AArtificial intelligence Read More ‘Value for money’: AI agent OpenClaw adopts Chinese models for cost edge over US rivalsFebruary 3, 2026 OpenClaw, which has been a runaway success since its late 2025 launch, announced on Friday that it was…
BBusiness Read More Top consulting firms test boundaries with China workaroundsFebruary 3, 2026 Feb 3 (Reuters) – Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment, global consultancies are turning to riskier ways to…
EEconomy Read More ‘Are you dead?’ app and ‘crying horse’ plushie are a hitFebruary 3, 2026 While Americans worry about inflation and affordability, the Chinese are fretting about deflation and a down economy. To…
EEconomy Read More Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on ChinaFebruary 2, 2026 TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals…
MMusic Read More China criticizes Dalai Lama’s Grammy awardFebruary 2, 2026 BEIJING (AP) — Beijing on Monday criticized the Dalai Lama ’s first Grammy win, describing the music industry…
EEconomy Read More China’s export-led growth is looking more and more unsustainable while a real estate crash and reeling consumers fuel deflationary spiralFebruary 2, 2026 The flood of Chinese exports around the world helped the economy blow past President Donald Trump’s massive tariff…
EEconomy Read More Trade war, global instability push de-dollarisation into China’s academic mainstreamFebruary 2, 2026 Interest in de-dollarisation has spiked in Chinese academic and policy circles, as Beijing grows increasingly wary of the…
SSports Read More Q&A | Shaun White on returning to the Olympics as a commentator and mentoring young snowboardersFebruary 2, 2026 Snowboarder Shaun White stopped competing after the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, but the three-time Olympic gold medallist…
EEconomy Read More Open Questions | Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratchFebruary 2, 2026 Lawrence J. Lau is a Hong Kong economist specialising in economic development and East Asian economies. He was…
EEnvironment Read More The Chinese Renewable Energy Revolution Affects The Whole WorldFebruary 2, 2026 Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Jeremy…
EEconomy Read More China’s shipbuilding sector maintains global lead in 2025February 2, 2026 BEIJING — China”s shipbuilding industry maintained the world’s largest market share in terms of three major indicators for…
BBusiness Read More Hang Seng Index, CSI 300, gold, silverFebruary 2, 2026 A study of affluent Chinese released this month by consulting firm Oliver Wyman found that 22% of respondents…