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Services account for nearly 60 percent of Zhejiang's GDP in H1
August 12, 2026
Zhejiang's service sector generated 2.87 trillion yuan ($425.35 billion) in value added in the first half of 2026, up 5.5 percent year-on-year and accounting for 59.8 percent of the province's GDP.
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Video of Chongqing jump ropers setting world record goes viral
August 12, 2026
A short video has gone viral for showing an astonishingly fast jump rope performance by three young athletes who recently clinched victory at the Asian Jump Rope Championships 2026 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.
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Zhejiang foreign trade rises 8.6 percent in H1
August 11, 2026
Zhejiang's foreign trade reached 2.97 trillion yuan ($440.17 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 8.6 percent year-on-year, according to Hangzhou Customs. Imports rose 6.7 percent to 703.16 billion yuan.
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Shaoxing becomes China's first prefecture-level city to join WIPO GREEN China City Acceleration Project
August 11, 2026
Shaoxing has joined the WIPO GREEN China City Acceleration Projects launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), becoming the first prefecture-level city in China selected for the initiative, following Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing.
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Zhejiang retail sales see 3% growth in H1 2026
August 10, 2026
Zhejiang's retail sales of consumer goods reached 1.95 trillion yuan ($288.92 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 3 percent year-on-year and 1.7 percentage points above the national growth rate.
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Typhoon Dolphin hits Zhejiang, rain to move northward
August 10, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin made double landfall in East China's Zhejiang province on the evening of Aug 9, bringing strong winds, high waves and heavy rain.
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Chinese jump-rope duo wins first gold, sets world record at Asian Championships
August 7, 2026
Chinese athletes Chen Jiaxin and Wang Yu took home the first gold of the 2026 Asian Jump Rope Championships in Shangyu.
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Shaoxing's silicon wafers, synthetic sapphire transforming industry
August 7, 2026
Building on its roots in silicon crystal-growth furnaces, Jingsheng Electromechanical has expanded from semiconductor equipment into advanced materials, with one-ton-class synthetic sapphire emerging as a key result.


