China's trade surplus narrowed 4.7% in 1H 2026 as imports grew faster than exports, China Customs said. Customs reiterated China is the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer and said it will continue to actively expand imports during the 15th Five-Year Plan period to promote more balanced import-export development.

Fourteen Chinese ministries including the Ministry of Civil Affairs today issued the Three-Year Action Plan to Expand and Upgrade the Rehabilitation Assistive Devices Industry (2026–2028). On payment, the plan supports including eligible therapeutic rehabilitation aids in medical insurance, will study adding long-term care–related smart services and supportive assistive devices to long-term care insurance coverage, and encourages commercial insurers to reimburse rehabilitation-aid provisioning under health policies. On industry oversight, it calls for accelerated revision of mandatory standards for electric wheelchairs and recommended standards for wearable exoskeletons. On talent, it supports qualified rehabilitation-aid enterprises and institutions to establish postdoctoral research stations and backs universities and vocational schools in opening rehabilitation engineering and assistive-device technology programs.

中国铝业：预计2026年上半年实现归属于上市公司股东的净利润为人民币112亿元至人民币122亿元，同比增加58%至73%。