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Cover Story: The Gray Market Behind a Cross-Border Investing Boom

Cover Story: The Gray Market Behind a Cross-Border Investing Boom

2026年09月14日

The collapses of ZD Group and Star Bridge Capital exposed a network of loosely regulated intermediaries, offshore vehicles and high-risk products that drew mainland investors into Hong Kong — and left many struggling to recover their money

In Depth: China’s Auto Export Boom Spurs Push to Manufacture Overseas

In Depth: China’s Auto Export Boom Spurs Push to Manufacture Overseas

2026年09月11日

Rising trade barriers are forcing Chinese carmakers to rethink globalization, from tapping idle foreign factories to winning local communities’ trust

In Depth: Inside the $50 Billion Rise of Moonshot AI

In Depth: Inside the $50 Billion Rise of Moonshot AI

2026年09月11日

Driven by its groundbreaking Kimi K3 model, the Chinese startup’s pivot from a cash-burning app to an enterprise platform sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley

In Depth: As Gold Goes Digital, Hong Kong Vies for London’s Crown

In Depth: As Gold Goes Digital, Hong Kong Vies for London’s Crown

2026年09月10日

Driven by blockchain technology and geopolitical change, global and regional financial hubs are pairing physical storage with digital infrastructure in a challenge to the city’s long-standing dominance of the worldwide market for the precious metal

Cover Story: The School at the Edge of China’s Education Dream

Cover Story: The School at the Edge of China’s Education Dream

2026年09月07日

Inside a shadowy cross-border empire that promised a shortcut to the Ivy League, but preyed on anxious parents with physical abuse and cult-like control

In Depth: AI Anxiety in China Fuels a Gold Rush in Job Training

In Depth: AI Anxiety in China Fuels a Gold Rush in Job Training

2026年09月04日

Workers are spending big on AI bootcamps as companies raise the bar for technical and professional skills

In Depth: China’s Diagnostic Firms Bet on a New Front in Global Health

In Depth: China’s Diagnostic Firms Bet on a New Front in Global Health

2026年09月04日

In Johannesburg, a palm-size TB test is being deployed in community screenings, reflecting a broader effort by Chinese companies to break into a market long dominated by Western and Indian suppliers

Cover Story: How U.S. Tech Blockade Sparked China’s AI Chip Boom

Cover Story: How U.S. Tech Blockade Sparked China’s AI Chip Boom

2026年08月31日

As Washington tightens export controls, Chinese developers are pivoting to domestic alternatives, though severe manufacturing bottlenecks remain

In Depth: China’s Transport Price War Shows What Happens When Trains Catch Up to Planes

In Depth: China’s Transport Price War Shows What Happens When Trains Catch Up to Planes

2026年08月28日

As the country’s bullet trains get faster and its rail network expands, legacy airlines are retreating from short-haul routes, slashing prices and partnering with their biggest rival

In Depth: China’s Autonomous Driving Race Shifts From Hype to High Stakes

In Depth: China’s Autonomous Driving Race Shifts From Hype to High Stakes

2026年08月28日

Upcoming safety standards will draw a hard line between driver assistance and true autonomy, triggering a multibillion-yuan shakeout that will separate the weak from the strong

In Depth: Marriage Fraud Exposes Holes in China’s Reproductive Rules

In Depth: Marriage Fraud Exposes Holes in China’s Reproductive Rules

2026年08月28日

A husband’s illicit IVF procedure has sparked a national debate over who has the right to dispose of frozen embryos

In Depth: Southeast Asia’s AI Data Center Boom Has a Power Problem

In Depth: Southeast Asia’s AI Data Center Boom Has a Power Problem

2026年08月26日

Chinese tech giants and global operators are building related industrial parks across the region, but grids, gas turbines and transmission systems are struggling to keep up with the industry’s rapidly rising energy demands

Analysis: China Races to Build Its Own Gene-Editing Toolkit — With an AI Assist

Analysis: China Races to Build Its Own Gene-Editing Toolkit — With an AI Assist

2026年08月26日

To avoid a messy, billion-dollar U.S. patent fight over CRISPR-Cas9, Chinese biotech startups are engineering proprietary DNA scalpels from scratch

Cover Story: China Tech Firms Drive AI Data Center Boom in Southeast Asia

Cover Story: China Tech Firms Drive AI Data Center Boom in Southeast Asia

2026年08月24日

Chinese cloud companies and server facility operators are expanding across Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, seeking faster construction, cheaper capacity and a foothold in markets becoming central to the global AI race

In Depth: Shein Heads for Hong Kong IPO as Growth Slows, Regulatory Pressure Mounts

In Depth: Shein Heads for Hong Kong IPO as Growth Slows, Regulatory Pressure Mounts

2026年08月21日

The fast-fashion giant’s projection valuation has plummeted in the face of intensifying competition and rising costs overseas

In Depth: Frenzied Land Bidding Returns to China’s Prime Cities, but Has the Market Hit Bottom?

