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MetroTrans 2026 takes place from 9 to 11 November at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou as part of Guangzhou Rail Transit Week 2026.

Balfour Beatty’s 50 percent stake in Gammon Construction has been sold to Jardine Matheson for about HK$2.61 billion, making it the sole owner of the construction and engineering company.

The 12^th Global Tourism Economy Forum will be held in Macao from 15 to 17 October, with delegates exploring opportunities and challenges for the development of the global tourism economy.

China's foreign trade in goods rose 18.8 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2026 to 39.94 trillion yuan (US$5.96 trillion), according to the General Administration of Customs.

The China Passenger Car Association says passenger vehicle sales fell 28.1 percent from a year earlier to 1.63 million in September, following a 23.7 percent decline in August. However, annual car exports jumped 73.2 percent to 923,000 vehicles last month.

China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.9 percent year-on-year in September, data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows.

The National Bureau of Statistics says September’s producer price index (PPI) rose 5 percent from a year earlier, up from 3.8 percent in August. That marks the fastest pace of factory-gate inflation since June 2022.

Official figures show that China’s exports grew by 36.3 percent in September from a year ago – the fastest pace since February. Imports rose by 31 percent, the fastest increase since June and up from 28.2 percent in August.

US export controls, and a push by domestic rivals such as Huawei, saw Nvidia's share of China's market for data-centre AI chips fall to 34 percent in the first half of 2026, Reuters reports.

MetroTrans 2026 takes place from 9 to 11 November at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou as part of Guangzhou Rail Transit Week 2026.

Balfour Beatty’s 50 percent stake in Gammon Construction has been sold to Jardine Matheson for about HK$2.61 billion, making it the sole owner of the construction and engineering company.

The 12^th Global Tourism Economy Forum will be held in Macao from 15 to 17 October, with delegates exploring opportunities and challenges for the development of the global tourism economy.

China's foreign trade in goods rose 18.8 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2026 to 39.94 trillion yuan (US$5.96 trillion), according to the General Administration of Customs.

The China Passenger Car Association says passenger vehicle sales fell 28.1 percent from a year earlier to 1.63 million in September, following a 23.7 percent decline in August. However, annual car exports jumped 73.2 percent to 923,000 vehicles last month.

China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.9 percent year-on-year in September, data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows.

The National Bureau of Statistics says September’s producer price index (PPI) rose 5 percent from a year earlier, up from 3.8 percent in August. That marks the fastest pace of factory-gate inflation since June 2022.

Official figures show that China’s exports grew by 36.3 percent in September from a year ago – the fastest pace since February. Imports rose by 31 percent, the fastest increase since June and up from 28.2 percent in August.

US export controls, and a push by domestic rivals such as Huawei, saw Nvidia's share of China's market for data-centre AI chips fall to 34 percent in the first half of 2026, Reuters reports.