Looking ahead

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Key NBS briefing to discuss economic performance

The National Bureau of Statistics will hold a media briefing in Beijing on Monday on the country's economic performance in the past seven months. Gross domestic product jumped to an unexpected 6.9 percent growth year-on-year in the first half of the year. Domestic consumption accounts for 63 percent of GDP growth, which highlights the progress China is making in its bid to make innovation and domestic demand the drivers of economic growth.