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The State Council issued a notice on December 27, 2025, releasing the Action Plan for Comprehensive Solid Waste Management. The focus is on reducing, recycling, and safely disposing of solid waste across industrial, urban, and agricultural sectors, with a target of processing 4.5 billion tons of bulk solid waste annually by 2030 and cleaning up over 60% of historical waste stockpiles.​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ...

The General Office of the State Council issued a notice on December 26, 2025, releasing the Assessment Methods for Implementing the Water Resources Rigid Constraint System. The focus is on keeping water usage within carrying capacity limits through annual provincial-level assessments, with results tied to official performance evaluations and central government funding allocations.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

China’s Ministry of Finance published the VAT Law of the People’s Republic of China on December 25, 2024, set to take effect January 1, 2026. The law formally codifies the existing VAT system into statute, replacing decades-old provisional regulations, and covers tax rates, exemptions, collection procedures, and taxpayer obligations.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The General Office of the State Council issued a notice on further strengthening policy support for stabilizing employment. The focus is on stabilizing employment, enterprises, the market, and expectations, in order to promote high-quality economic development.

Robot families to meet growing demand in high-growth segments across China, in line with ABB's ‘local for local’ strategy; Covering essential tasks from material handling to high-end applications including dispensing and polishing; All powered by OmniCore™ controller platform for seamless integration; Manufactured at ABB Robotics’ state-of-the-art Shanghai Mega Factory, reinforcing local ...

China's finance, taxation, and commerce authorities unveiled a tax incentive granting foreign investors a 10 percent corporate income tax credit on direct domestic investments funded by dividends from Chinese resident companies. The measure, which takes effect from Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028, allows unused credits to be carried forward and applies lower rates under existing tax treaties.

Ypsomed opened its first dedicated production site in China with a festive ceremony. The new facility, located in Changzhou’s high-tech industrial park near Shanghai, was completed in just 14 months and marks a further milestone in the company's global growth strategy.

Sika continues to deliver on its Local-for-Local strategy with the launch of three new manufacturing investments in China, Brazil, and Morocco—reinforcing its commitment to serving customers with local production, global expertise, and sustainable innovation.

The National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee has released the national standard "Data Security Technology – Security Requirements for the Processing of Sensitive Personal Information." It establishes the identification and classification of sensitive personal information, and specifies the general security requirements for handling sensitive personal information as well as ...

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued the Administrative Measures for Technology-Based Business Incubators. Taking into account the current state, challenges, and development trends of incubators, the Measures propose classifying incubators into two categories: Standard Level and Excellence Level.