China selects 440 products in latest medical procurement round to ease patient costs By Wang Xiaoyu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-01-14 14:20 ++++

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/14/WS696735b5a310d6866eb33b15.html The sixth round of China's centralized procurement program for high-value medical consumables, targeting 12 types of drug-coated balloons and urological interventional supplies, has selected 440 products from 202 companies, according to preliminary results released by the National Healthcare Security Administration on Wednesday. China's auto production, sales rank first globally for 17th consecutive year By Li Jiaying | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-01-14 15:24 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/14/WS696744caa310d6866eb33b36.html China's automobile production and sales reached 34.53 million units and 34.4 million units, respectively, in 2025 — up 10.4 percent and 9.4 percent year-on-year — both hitting record highs and ranking first globally for the 17th consecutive year, according to the latest data released on Wednesday by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Better use of housing fund encouraged Experts say massive pool of capital can be more efficiently managed By Wang Keju | China Daily | Updated: 2026-01-14 09:00 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/14/WS6966ead1a310d6866eb338c9.html China should take bolder steps toward fine-tuning its housing provident fund system to expand the scope of how the massive pool of capital can be utilized, as part of the country's efforts to stabilize the property market, analysts said. China widens net in battle against graft Graft: Nation has expanded its anti-corruption tool kit By YANG ZEKUN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-01-14 00:03 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/14/WS69666cd1a310d6866eb337d6.html Uncovering well-concealed abuse of power has become a priority of China's anti-graft bodies, as corrupt practices have changed from cash-filled suitcases and overt embezzlement to a more sophisticated type of invisible graft, experts said.