China sets 95% transport goal for 2030, focusing on efficiency and shielding supply chains
China aims to make its transport systems even more expansive and efficient in the next five years, setting…
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…
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…
Default in our stars: China’s banks use satellites to track assets with sky-high scrutiny
With bad loans and repayment collateral in focus, Chinese banks are increasingly using satellites to evaluate their clients’…
Chinese power line projects seek private capital in sign of infrastructure shift
In the latest sign of China’s push to channel private capital into infrastructure, several local governments have begun…
Alibaba’s Qwen-3 becomes world’s first AI model to operate in orbit
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-3 became the world’s first general-purpose artificial intelligence model to be uploaded and operated in orbit,…
China cancels rocket launches after failures – but will the Long March-10A still lift off?
The Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported on Friday that nearly all the rocket launches scheduled next month for the…
Hard work and long hours fuelled China’s rise. Now, it mulls the benefits of longer breaks
Whether in China’s urban centres or its remote rural areas, Christmas is not typically celebrated with the fanfare…
Meet ‘Rio’, the first giant panda cub born in Indonesia
The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing other signs of good…
China’s top cities, inland provinces lead GDP growth as domestic demand strengthens
As China stays on track to achieve its annual growth target, top-tier cities Shanghai and Beijing – along…
China’s hi-tech push, Aids and poverty fights in focus as vice-premiers tour provinces
High technology and low incomes were in sharp focus in China late last week as two of its…
Auckland getting more flights to China’s panda city
Kevin Wen, Sichuan Airlines regional director for New Zealand and Australia, said the direct Chengdu–Auckland services would be…