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CEO of Chinese smartphone brand Honor resigns due to personal reasons
Honor’s focus on high-end devices and technology is expected to continue under Jian Li, who will succeed Zhao as CEO.
China’s Economy Faces Historic Setback Not Seen in Over Half a Century
Beijing hit its GDP growth target of 5 percent in 2024, according to its statistics bureau—but deflationary pressures remain.
Facing a Flurry of U.S. Sanctions, China Prepares to Hit Back
With days until Donald Trump is sworn in, China is bracing for a trade war, aiming at industries as diverse as semiconductors, apparel and industrial plastic.
RedNote is fast becoming the regular American’s unprecedented window into everything they wished they knew about living in China
RedNote, or Xiaohongshu, became the most downloaded iPhone app in the US on Monday.
China Vanke CEO’s reported detention deepens property sector concerns
Reports about the alleged detention and release of China Vanke’s CEO over the past 18 hours have sparked wild speculation about the future of the developer and its $45 billion debt, fuelling concerns …
NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 5090D for China has restricted AI, crypto-mining perforrmance
China GeForce RTX 5090D graphics card has multiple new restrictions: stops AI use and cryptomining, RTX 5090D a dead end in China.
Morgan Lewis Closes Shenzhen Office Less Than Two Years After Launch
Morgan Lewis & Bockius’ Shenzhen office, launched less than two years ago, has ceased operations. The firm’s former Shenzhen head and intellectual property partner, Shaobin Zhu, left in November to join DLA Piper in the…
China’s fourth-quarter GDP grows at 5.4%, beating market expectations as stimulus measures kick in
The real estate slump and uncertainty about future income have weighed on consumer spending and business confidence, adding to deflation concerns.
China’s economy expands 5% in 2024, hitting target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures
China has reported that its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but still hitting Beijing’s target of “around 5%” growth …
China’s thermal power rises in 2024, defying expectations of coal peaking
China’s mostly coal-powered thermal generation ticked up 1.5% in 2024, official data showed on Friday, defying expectations that coal generation was peaking, although growth slowed to the lowest in …
China’s economy meets official growth target, but many feel a downturn
China’s economy matched the government’s ambitions for 5% growth last year, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining of worsening living standards as Beijing struggles to transfer its industrial and export gains to…
China’s steep barriers for IPOs come with serious economic costs
Within days of its $4.4 billion IPO on the New York Stock Exchange last June, the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global got sideswiped. Regulators in Beijing forced the firm to remove its apps from …
