Why data may become China’s most durable advantage in the AI race
The global AI race is no longer just about chips or models. Increasingly, it is also about data…
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…
Exclusive | China to set GDP growth range, providing policy flexibility in 2026: sources
China’s government is likely to set this year’s economic growth target in a range between 4.5 per cent…
Shanghai maps global financial hub plan to 2035, for world-class and socialist metropolis
Shanghai has laid out a full spectrum of goals on finance for the next five years and beyond,…
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…
How China’s global investment model is changing – and what it means for the yuan
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a crucial pillar of China’s economy since it opened up, drawing in…
China vows to ramp up west-to-east power output as AI, hi-tech manufacturing fuel demand
China aims to expand its west-to-east power transmission network to more than 420 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, increasing…
Small restaurants in China starve as consumers suppress appetite for spending
Small restaurants across mainland China have taken a beating as budget-conscious consumers refrain from dining out because of…