The two-way trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries reached 331.05 billion U.S. dollars, up 8.1 percent from a year earlier in the first four months of 2025, data from China's General Administration of Customs showed.
The figure, comprising nearly 17 percent of China's total foreign trade, indicated that the highly complementary economies of the two parties form a cornerstone of regional cooperation.
The growth was primarily driven by China's exports to ASEAN countries.
In the January-April period, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia were China's top three trading partners in ASEAN.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership - or RCEP, also helped boost trade between China and ASEAN.
In addition, the successful conclusion of negotiations on Version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) further marks a significant stride toward regional economic integration.
ASEAN remains China's No. 1 trading parter in 2025
China's railway system handled an estimated 13.95 million passenger trips on Tuesday, the ninth day of the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush in 2026, official data showed.
An additional 1,363 trains were marshaled to meet the surging demand on the day, according to the China State Railway Group.
Meanwhile, the national highway system handled more than 40 million vehicle trips nationwide on Tuesday, and the outbound traffic from large and medium-sized cities started rising.
It's estimated that a total of 760,000 passenger trips were made by waterways across China on Tuesday, as island tours and city sightseeing tours emerge as popular options for Chinese people to make holidays.
The Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year holiday, falls on Feb 17 this year, and the official holiday season lasts nine days from Feb 14 to 23.
The annual travel surge, known as chunyun, is often described as the world's largest human migration. This year's Spring Festival travel rush is expected to generate a record 9.5 billion inter-regional passenger trips during the 40-day period running from Feb 2 to March 13.
Chinese railway system handles 13.95 mln trips on Day 9 of Spring Festival travel rush
Chinese railway system handles 13.95 mln trips on Day 9 of Spring Festival travel rush
