Commerce ministry says higher-level opening-up spurring more FDI flows

the cross-border e-commerce cooperation between Malaysia and China, particularly in Guangxi, is set to expand even further

The Upgrade Protocol of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on Apr.7, will further expand the market opening of goods, services, investment and other areas between the two countries in the coming years, said the Ministry of Commerce in a statement posted online.

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China's trade in services soared 33.5 percent year-on-year to reach 953.48 billion yuan ($149.7 billion) in the first two months of this year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Apr.6.

The Chinese government will work to help enterprises better hedge exchange rate risks as the yuan rises, Gao Feng, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, said on Feb.24.

The Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday that an upgrade to China's free trade agreement with New Zealand will enter into force on April 7, paving the way for further economic and trade cooperation between the two nations.

Cross-border e-commerce is gaining momentum in China against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic that severely impacted international trade, and the recent approval of more cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones has, undoubtedly, accelerated this trend.

China's State Council has approved setting up more cross-border e-commerce pilot zones in 27 cities and regions as the government seeks to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investments.

In 2021, China's service trade went up 16.1 percent year on year to nearly 5.3 trillion yuan (about 831.42 billion U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Commerce said on Jan. 30.

China's Ministry of Commerce is willing to join with economic and trade authorities of the five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan