When leaders of the BRICS nations gathered for group photos at the end of their summit in Johannesburg last week, it offered a glimpse of the contours of the new world order Beijing is trying…
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China region offers cash ‘rewards’ for newlyweds if bride is under 25
China’s eastern county of Changshan has made the offer in an effort to promote ‘age-appropriate marriage and childbearing’
Exclusive: State Dept picks veteran diplomat Lambert as top China policy official
The U.S. State Department has picked veteran diplomat Mark Lambert as its top China policy official, five sources familiar with the matter said, bringing in new leadership for a part of the department that has…
Why are the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s beloved giant pandas returning to China?
The giant pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are set to return to China in December 2023, per the terms of a partnership between the zoo and the country.
China Quant Founder Buys $39 Million Shanghai Villa in Auction
The founder of a top quantitative hedge fund in China bought a villa in Shanghai for 285.5 million yuan ($39 million) in an online auction, scooping up one of the city’s most expensive homes for…
Manufacturers Leaving China Find a Home With Indian Startups
Anand Datta, of one of India’s largest domestic venture-capital firms, Nexus, said they had decided to back an electronics design and manufacturing startup, Elecbits, and an auto components startup, Capgrid, after the Indian government limited…
5 Chinese brands that have crept into your life and are flipping the narrative on Chinese-made goods
TikTok, Lenovo, Tencent, DJI, and Xiaomi are five Chinese brands that have made it big outside China.
Klaviyo IPO Filing Highlights Challenges for Marketing Startups
Klaviyo, the e-commerce marketing software provider backed by Accel and Shopify, has whipped itself into shape ahead of its public debut. Its initial public offering documents, disclosed on Friday, …
IMF managing director to meet leaders in China, go to Indonesia, India
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit China from Wednesday to meet with top leaders, before travelling to Indonesia and India for ASEAN and Group of 20 summits, …
How China’s Debt Problem Could Trigger a Financial Crisis
Charlene Chu, senior analyst at Autonomous Research and a former Fitch Ratings analyst, doesn’t see an easy fix for the world’s second-largest economy.
5 Chinese brands have crept into your life and are flipping the narrative on Chinese-made goods
TikTok, Lenovo, Tencent, DJI, and Xiaomi are five Chinese brands that have made it big outside China.
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Will the Fight for the South China Sea Be the Flashpoint That Starts World War III?
Tensions are escalating in the South China Sea between China and its neighbors, with the U.S. stepping in and taking sides. Where will the conflict lead?