions as the world fights against the devastating COV

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S. Korea's economy shrinks 1.4 pct in Q1 due to COVID-19 outbreak

A container terminal at Incheon port, South Korea. /Reuters South Korea's economy shrank 1.4 percent in the first quarter from the prior quarter under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, t

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China's trade with Russia expands by 3.4 pct in Q1

China's trade with Russia expanded by 3.4 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. Trade volume between the two countries stood at 25.35

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Putin, Rouhani discuss coronavirus situation by phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani discussed the recent situation related to the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic duri

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ASEAN secretary-general hails ASEAN-China cooperation in fighting COVID-19

Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi on Tuesday thanked the Chinese government for providing medical supplies and haile

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Putin, Maduro discuss coronavirus situation over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro discussed the recent situation in connection with the spread of the novel coronavirus pan

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EU, UK resume second round of trade talks

The European Union and UK government resumed a second round of trade talks via video link on Monday.The talks, which will last from April 20 to 24, will focus on goods and services trade, fisheries a

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese agricultural product market limited: analysis

The Chinese market of agricultural products is relatively stable and has been affected minimally by the COVID-19 pandemic, except for several varieties with high depen

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Chinese vice premier holds phone talk with EU official over COVID-19, policy coordination

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a telephone conversation on Friday night with Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice president of the European Commission. During their phone talk, Liu, also a member of