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China consumption

China summons executives of Walmart-owned Sam’s Club over ‘food safety issues’

Members-only supermarket chain urged to ‘strictly fulfil’ its corporate responsibilities.

China jobs

China’s universities cut 12,000 ‘obsolete’ degrees amid race to embrace AI era

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Banking & finance

Open Questions | AIIB chief Zou Jiayi on financing Asia’s green transition

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China inflation

China’s consumer prices see May uptick as oil shock inflates factory-gate costs

The mild increase in consumer inflation, attributed to higher AI demand and global price fluctuations, fell short of market expectations.

A man purchases groceries at a shop in Shanghai. Photo: EPA
A man purchases groceries at a shop in Shanghai. Photo: EPA
China manufacturing

China’s 5-year plans significantly impact American factories: US study

A study finds that American plants in counterpart industries targeted by Beijing experience job cuts and a fall in investment.

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China jobs

As millions graduate, China urges SOEs, internet firms to offer more jobs

A record cohort of university graduates is entering a relatively weak Chinese job market.

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China economy

‘Distorted views’: why China is clamping down on ‘lowbrow’ micro dramas

China has launched a two-month campaign to clean up its massive micro drama industry, targeting violent, sexual and ‘wealth-flaunting’ content.

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Actors rehearse on the set of a micro drama during filming in central China’s Henan province. Photo: Reuters
Actors rehearse on the set of a micro drama during filming in central China’s Henan province. Photo: Reuters
China trade

Shanghai urged to unify incentives as EU firms in China flag rising challenges

European chamber pushes for ‘one Shanghai’ policy as survey reveals cross-border capital flow and market access barriers weigh on operations.

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China food security

China’s new plan to feed 1.4 billion people: AI, gene editing and edible algae

Beijing’s latest agriculture plan focuses on harnessing frontier technologies – from AI and gene editing to alternative food sources.

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Banking & finance

China appoints top regulatory official as financial clean-up drive continues

Ding Xiangqun takes up key role at the National Financial Regulatory Administration, one month after her predecessor was removed.

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Ding Xiangqun has been appointed as new Party chief of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) after her predecessor Li Yunze was removed from the position. Photo: Handout
China-EU relations

JD.com’s US$2.6 billion bid for Germany’s Ceconomy faces deeper EU scrutiny

European Commission launches in-depth investigation under Foreign Subsidies Regulation in latest instance of Brussels-Beijing tensions.

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in February. Photo: Reuters
A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in February. Photo: Reuters
China energy security

Stockpiles, distribution hubs: inside China’s drive to Hormuz-proof its economy

Beijing is bolstering strategic reserves and accelerating the buildout of distribution hubs, as China rushes to adapt to the Middle East crisis.

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China's economic recovery

Struggling Chinese regions mine ledgers for dormant riches in ‘idle’ property

Localities battling debt, such as Jilin and Chongqing, pivot to ‘asset revitalisation’ as land revenue remains weak, but analysts flag new risks.

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Yuan

As China’s yuan hits multi-year highs, Beijing puts the focus on stability

China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’.

China’s yuan has appreciated steadily against the US dollar in recent months. Photo: Getty Images
China-EU relations

Beijing invokes legal blockade against EU investigation into Nuctech

The Ministry of Commerce condemned Brussels for escalating the probe, accusing the bloc of coercing Chinese banking institutions.

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The standoff centres on the Chinese security equipment firm Nuctech, which was the subject of raids by the European Commission in April 2024. Photo: Weibo
The standoff centres on the Chinese security equipment firm Nuctech, which was the subject of raids by the European Commission in April 2024. Photo: Weibo
China property

Ex-adviser urges China to tackle inequality with higher taxes on ultra-rich

Raising taxes on assets, incomes of high earners will add to state revenues and incentivise protecting property rights, economist says.

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China's economic recovery

Open Questions | Bai Chongen on China’s new economic paradigm and closing the US tech gap

Top economist explains how China has less in common with 1990s Japan than many think – and why talk of Chinese overcapacity is often ‘imprecise’.

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China jobs

Back to the factory? China to retrain 1 million jobless graduates as technicians

China aims to solve its graduate jobs crisis by sending academic students to vocational school. But many young people remain sceptical.

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Technicians train humanoid robots to perform manufacturing work at a facility in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: Getty Images
Technicians train humanoid robots to perform manufacturing work at a facility in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: Getty Images
China's economic recovery

Open Questions | How China can avoid a repeat of Japan’s ‘lost decades’

Bai Chongen, an economist and adviser to China’s government, explains how the country can dodge ‘Japanification’ and why its economic rise is misunderstood.

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China jobs

China outlines new labour protection plan for nation’s 200 million gig workers

The 12-point document pledges stronger protections for gig-economy workforce, which has rapidly grown amid China’s economic slowdown.

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China exports

China strengthens oversight of state-owned assets overseas amid global tensions

A new department will guide state-owned enterprises expanding overseas, as China’s firms look outwards for growth opportunities.

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Chinese investments in Venezuela have faced uncertainty since the United States’ seizure of former president Nicolas Maduro in January. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

China enforces new supply chain security rules as Iran war shakes markets

The new regulation makes protecting China’s supply chains a national security issue – and allows Beijing to punish any entities that threaten them.

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China is taking steps to shore up its supply chains amid rising global uncertainty unleashed by the US-Israel war on Iran. Photo: AP
China is taking steps to shore up its supply chains amid rising global uncertainty unleashed by the US-Israel war on Iran. Photo: AP
China trade

‘Careful scrutiny’ needed in China’s applications of AI: Jiang Xiaojuan

Stronger oversight needed as unchecked AI risks undermining jobs and data security, government advisers urge at the Boao Forum for Asia.

China technology

As OpenClaw sparks security fears, China vows new AI safeguards – what are they?

Tackling challenges will require coordinated action from providers, end users and regulators, official says.

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Shanghai

Shanghai certifies 30 overseas offices amid China’s investment sales pitch

The city welcomed a batch of new regional headquarters and R&D centres this week, as China continues its campaign to win back overseas capital.

A view of the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai’s Pudong district. Photo: AFP
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