In Depth: Frenzied Land Bidding Returns to China’s Prime Cities, but Has the Market Hit Bottom?

2026年08月21日

Record auction prices in Shanghai and Beijing are reviving hopes that the property slump is coming to an end, even though most of the action has been confined to a handful of prime parcels

Five Things to Know About China’s Humanoid Robot Poster Child

Five Things to Know About China’s Humanoid Robot Poster Child

2026年08月20日

Unitree’s shares soared more than 600% in its Shanghai debut, riding a wave of investor enthusiasm for AI-powered machines even as widespread commercial use remains years off

Cover Story: Unmasking the Architect of a Global Cybercrime Empire

Cover Story: Unmasking the Architect of a Global Cybercrime Empire

2026年08月17日

Armed with multiple identities, Hu Xiaowei constructed an international network of businesses suspected of being used to launder the profits of Prince Group’s multibillion-dollar scams

In Depth: How China’s Automakers Aim to Keep Up Momentum in Europe

In Depth: How China’s Automakers Aim to Keep Up Momentum in Europe

2026年08月14日

To offset a drop-off in EV demand at home, companies like BYD and XPeng are putting down roots on the continent through local assembly lines, robust repair and charging networks and tailored driver-assistance systems

Analysis: For Chinese EVs in Europe, Success Hinges on Holding Their Value

Analysis: For Chinese EVs in Europe, Success Hinges on Holding Their Value

2026年08月14日

Chinese automakers are posting impressive export figures, but a local market dominated by leasing means rapid vehicle depreciation could put the brakes on their expansion

In Depth: China’s AI Component Powerhouse Faces Geopolitical Reckoning

In Depth: China’s AI Component Powerhouse Faces Geopolitical Reckoning

2026年08月14日

Chinese firms such as Zhongji Innolight dominate the global market for high-speed optical modules, but a heavy reliance on U.S. buyers is exposing these hot stocks to Washington’s regulatory whims

In Depth: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold

In Depth: Game Studios Have Bought Into AI, but Players Still Aren’t Sold

2026年08月14日

Generative tools are fueling a boom in fast, low-cost production, but as cheap titles flood the market, a crisis of trust is brewing among gamers looking for originality

In Depth: How Gamed AI Answers Can Lead Investors Astray

In Depth: How Gamed AI Answers Can Lead Investors Astray

2026年08月14日

Generative engine optimization has emerged as a way to shape what chatbots say about companies, and its abuse threatens to undermine the integrity of financial information

Analysis: Southeast Asia Has a Big Audience for AI Micro Dramas, but Not Enough Paying Viewers

Analysis: Southeast Asia Has a Big Audience for AI Micro Dramas, but Not Enough Paying Viewers

2026年08月12日

As Chinese studios push the popular video format abroad, the booming viewership in the region hasn’t translated into reliable profits

Cover Story: China’s Drive to Shore Up Social Security Funds Brings a Payroll Shock

Cover Story: China’s Drive to Shore Up Social Security Funds Brings a Payroll Shock

2026年08月10日

A nationwide crackdown is pushing employers to base social security contributions on actual wages, raising labor costs for businesses and cutting into workers’ take-home pay

In Depth: Dating Apps Build a Business Around Catfishing Older Men

In Depth: Dating Apps Build a Business Around Catfishing Older Men

2026年08月07日

Court cases show how apps marketed as local matchmaking services used false identities, paid chat operators and virtual gifts to extract millions from guys looking for romance

Analysis: AI Fuels Chinese Micro-Drama Boom in U.S. as Regulators Circle

Analysis: AI Fuels Chinese Micro-Drama Boom in U.S. as Regulators Circle

2026年08月07日

Chinese firms are using the technology to rapidly scale production and dominate the industry’s most lucrative overseas market, even as Washington moves to curb AI-generated content

In Depth: China’s Motorcycles Have Outrun Law That Scraps Them at 13

In Depth: China’s Motorcycles Have Outrun Law That Scraps Them at 13

2026年08月07日

Rules written when the vehicles were used more for work than fun have created an obstacle to the rapidly growing recreational segment of the market

Analysis: Travel Is Booming in China, so Why Are State Tourism Firms Bleeding Red Ink?

Analysis: Travel Is Booming in China, so Why Are State Tourism Firms Bleeding Red Ink?

2026年08月07日

A building spree left state-backed developers with idle projects and heavy debts, exposing another stress point in the country’s chronic local government financing problem

In Depth: China’s Renewable Energy Boom Runs Into Market Reality

In Depth: China’s Renewable Energy Boom Runs Into Market Reality

2026年08月07日

The end of guaranteed state tariffs has exposed wind and solar operators to volatile price swings and grid bottlenecks, forcing a reckoning in the world’s largest green power market

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