In Focus | Faster and cheaper: why Hongkongers are heading north for medical care
Soon after becoming a mother, Hong Kong resident Sarah Tam enjoyed eight hours of sleep a night and…
Dear You: Beijing holds movie night for diplomats to help them ‘better understand’ China
Beijing has staged a special screening of a blockbuster film that sparked a debate about propaganda in Southeast…
China’s AI drive seen widening wealth gap, testing ‘common prosperity’ push
China wants artificial intelligence to become a new engine of growth, powering everything from factory upgrades to scientific…
Shenzhen’s retail sales flatline as export boom fails to benefit residents
China’s top tech hub, Shenzhen, saw retail sales grow by just 0.5 per cent year on year in…
Canton Fair under Middle East cloud, but sets records, as high costs hit China’s exporters
Rising tensions in the Middle East cast a fresh shadow over the opening of China’s largest trade fair,…
How China’s tech transformation is putting the ‘world’s factory’ in a tough spot
As China undergoes a sweeping economic transition, its regions are also in the process of embracing change. The…
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,…
China’s offshore yuan breaks major benchmark as appreciation momentum builds
China’s offshore yuan strengthened further on Thursday, dipping below the benchmark rate of seven against the US dollar…
China’s Juno ‘ghost particle’ detector delivers record results, opening new era of physics
The world’s largest “ghost particle” detector, located in southern China’s Guangdong province, has shattered expectations in just two…
China’s chief space contractor readies plans for tourism programme
As companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin make headlines for sending non-astronauts into space on pricey private tours,…
Satellite maker Uspace pivots to AI applications at new tech centre in Shenzhen
A unit of Uspace, Gang Hang Ke, will spearhead the centre’s establishment, the company said in a filing…
Crater suggests an asteroid hit Guangdong 10,000 years ago with blast like 40 atomic bombs
Scientists have confirmed that a large crater in China’s southern Guangdong province formed as a result of an…