Domestic News Briefs

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development recently issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Inheritance of Historic and Cultural Cities, Towns, Villages and Historic Buildings. It calls for continued growth in the number of protected urban and rural heritage assets by 2030 and stronger integrated protection and living transmission of historic cities, neighborhoods, towns and villages.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development recently issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for the Preservation and Transmission of Historically and Culturally Famous Cities, Towns, and Villages and Historic Buildings. It proposes that by 2030, the number of urban and rural historical and cultural assets under protection will continue to grow, and efforts toward the comprehensive preservation and living transmission of historically and culturally famous cities, neighborhoods, villages, and towns will continue to intensify.

The meeting will continue advancing exchanges and cooperation among young finance and economics professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.

Today, October 21, the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting reviewed and adopted the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Joint Statement and the Policy Statement on Financing Digital Infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific Region. The meeting also produced outcome documents including a Compilation of Innovative Practices in Inclusive Finance in the Asia-Pacific Region, and will continue to advance exchanges and cooperation among young finance and economics professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.

The meeting also produced outcome documents including a collection of innovative inclusive-finance practices in the Asia-Pacific region.

Today, October 21, the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting reviewed and adopted the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Joint Statement and the Policy Statement on Financing Digital Infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific Region. The meeting also produced outcome documents including a Compilation of Innovative Practices in Inclusive Finance in the Asia-Pacific Region, and will continue to advance exchanges and cooperation among young finance and economics professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.

On October 21, the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting reviewed and adopted the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Joint Statement and the Asia-Pacific Digital Infrastructure Financing Policy Statement.

Today, October 21, the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting reviewed and adopted the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Joint Statement and the Policy Statement on Financing Digital Infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific Region. The meeting also produced outcome documents including a Compilation of Innovative Practices in Inclusive Finance in the Asia-Pacific Region, and will continue to advance exchanges and cooperation among young finance and economics professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.

The National Development and Reform Commission and other departments recently released the first list of 136 landmark major application-scenario projects. It covers five categories—new fields and tracks, industrial transformation and upgrading, sector-specific applications, social governance services, and people's livelihoods—and offers scenario-validation opportunities to various business entities.

The National Development and Reform Commission and other departments recently unveiled the first list of 136 flagship major application scenario projects. Covering five types of application scenarios—new fields and emerging sectors, industrial transformation and upgrading, industry-specific applications, social governance services, and public well-being—the projects provide opportunities for all kinds of business entities to validate applications in real-world settings.

On October 21, the Supreme People's Court issued regulations on judicial accountability in people's courts. The report states that judicial personnel should be held accountable for deliberately violating adjudicative duties or committing gross negligence in those duties that causes serious consequences, with accountability covering all judicial personnel and the entire adjudication process.

Today, October 21, the Supreme People's Court released the Regulations on Judicial Accountability in People's Courts. Judicial personnel in people's courts who intentionally violate their adjudicative duties, or whose gross negligence in performing those duties causes serious consequences, shall be held judicially accountable. Accountability will cover all judicial personnel and every stage of the judicial adjudication process.

The pilot city cluster plans to promote at least 12,000 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles and have more than 100 hydrogen refueling stations. Hydrogen applications will gradually expand from transport to industries including steel and chemicals, as well as combined heat and power, data centers and other uses.

The Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei pilot city cluster for integrated hydrogen energy applications officially launched today, October 21. It will promote the deployment of no fewer than 12,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and have more than 100 hydrogen refueling stations. Hydrogen energy applications will gradually expand from transportation to industrial fields such as steel and chemicals, as well as combined heat and power generation, data centers, and other areas.

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city-cluster pilot for integrated hydrogen applications officially launched on October 21.

The Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei pilot city cluster for integrated hydrogen energy applications officially launched today, October 21. It will promote the deployment of no fewer than 12,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and have more than 100 hydrogen refueling stations. Hydrogen energy applications will gradually expand from transportation to industrial fields such as steel and chemicals, as well as combined heat and power generation, data centers, and other areas.

The 32nd China Yiwu International Commodities Fair opened on October 21, featuring eight industry exhibition areas including daily consumer goods and electronics and electrical appliances, and attracting 2,770 participating companies from 20 provincial-level regions across China.

Today, October 21, the 32nd China Yiwu International Commodities Fair opened. The fair features exhibition areas for eight industries, including daily consumer goods and electronics and electrical appliances, and has attracted 2,770 participating companies from 20 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country. It will run through October 24.

The fair is scheduled to continue through October 24.

Today, October 21, the 32nd China Yiwu International Commodities Fair opened. The fair features exhibition areas for eight industries, including daily consumer goods and electronics and electrical appliances, and has attracted 2,770 participating companies from 20 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country. It will run through October 24.

The 2026 Physical AI and World Models Conference was recently held in Nanjing, Jiangsu, with thematic discussions and supply-demand matchmaking on data supply, model training and related topics.

The 2026 Physical AI and World Models Conference was held recently in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The conference featured thematic discussions and supply-and-demand matchmaking on topics including data supply and model training. Agreements for key projects worth more than 6 billion yuan were signed, and a special program for building high-quality datasets was released to accelerate development of the data and artificial intelligence industries in the Yangtze River Delta.

The conference released a special program for building high-quality datasets to accelerate development of the data and artificial-intelligence industries in the Yangtze River Delta.

The 2026 Physical AI and World Models Conference was held recently in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The conference featured thematic discussions and supply-and-demand matchmaking on topics including data supply and model training. Agreements for key projects worth more than 6 billion yuan were signed, and a special program for building high-quality datasets was released to accelerate development of the data and artificial intelligence industries in the Yangtze River Delta.

Key projects signed at the conference totaled more than 6 billion yuan.

The 2026 Physical AI and World Models Conference was held recently in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The conference featured thematic discussions and supply-and-demand matchmaking on topics including data supply and model training. Agreements for key projects worth more than 6 billion yuan were signed, and a special program for building high-quality datasets was released to accelerate development of the data and artificial intelligence industries in the Yangtze River Delta.