Briefly 2026-01-20    

Fight against money laundering strengthened

The People's Bank of China said Chinese authorities have issued regulations governing special preventive measures against money laundering, which prohibit any unit or individual from arbitrarily lifting these measures. The regulations aim to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as to standardize the special preventive measures against money laundering.

Yiwu sees record-high foreign trade in 2025

Yiwu in Zhejiang province, known as "the world's supermarket", saw its foreign trade value reach a record high of 836.5 billion yuan ($120.13 billion) in 2025, Yiwu Customs said.