Year-ender: Major economic events in China

Fifth series of renminbi

The fifth series of China's currency the renminbi, or the yuan, was officially launched on Aug 30 with brighter colors and more sophisticated anti-counterfeiting features.

The 2019 edition includes new 50-, 20-, 10- and one-yuan banknotes and coins of one yuan, 0.5 yuan and 0.1 yuan.