China Banks Issue Phantom Loans to Hit Targets in Slow Economy
Jerry Hu, who owns an auto-parts firm in eastern China, was approached in October with a strange request.…
ByteDance unveils China’s most affordable AI coding agent at just US$1.30 a month
Volcano Engine, the cloud unit of TikTok owner ByteDance, has launched a new coding agent priced at just…
Why China’s growing global investments could spur yuan internationalisation push
China may take additional steps to advance the yuan’s internationalisation and ease cross-border flows on the back of…
Canada Pension Plan Raises €815 Million in EDP Share Sale
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one of the world’s largest pension funds, raised about €814.7 million ($942.6…
Have China’s carbon emissions peaked? New analysis shows they haven’t risen in 18 months
China is the world’s largest polluter by total annual emissions. The country, which is heavily reliant on coal…
Nuclear Startup Fermi Invokes Manhattan Project in AI Race
US efforts to develop artificial intelligence systems and the nuclear-energy infrastructure needed to power them are comparable to…
The secret to a long and healthy life, by PROF ROB GALLOWAY. I’ve treated thousands, and this is what your body must be able to do for your age. If you can’t it’s time to change NOW
To judge by social media, unless you’re in your 20s or 30s and young, fit and beautiful, and…
From rail to nuclear power, China taps private capital to fund major projects
China has unveiled new measures designed to channel private capital into traditionally state-funded infrastructure projects, as Beijing steps…
Fortune Tech: iPhone Air 2.0, EU vs. Huawei, RIP Facebook buttons.
Good morning. Word on the Hill is that the U.S. government may soon reopen for business. It’s been…
China Allows Bigger Private Stakes in Huge State-Driven Projects
China will allow private investors to hold stakes of more than 10% in some railway and energy projects…
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending…
3 Chinese astronauts stranded in space. Everything to know
The Shenzhou-20 capsule was hit by fragments of space debris that hindered the ability of 3 Chinese astronauts…