Can Hong Kong stocks contend with wild swings without help from state hands?
As concerted state buying puts a floor under mainland China’s onshore stock market amid Beijing’s stabilisation measures, investors…
‘Keep pushing, never fear hardships,’ Hong Kong’s first astronaut tells students
Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, will deliver a live lesson from space to students and teachers at…
China’s imports in August miss estimates as exports pick up pace
SHENZHEN, CHINA – MAY 1: The Chinese national flag is seen in front of stacked shipping containers bearing…
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s weak consumer becomes the world’s problem
A China-Africa liner carrying 23800 tons of mechanical equipment and engineering vehicles set sail from Yantai Port to…
Open Questions | Economist Lan Xiaohuan on the balancing act needed to boost China’s consumption
Lan Xiaohuan is a professor of economics at China Europe International Business School. His book, How China Works:…
Pipes, power and petaflops: what’s behind China’s massive ‘6 networks’ investment
China’s biggest economic buzzword this year could be the “six networks”, as Beijing aims to use infrastructure investment…
Hugging Face’s new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it
The Microduck robot is set to come with a range of pre-installed actions, according to its developers HuggingFace…
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: McKinsey’s contrarian view
Crowds of pedestrians cross a road outside the Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping complex on August 22, 2026, in…
Analysts favor humanoid supplier, even as robots remain concepts — for now
As the novelty surrounding humanoid robots gives way to business questions about their commercialization, stock analysts still see…
China needs 600% child subsidy rise to prevent deeper birth crisis: scholars
Beijing should drastically raise its nationwide childcare subsidies to stave off a deepening birth crisis, according to Chinese…
China moves to stabilise property sector with ‘stronger-than-expected’ policy package
Beijing has unveiled a package of measures to shift home sales in China’s vast property market away from…
Z.ai shares surge 8% on new AI model running only on Chinese chips
The Zhipu or Z.ai logo is pictured on a smartphone on Aug. 14, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing…