China has admitted its electric-car drive has gone too far. The country’s vice minister of industry and information technology on Friday pledged to reduce EV makers’ overcapacity, saying that the …
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At least 47 missing as landslide hits China’s Yunnan province amid bitter cold wave
At least 47 people are unaccounted for in China ’s Yunnan province after it was hit by a landslide on Monday morning. Hundreds of others were forced to evacuated as the disaster struck just before…
Shenzhen launches China’s first blood delivery platform powered by drones
Testing is carried out by China’s first blood delivery platform for drones at the Shenzhen Blood Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Friday. [Photo/China News Service] Shenzhen, China’s tech …
China keeps benchmark lending rates steady amid pressure on yuan
China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged at their monthly fixing on Monday, matching expectations with Beijing seen as having limited scope for monetary easing amid downward pressure on the …
Deep Dive: Shenzhen’s megastores attracting shoppers eager for bargains – can Hong Kong retailers compete?
With the opening of bulk retailer Costco earlier this month, Hongkongers are flocking across the border, where their money can stretch further.
China’s vulnerable middle class must work harder to maintain status quo, Beijing seeks urgent fix for indispensable cohort
China’s crucial middle class, an oft-cited group of 400 million, may shrink in the absence of a strong economic recovery.
Marketmind: China rate decision set to disappoint
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. An interest rate decision in China kicks off the week in Asia on Monday with investors hoping – forlornly, perhaps – that the central bank will…
Blinken departs for West Africa as Russia and China look to leverage their influence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for a four-nation trip to Africa on Sunday as the Biden administration seeks to prove the US is a key partner on a continent where China and Russia…
Chinese FM’s trip to Africa highlights Beijing’s ties with Global South
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visits to Africa and Latin America, his first overseas trips in 2024, underscore China’s growing emphasis on Global South countries. Chinese experts …
Nvidia CEO’s visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen shows importance of Chinese market
Huang also visited Nvidia’s offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong Province last week in a low-key manner. This was Huang’s first visit to the Chinese mainland in several …
China ramps up search for alien life as Beijing attempts to make first contact
China is expanding efforts to be the first nation to discover alien life as Beijing attempts to make first contact with extra-terrestrials.
China’s rapidly dwindling future will shape the world for decades to come
Xi Jinping has trapped China in a deep ‘psychological funk’ that could ruin its economy and wreck its geopolitical ambition.
China’s declining population and its economic impacts
China’s population declines for a second straight year. The demographic crisis comes amid economic uncertainty and record-low birth rates. Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow for Victoria University’s Center of Policy Studies,