The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will send a 56occupation, 63member Japanese team to the 48th WorldSkills Competition, held in Shanghai, China, from September 22 to 27, 2026. The team will...
Parliamentary ViceMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ochi attended the APEC Energy Ministers Meeting held in Beijing, China, and discussed “Energy for All,” “AI + Energy,” and “Synergistic...
Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yamashita traveled to China from August 23 to August 27, Reiwa 8, and attended the 11th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting. He introduced...
On August 27, 2026, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent letters to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang regarding the massive floods and landslides that occurred near the NepalChina...
The Ministry of Finance announced that a Cabinetapproved ordinance will impose provisional antidumping duties on hotdip galvanized steel strips and sheets originating in South Korea and China,...
The Ministry of Finance announced the Cabinet decision on a decree imposing provisional antidumping duties on hotdip galvanized steel strip and sheet originating in the Republic of Korea and the...
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry made a provisional determination presuming the importation of dumped goods and material injury to the domestic industry...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Finance made a provisional decision finding a presumption of imports of dumped goods and material injury or other relevant facts...
China's economy slowed moderately in early 2026 as weak consumption, real estate, and investment offset support from infrastructure investment and exports of electronic equipment and integrated...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released the "Global Hydrogen Report 2025" on September 12, indicating that despite ongoing cancellations and delays of lowemission hydrogen production projects,...
President Trump issued an executive order on September 16, 2025, extending the enforcement of the regulation law for the Chinese videosharing app "TikTok" by 90 days until December 16. This marks the...
According to the "2024 China Outbound Direct Investment Statistical Bulletin" released on September 8 by China's Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics, and State Administration of...
The Lao and Chinese governments signed an agreement on September 4, 2025, to simplify immigration procedures for international passenger trains on the ChinaLaos Railway through the One Location, Two...
JETRO published a report on September 16, 2025, analyzing strengths and initiatives of Japanese companies in China that maintain strong performance despite economic slowdown and intensified...
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, Vice Premier He Lifeng, and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao respectively in...
The Communist Party of China and the State Council announced on August 28 the "Opinions on Promoting HighQuality Urban Development" (document dated August 15). The document notes that China\'s...
China First Automotive Works (China FAW), a major stateowned automaker, announced on August 29 the signing of a "Jetta Business Development Cooperation Agreement" with Volkswagen (VW)'s Chinese...
According to data from Thailand's Department of Land Transport, new battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in August reached 11,461 units, up 30.2% yearonyear. By category, passenger cars...
The Atlanta office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives posted on social media on September 4 that in coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and...
The "Sake@Alcoholic Yearend Party Late Summer Tipsy Cool Festival" cohosted by the JapanChina Economic Association Beijing Office and Sake@, and supported by JETRO Beijing Office, was held on Aug......