Has China’s ‘618’ shopping festival lost its shine as consumers turn cautious?
For the past few days, Tan Zhaohui has seen a familiar sight every time she has returned to…
China launches AI framework to improve ‘black box’ transparency and raise standards
China has pledged to improve the accuracy, reliability and transparency of AI through a new national evaluation framework,…
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…
Beijing warns tech giants to curb ‘involution’ amid AI giveaway war
China’s top market regulator has summoned the country’s leading tech companies to demand an end to “involutionary” competition,…
China’s solar firms, once deemed too competitive, now face monopoly accusations
China’s efforts to rein in cutthroat price wars in the solar industry have had the unintended result of…
Measures seek to curb disorderly price competition in China
A customer selects condiments at a supermarket in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu province, Dec 9, 2024. (PHOTO /…
China moves to boost electronics self-sufficiency as US tightens chip curbs
China has released a new action plan to bolster its electronics manufacturing sector that stresses the need for…