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China Sees Visa-Free Foreign Visitors Surge 70% During May Day Holiday, Departure Tax Refunds Spur Shopping Frenzy

Hong Kong Sees 920,000 Mainland Tourists During May Day Holiday, Setting Post-Pandemic Record

China’s Rail Container Transport Surges Amid Broader Freight Slowdown Driven by Policy Push Bulk-to-Container Shift

China to Intensify Extraordinary Counter-Cyclical Adjustments, Maintain Fiscal Spending Strength, Says Finance Minister

China’s May Day Box Office Slumps Over 50% to Hit Five-Year Low Amid Tepid Audience Demand

China’s Services Sector Expands at Slowest Pace Since Oct 2024 Amid Trade Frictions, Shows Private Survey

Chinese Local Government Bond Issuance Surges 84% YoY in Jan – Apr — Where Does the 3.5 Tn Yuan Go?

Major Chinese Retail and Catering Firms’ Sales Rise 6.3% YoY During May Day Holiday

Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pay State Visit to Russia on May 7 – 10

PBOC’s First Tapering of Outright Reverse Repos Fuels Expectations of Impending RRR Cut

China’s Service Trade Grows 8.7% YoY in Q1, Travel Services Lead Export Growth

China’s Manufacturing Activity Returns to Contractions in Apr as US Tariffs Weigh, Shows Official Survey

China’s Manufacturing Activity Growth Hits Three-Month Low in Apr as US Tariff Impact Emerges, Shows Private Survey

Walmart Makes Dramatic U-Turn, Resumes China Sourcing and Absorbs Tariff Cost

China Issues Second Batch 81 Bn Yuan Treasury Bond Funding to Support Consumer Goods Trade-In Program