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Safe freight transport ensured

Chinese railway operators have taken heightened measures to ensure smooth and safe rail transport by battling the recent cold spell. At Yuci Station in Shanxi province, freight inspectors braved wind and snow, shuttling back and forth between rails, while carefully inspecting the loading and reinforcement status of cargo on each vehicle. They conducted focused checks on trains carrying key materials such as thermal coal, fully ensuring the safety and punctuality of the trains and acting as a "sentinel" of railway freight transportation.

China expands futures mkt access

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has expanded access for overseas investors to 14 new futures and options varieties in China's futures market, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen financial opening up. The newly added specific domestic varieties include nickel futures and options on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, lithium carbonate futures and options on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, the regulator said. They also cover select products on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, as well as TSR 20 options, low-sulphur fuel oil options, and international copper options on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange.

Wealth management market growing

The outstanding scale of China's bank wealth management market reached 33.29 trillion yuan ($4.78 trillion) by the end of 2025, up 11.15 percent from the beginning of the year, industry data show. In 2025, financial institutions launched 33,400 new wealth management products, raising a total of 76.33 trillion yuan to support high-quality economic and social development, according to a report released by the China Banking Wealth Management Registration and Depository Center.

Xinhua - China Daily