As tech rallies and consumer shares lag, China’s stock market forms microcosm for economy
The unevenness of China’s economy is now well reflected in its US$16 trillion stock market, as technology companies…
As China plans for demographic crisis, some sectors see opportunity
As China moves towards becoming one of the world’s fastest-ageing economies – a trend causing worry over future…
China boosts consumption with longer, realigned holidays but growing crowds daunt tourists
Two cities in southeastern China’s Fujian province, Fuzhou and Xiamen, have decided to introduce three-day spring and autumn…
How unhealthy ultra‑processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them
Why we keep eating UPFs UPFs are the most processed foods on the market. According to medical journal…
The Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash Demand
(Bloomberg) — The Strait of Hormuz oil shock has yet to crash demand as the rich world borrows…
Fortified milk drink shows promise for preschool brain development
“To our knowledge, this provides the first integrated evidence from a RCT linking a composite nutritional intervention to…
Household debt climbs to 86.7% of GDP, exposing deeper economic fragility
More striking, however, was the rise in debt outside the core banking system. Debt held through savings cooperatives…
China raises minimum wages amid drive to boost household spending
China has recorded a five-year peak in the number of provincial governments raising minimum wages, official data showed,…
Pura Collagen enters GLP-1 market with ‘pure’ hormone stimulating alternative
The two innovations expand the startup’s product line to seven, indicating the depth of consideration that goes into…
Changing tastes: China’s new affluent consumers seek quality not extravagance
In a premium supermarket in Shanghai one recent weekend, 33-year-old information technology specialist Zhao Wenyu paused in front…
China’s cabinet clears path for VAT law to take effect next month
The State Council has approved draft regulations for implementing China’s new value-added tax (VAT) law, which is aimed…
Big Spending: Today’s Shocking Japan-US Price Differences
A business trip to New York and Washington drives home the price gaps now in place between America…