Chinese local governments risk replicating debt mistakes
Caixin Previous financing vehicles piled pressure on borrowers Tourists wearing Qing dynasty costumes visit one of Beijing’s many historic…
Fair wages: China’s young jobseekers take their résumés to trade expos
As China’s youth continue to struggle to find jobs suited to their skills and background, some enterprising hopefuls…
Open Questions | Silkpunk creator Ken Liu takes on AI, modernity and what it means to be American
Ken Liu is an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose prize-winning work includes the Silkpunk epic The…
China’s Moonshot AI launches new model lauded as No 1 among open-source systems
The Beijing-based start-up on Thursday said Kimi K2 Thinking was now accessible via Kimi.com and the model’s application…
Chinese gym offers Porsche for losing 50kg in 3 months, charges US$1,400 entry fee
A Chinese gym has recently launched a controversial weight-loss challenge, offering a luxury car as a reward to…
Kao identifies biological mechanism behind skin sensitivity, potential way to ease discomfort
Working with Professor Kenji Kabashima at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine, researchers at Kao’s Skin Care Research…
Developing | China reports 4.8% quarterly GDP growth, moving closer to annual target
China’s economy grew 4.8 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, staying in line…
Why China’s next 5-year plan will double down on food security
As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that…
Opinion | Given its rare earth vulnerability, US cannot risk all-out trade war
US President Donald Trump has returned to a trademark policy in announcing a new round of trade confrontation…
Tencent’s hit title Delta Force prompts sharpened focus on shooting games
For more than a decade, Tencent Holdings developer Leo Yao toiled in relative anonymity, churning out one shooting…
2 ‘mega galleries’ to close Hong Kong branches as the city’s art market loses ground
Two of the world’s biggest art galleries have announced the closure of their respective Hong Kong outposts as…
China’s hi-tech push, Aids and poverty fights in focus as vice-premiers tour provinces
High technology and low incomes were in sharp focus in China late last week as two of its…