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…
How the Middle East crisis is expanding China’s agrochemical influence
As the Middle East conflict spreads uncertainty among farmers around the world, Chinese farmers are carrying out their…
Asia races to de-risk critical minerals supply chain with new financing tool
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new financing facility aimed at strengthening critical mineral supply chains…
China’s ‘common prosperity’ push faces reality check as inequality rises: study
Chinese citizens are facing growing inequality in wages and wealth, constraining the country’s “common prosperity” agenda at a…
Exclusive | Bai Chongen on China’s new economic paradigm and closing the US tech gap
Bai Chongen is a prominent Chinese economist and government adviser. He is the dean of Tsinghua University’s School…
China’s live music boom spreads to smaller cities as consumption drive expands
Dianjiang, a small county tucked away in southwestern China’s Chongqing, was transformed into a bustling live music hub…
From banking to AI, these are the key international economic bodies based in China
The recent launch of the World Data Organization in Beijing added another node to a growing network of…
‘Green shoots’ appear in China property as banks turn bullish after 5-year bear market
As China’s bear housing market enters its fifth year, a growing number of global investment bank analysts and…
China factory activity tops expectations in April — but growth slows as new orders soften
Workers producing garments at a textile factory that supplies clothes to fast fashion e-commerce company Shein in Guangzhou…
China targets ‘zombies’ with regulatory headshots to kill off subsidised laggards
China’s top market regulator is intensifying its crackdown on debt-laden “zombie companies” – rolling out a pilot programme…
Why Moody’s has raised China’s credit outlook amid Iran war shocks
A leading ratings agency that previously expressed concerns about China’s local debt woes has cast a vote of…
China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in…