A record of more than 10,000 quality Chinese enterprises will attend the 138th China Import and Export Fair, popularly known as the Canton Fair, which is to open this coming Wednesday in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province.
The upcoming edition of the Canton Fair will take place in both online and offline formats through Nov 4 in three phases. It will feature an exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, 74,600 booths, and over 32,000 participating enterprises -- all record highs. Approximately 3,600 companies will make their debut. Of all the participating enterprises, the number of high-quality firms will surpass 10,000 for the first time.
"It will be the first time for this [upcoming] session to feature over than high-quality 10,000 enterprises. A high-quality enterprise is defined as one that possesses advanced technologies, applies special, sophisticated techniques to produce unique and novel products, or has been awarded individual manufacturing champion. This number represents an all-time high, accounting for 34 percent of all export companies participating in the fair. exhibitors. We have also set up a zone dedicated to smart healthcare for the first time to better showcase China's advanced products and technologies in the field of medicine," said Zhu Yong, director of the China Foreign Trade Center (CFTC) under the Ministry of Commerce.
"Among the new products to be launched at the upcoming Canton Fair, 63 percent feature innovative technologies, 48 percent feature functional upgrades, 47 percent embody the green and low-carbon concept, and 31 percent incorporate innovative materials, in a comprehensive showcase of the innovative vitality in foreign trade," said Zhu.
The Canton Fair is China's longest-running, largest, most comprehensive, and most widely attended international trade event.
Record number of premium firms to showcase China's dynamism in foreign trade at 138th Canton Fair: official
Record number of premium firms to showcase China's dynamism in foreign trade at 138th Canton Fair: official
China's securities regulator has pledged to prioritize market stability and resolutely prevent sharp fluctuations as a core objective for 2026, aiming to consolidate sound development of the capital market.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) made the commitment at its annual work conference on Thursday, where the regulator reviewed the past year's performance and outlined key tasks for 2026.
In 2025, listed companies distributed a combined total of 2.68 trillion yuan (about 380 billion U.S. dollars) in cash dividends and share buybacks throughout the year, further consolidating the momentum for high-quality development.
Initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on offerings reached a combined 1.26 trillion yuan, while the exchange bond market issued various bonds totaling 16.3 trillion yuan.
Eighteen futures and options products were smoothly listed, demonstrating the robust functioning of the multi-tiered capital market.
The meeting emphasized that while the capital market currently shows stable and sound performance, it still faces complex and severe challenges posed by intertwined domestic and external risks as well as the overlapping of persisting and emerging issues.
Efforts will be made to effectively enhance the intrinsic stability of the market, the CSRC said, adding that it will rigorously investigate and punish excessive speculation, market manipulation, and other illegal activities to prevent sharp market fluctuations.
It will work to foster a market ecosystem where "long-term capital engages in long-term investment," the regulator said, pledging efforts to broaden the channels for medium and long-term capital inflows, introduce various products and risk management tools suited to long-term investment, and actively guide long-term, rational and value-based investment.
It also vowed to enhance the inclusiveness and adaptability of the multi-tiered equity market, crack down on illegal activities such as financial fraud, price manipulation and insider trading, and enhance corporate governance among listed firms.
The CSRC will advance the two-way opening up of the capital market in 2026.
Efforts will be made to expedite the implementation of the optimized Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme, expand the scope of futures products accessible to foreign investors, and enhance the facilitation of cross-border investment and financing, the regulator said.
China's securities regulator stresses market stability in 2026 work plan
China's securities regulator stresses market stability in 2026 work plan
