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Kazakhstan

First Hong Kong-Kazakhstan listing paves way for mining peers: official

Jiaxin’s ‘proof of concept’ should lead to more such listings, governor of Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre says.

China trade

China hits vital Japanese chipmaking chemical with steep anti-dumping measures

Banking & finance

Can China bring in more bullion as central banks shift gold reserves from US?

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Banking & finance

China’s capital injection a first step to easing financial strains: analysts

Capital boost strengthens buffers of financial institutions, but stronger fiscal support is needed to reignite credit demand, observers say.

The recent capital injection alone is not enough to ease the pressures facing financial institutions, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock
The recent capital injection alone is not enough to ease the pressures facing financial institutions, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock
China food security

A potential food crisis threatens the world, but impact on China may be limited

El Nino fears and disruptions to Ukraine’s grain exports are driving up global crop prices, but China’s robust supplies temper the impact.

China consumption

Open Questions | Better social security is key to fixing China’s unbalanced economy: Lan Xiaohuan

The bestselling author also discusses how recent geopolitical events are shaping China and makes the case for a social safety net.

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China education

China’s youth job crisis drives graduates to German vocational apprenticeships

Facing bleak employment prospects at home, some young Chinese workers are pursuing technical training abroad, but not all make it through.

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Some Chinese students looking to study abroad are considering vocational training programmes such as Germany’s Ausbildung system. Photo: Getty Images
Some Chinese students looking to study abroad are considering vocational training programmes such as Germany’s Ausbildung system. Photo: Getty Images
China’s private sector

In Focus | Heirs aberrant: what happens when China’s family firms have no successors?

About 85 per cent of the private sector is family-run, and family matters may become an economic issue as children decline to inherit operations.

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China’s private sector

China bans private tutoring. So why are cram schools still bleeding parents dry?

Five years ago, China imposed a sweeping ban on for-profit academic tutoring. But the sector has quietly made a comeback amid intense parental demand.

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China travel

China to open missing link in 2,370km railway connecting Hong Kong and Beijing

Completing a vital transport corridor, the high-speed route aims to accelerate economic integration between southern business hubs and northern megacities.

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This aerial drone photo, taken in March, shows a railway station in China’s Xiongan New Area. Photo: Xinhua
China shipbuilding

‘Breakthrough’: Chinese shipyard set to take orders from Nordic cruise operator

Chinese shipyard Waigaoqiao signs MOU with Nordic cruise operator, marking another advance for the rising shipbuilding powerhouse, analysts say.

The Adora Flora City cruise ship under construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding on February 27. Photo: Getty Images
The Adora Flora City cruise ship under construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding on February 27. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

German companies want tougher EU-China policy despite supply chain reliance

The DIHK finds German firms facing Chinese competition back stronger EU action, but its trade chief warns against ‘blanket measures’.

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Banking & finance

China signals urgency over construction timelines amid investment decline

The NDRC urges faster work on major projects and the six networks initiative to reverse falling investment.

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US-China tech war

US-China AI agreement, G20 trade spat, inflation data

This week: The US and China both back limited AI regulation at G20 event, China blocks G20 communique criticising large trade surpluses, Xi visits Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. Next week: China factory-gate prices may rise for sixth month, August trade data may show further boom, SCMP holds Central Asia conference, and more.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (left) and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
China manufacturing

China’s Xiaomi to start selling electric cars in Europe next year

Xiaomi Auto says it has signed agreements with eight car dealer groups to build a sales and service network in Germany.

Xiaomi’s logo on an SU7 electric car at the Beijing Auto Show in April. Photo: AFP
Xiaomi’s logo on an SU7 electric car at the Beijing Auto Show in April. Photo: AFP
Science

New Energy | China’s solar, wind innovations amid rapid green power buildout

Chinese firms seek cheaper, more reliable renewable power as the government targets increasing its contribution to the national energy mix.

China jobs

Open Questions | How China Works author on the data economy, robots and AI

Economist Lan Xiaohuan proposes better social security to fix China’s unbalanced economy and weighs the impact of technology on lives now and in the future.

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China jobs

How China’s AI race axes jobs, forcing workers into low-paid roles

White-collar, corporate jobs could be in the firing line as artificial intelligence proves quicker at tasks requiring data-heavy tech skills.

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A woman holds an umbrella as she walks through Beijing’s Central Business District (CBD). Photo: Reuters
A woman holds an umbrella as she walks through Beijing’s Central Business District (CBD). Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

Pipes, power and petaflops: what’s behind China’s big ‘6 networks’ push

With US$1 trillion earmarked for this year alone, a look at where and why Beijing is investing, where progress stands and what comes next.

China's economic recovery

Beijing bets on a US$1 trillion sports boom to revive consumption, job market

China is looking to leverage fitness and events to stimulate local economies, as new five-year blueprint aims to nearly double the economic output of the athletic sector.

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Banking & finance

China to launch second phase of national SME fund for tech start-ups

A new phase of the state-backed fund is set to target early-stage hard-tech firms that are IPO-ready.

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A worker operates a welding robot in Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

EU, China talk trade as Europe’s deadline for action looms

Negotiations have begun in Beijing amid the spectre of a possible EU-China trade war.

Chinese-made Great Wall cars at a port in Germany. Photo: DPA
Chinese-made Great Wall cars at a port in Germany. Photo: DPA
China-EU relations

Pursue a China deal but brace for backlash, Dutch advisory group urges EU

To correct growing economic imbalances, policymakers advise taking stronger defensive measures, despite risk of rising domestic costs.

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Banking & finance

Chinese central bank chief’s remarks at G20

China’s central bank released a summary of governor Pan Gongsheng’s speech at a G20 meeting in North Carolina.

China trade

China rejects G20 trade-imbalance claims, says no need to devalue yuan

Beijing ‘deeply regrets’ a consensus was not reached after opposing some of the language used, and China urges deficit countries to cut spending.

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Officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
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