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’s Hainan hosts duty-free shopping spree under new customs regime
A customs scheme covering the entirety of Hainan, China’s southern island province, appears to have triggered a surge…
Chinese AI champion iFlytek sets up new entity to expand into semiconductor design
The new entity, Shandong Yixun Information Technology, was incorporated last week with a registered capital of 50 million…
China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after initial ChatGPT shock
Chinese government authorities sent urgent requests to various experts, including professors from Tsinghua University, to provide briefings on…
‘Blue ocean market’: why Brazil is becoming a magnet for Chinese investment
With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints…
Explainer | From railways to Labubus: China’s businesses and their 50-year trip abroad
With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints…
‘Buy China’ trend, price wars push German industry to localise, seeing rivals as leaders
German companies are accelerating efforts to partner with Chinese rivals, conceding in fresh survey results that the local…
China sellers brace as EU preps US-style move to tighten rules on low-value parcels
Three years into the cross-border e-commerce trade, Shenzhen-based seller Xiong Hao is grappling with the fallout from Washington’s…
Xiaomi’s credentials get a boost as Beijing picks smartphones as state gift
Smartphone giant Xiaomi briefly took the spotlight during Saturday’s meeting between President Xi Jinping and his South Korean…
Apple takes bite out of competition as queues form for long-awaited iPhone 17
For the past four years, some Apple customers have been waiting for a significant redesign before buying a…
China narrows AI development gap with US, but remains behind in advanced chips: CLSA
The China-US AI gap has narrowed to around three months from more than a year, thanks in part…