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Micro Dramas Take Off in China as Platforms Chase Users’ Attention

Micro Dramas Take Off in China as Platforms Chase Users’ Attention

2024年12月06日

The format has captured millions of viewers in China, as its brevity caters to fragmented viewing habits while dramatic plot twists appeal to viewers of all ages

In Depth: For Chinese Battery-Makers, Europe Is Losing Its Spark

In Depth: For Chinese Battery-Makers, Europe Is Losing Its Spark

2024年12月05日

Lower than expected demand is leading some companies to pull the plug on their more ambitious expansion plans

In Depth: Why China’s Piecemeal Child Subsidy Policy Failed to Deliver

In Depth: Why China’s Piecemeal Child Subsidy Policy Failed to Deliver

2024年12月05日

A planned nationwide system for encouraging families to have more children could fix the current fragmented efforts run by local governments

In Depth: Amid China’s EV Boom, Conventional Carmakers Cry Foul

In Depth: Amid China’s EV Boom, Conventional Carmakers Cry Foul

2024年12月03日

Some manufacturers complain that state support for their electric rivals means they can’t compete on a level playing field

Cover Story: Chinese Chipmakers Look to Malaysia to Sidestep U.S. Tariffs

Cover Story: Chinese Chipmakers Look to Malaysia to Sidestep U.S. Tariffs

2024年12月02日

Penang is popular choice among China’s chip companies seeking expansion abroad

In Depth: EU’s Strict Carbon Rules Sap the Energy of Chinese Battery Giants

In Depth: EU’s Strict Carbon Rules Sap the Energy of Chinese Battery Giants

2024年11月29日

New regulations impose strict carbon footprint restrictions, overshadowing what was once a more lenient market for Chinese companies

In Depth: Warming Climate Threatens Chinese Farmers’ Livelihoods

In Depth: Warming Climate Threatens Chinese Farmers’ Livelihoods

2024年11月28日

Climate change increasingly bringing extreme weather and pests to major agricultural provinces in China’s northern climes

In Depth: China’s Insurers Prepare to Shine a Light Into Their Financial Black Box

In Depth: China’s Insurers Prepare to Shine a Light Into Their Financial Black Box

2024年11月27日

New international accounting standards aim to help investors assess the financial health of insurance companies by providing more clarity on how they make money

In Depth: China’s Multitrillion-Dollar Salve for Local Government Hidden Debt

In Depth: China’s Multitrillion-Dollar Salve for Local Government Hidden Debt

2024年11月26日

Beijing’s latest $1.4 trillion support package shows there is a lot left to be brought onto balance sheet

In Depth: Trump Is Already Shaking Up U.S.-China Trade

In Depth: Trump Is Already Shaking Up U.S.-China Trade

2024年11月25日

Chinese exports to the U.S. surge ahead of the president-elect’s promised 60% tariffs, leading to one of the busiest Octobers for shipping on record

Cover Story: Livestreamed Stock Tips Worry Regulators as Novice Investors Rush In

Cover Story: Livestreamed Stock Tips Worry Regulators as Novice Investors Rush In

2024年11月25日

Rules need tightening as online influencers lead inexperienced investors into reckless trades

 In Depth: How BMW, Audi and Mercedes Ended Up Also-Rans in China

In Depth: How BMW, Audi and Mercedes Ended Up Also-Rans in China

2024年11月21日

The German auto giants were late to adapt to the shift to EVs and failed to recognize how competitive the domestic market had become, industry insiders say

In Depth: How China’s Companies Came to Dominate DRC’s Copper and Cobalt Mining Belt

In Depth: How China’s Companies Came to Dominate DRC’s Copper and Cobalt Mining Belt

2024年11月20日

China’s mining companies have overcome political instability, corruption and high costs to dominate the DRC mining belt

