China’s AI drive seen widening wealth gap, testing ‘common prosperity’ push
China wants artificial intelligence to become a new engine of growth, powering everything from factory upgrades to scientific…
Shenzhen’s retail sales flatline as export boom fails to benefit residents
China’s top tech hub, Shenzhen, saw retail sales grow by just 0.5 per cent year on year in…
Canton Fair under Middle East cloud, but sets records, as high costs hit China’s exporters
Rising tensions in the Middle East cast a fresh shadow over the opening of China’s largest trade fair,…
How China’s tech transformation is putting the ‘world’s factory’ in a tough spot
As China undergoes a sweeping economic transition, its regions are also in the process of embracing change. The…
Investors watch China’s ‘two sessions’ for clues on property overhaul
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is…
How did China’s Guangzhou tee up a surge in South Korean tourists?
A surge in South Korean visitors wanting to play golf in Guangzhou, fuelled by China’s visa-free travel policy…
China raises minimum wages amid drive to boost household spending
China has recorded a five-year peak in the number of provincial governments raising minimum wages, official data showed,…
China’s offshore yuan breaks major benchmark as appreciation momentum builds
China’s offshore yuan strengthened further on Thursday, dipping below the benchmark rate of seven against the US dollar…
CDC warns Americans traveling to 4 countries over outbreak of untreatable mosquito disease
U.S. health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of…
China’s Juno ‘ghost particle’ detector delivers record results, opening new era of physics
The world’s largest “ghost particle” detector, located in southern China’s Guangdong province, has shattered expectations in just two…
What China’s next 5-year plan means for foreign investors: ‘quantity to quality’
As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that…
US firms in China report record pessimism, ‘brain-like’ AI unveiled: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see…