Wilczek’s Multiverse | Revisiting the peaks of Nobel laureate Chen-ning Yang’s remarkable career
In the latest instalment of his exclusive series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist and…
Exclusive | China to set GDP growth range, providing policy flexibility in 2026: sources
China’s government is likely to set this year’s economic growth target in a range between 4.5 per cent…
The Chinese satellites SpaceX says were on collision course with Starlink
A small number of Chinese satellites and space debris forced SpaceX’s Starlink fleet to execute a large number…
China’s consumers refuse to open their wallets. Is ‘luxury-phobia’ the problem?
As China struggles to boost consumer spending, a professor at one of the country’s top universities has argued…
China’s stock market overheats amid record high turnover
Shipping containers and gantry cranes beyond a fishing boat near the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China, on…
China’s tech self-sufficiency powers stock boom and helps it shake off economic malaise
Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, mainland China is entering 2026 with a fresh…
Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech
“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech…
As Trump urges cap on credit card rates, could China follow suit for online loans?
US President Donald Trump’s call for American credit card interest rates to be capped at 10 per cent…
Carney reaches ‘landmark’ tariff quota deal with China on EVs, canola
BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and “enormous progress” on trade irritants…
China dumps more US debt, buys other assets as Trump targets Powell
China trimmed its holdings of US Treasuries in November to the lowest level since 2008, diverging from a…
Snøhetta designs radiating galleries for Beijing Art Museum
Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Beijing Art Museum in China, which will feature a series of…
‘Structurally hurt’: why are Chinese tourists spending less overseas than before?
Chinese tourist numbers are recovering across Asia after a pandemic-era contraction, buoyed by the expansion of visa-free policies…