In Focus | Family firms power China’s economy – but what happens when the heirs refuse the throne?
Many Chinese tend to label the offspring of the country’s nouveau riche private business founders with the pejorative…
China makes officials liable for environmental damage for life
China has reminded its officials of their lifelong responsibility for serious environmental damage on their watch, tying green…
China acknowledges ‘temperature gap’ between tech boom and traditional slump
A top theoretical journal of the Communist Party has acknowledged that a stark economic divide exists between China’s…
China’s debt ratio dips as households cut borrowing and firms slash investment: report
China’s debt-to-GDP ratio fell in the second quarter for the first time since 2022, even as the government…
Shanghai beats GDP estimates with 5.6% growth – but two-speed recovery persists
Shanghai’s economy expanded 5.6 per cent in the first half of the year, beating expectations on strong growth…
As lay-offs hit, China’s unemployed find sanctuary in Communist Party centres
Most mornings, Joey Zhang can be found in an unusual setting for young professionals: with her laptop open…
95% of overseas firms expect to sustain or boost use of the yuan: Bank of China poll
The global business appetite for China’s yuan is strengthening as Beijing’s long-term campaign to internationalise its currency gains…
In China’s vision for a ‘powerhouse’ stock market, it’s slow and steady over boom and bust
China’s high-level policymakers have reiterated the need to defuse financial risks and root out political corruption, two of…
China’s pivot from GDP obsession sparks cadre confusion, testing local governance
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is…
China probes mental hospitals over reports patients are being locked up in insurance scam
China’s top medical watchdog has ordered a nationwide review of the country’s psychiatric institutes following media reports that…
China signals strong demand for soybean imports in 2026 rural blueprint
China will “deeply participate” in agricultural trade and expand imports of products in short domestic supply, a senior…
China pledges green-energy push with Global South, signals wider market opening
China has vowed to deepen cooperation in new energy and green minerals with the nations in the Global…