More Chinese regions are raising minimum wages, but will it help boost consumption?
As more Chinese provincial-level regions raise minimum wages, economists say the increases could encourage lower-income workers to spend…
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 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’…
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…
China’s old industrial cities race to reinvent themselves in rapidly changing economy
Few areas of China reflect the country’s decades-long economic transformation more vividly than its cities. Rapid development has…
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…
Explainer | Which Chinese regions are being hit hardest by US tariffs?
As the trade war between the world’s two largest economies drags on, the impact is already showing: China’s…