The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.4 in March, up 1.4 percentage points from the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a ...

China's industrial sector got off to a robust start in 2026, with profits of major industrial enterprises accelerating in the first two months of the year, underpinned by the strengthening of high-tec ...

The rise in gas prices is particularly significant for Europe, where electricity prices are closely tied to gas markets. Goldman Sachs Co-Head of Global Commodities Research Daan Struyven estimated ...

An industrial robot works on an intelligent production line of Wuhu Ecotec Power System Co Ltd in Fanchang economic development zone of Wuhu, East China's Anhui province, Nov 11, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] ...