BEIJING: Chinese consumption recovery has gained traction from a mid-year online shopping event amid efforts to improve domestic market demand.

During last week's "618" online shopping festival, the value of orders on JD.com totaled 379.3 billion yuan (about $57 billion), up from 343.8 billion yuan in the same period last year, latest data showed.

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