Cover Story: China Digs In to Boost Mining in Democratic Republic of Congo

Cover Story: China Digs In to Boost Mining in Democratic Republic of Congo

2024年11月18日

Booming metals demand from EVs and AI dangle riches for Chinese, DRC companies

In Depth: Shanghai’s Struggle to Unclog Its Hospitals

In Depth: Shanghai’s Struggle to Unclog Its Hospitals

2024年11月15日

Patients with needs that could be handled at local clinics are choking major hospitals as getting people to trust community-level care is proving a challenge

Cover Story: Trump 2.0 Means Reboot of Aggressive Tariff Policy Toward China

Cover Story: Trump 2.0 Means Reboot of Aggressive Tariff Policy Toward China

2024年11月11日

His second-term pledge of 60% tax on Chinese imports sets up new confrontational stance

In Depth: AI Is Taking Internet Advertising by Storm, but at What Cost? 

In Depth: AI Is Taking Internet Advertising by Storm, but at What Cost? 

2024年11月01日

The technology is cutting the cost of ad generation, while raising the anxiety levels of professionals in the industry

In Depth: China’s Drive to Develop the Tech to Move Machines With Thoughts Alone

In Depth: China’s Drive to Develop the Tech to Move Machines With Thoughts Alone

2024年10月31日

Researchers in the country are pushing clinical applications in certain areas to the cutting edge globally as they look to rival Elon Musk’s Neuralink

In Depth: China’s Restaurant Chains May Be Biting Off More Than They Can Chew Overseas

In Depth: China’s Restaurant Chains May Be Biting Off More Than They Can Chew Overseas

2024年10月29日

As slowing growth at home builds appetite for global expansion, supply bottlenecks and cultural hurdles are posing challenges

Cover Story: How AI Is Reshaping China’s Programming Landscape

Cover Story: How AI Is Reshaping China’s Programming Landscape

2024年10月28日

The AI revolution is boosting productivity, but could it spell the end of the programmer?

In Depth: Testing Mind-Controlled Computers in China’s Skies

In Depth: Testing Mind-Controlled Computers in China’s Skies

2024年10月25日

Bai Hao, who is paralyzed, was the first patient in the country to test a brain-computer interface device on an airplane

In Depth: Banks Worry Individuals Are Using Loans to Ride Stock Market Boom

In Depth: Banks Worry Individuals Are Using Loans to Ride Stock Market Boom

2024年10月24日

Both regulators and lenders have said that personal loans must not be used to buy stocks

In Depth: China Writes a Stricter Rulebook for a Changing Auto Industry

In Depth: China Writes a Stricter Rulebook for a Changing Auto Industry

2024年10月22日

Regulators aim to steer a safer course as new-energy vehicle sales surge and autonomous driving takes to the road

In Depth: Impatient State Investors Hamstring Drive for ‘Patient Capital’ to Lead Growth

In Depth: Impatient State Investors Hamstring Drive for ‘Patient Capital’ to Lead Growth

2024年10月17日

Investment in emerging sectors is at odds with officials’ annual assessment cycle and low risk tolerance

In Depth: Chinese AI-App Makers Look Overseas for Their Big Break

In Depth: Chinese AI-App Makers Look Overseas for Their Big Break

2024年10月15日

Fierce competition and strict regulations at home have pushed AI firms to get their start abroad, where customers are more willing to pay

Cover Story: China Forestry’s Fall Under Corruption Cloud Reveals Weakness in State-Owned System

Cover Story: China Forestry’s Fall Under Corruption Cloud Reveals Weakness in State-Owned System

2024年10月14日

Rapid expansion concealed fake trades, flawed business strategy and ballooning debt

In Depth: Virtual Power Plants Turn Energy Savings Into Cash for China’s Industrial Users

In Depth: Virtual Power Plants Turn Energy Savings Into Cash for China’s Industrial Users

2024年10月11日

VPPs are seen as the future of the energy industry as investors plug into the next potential unicorn

In Depth: Why Making Green Hydrogen Is Keeping Producers in the Red

In Depth: Why Making Green Hydrogen Is Keeping Producers in the Red

2024年10月10日

The relatively clean fuel source’s high prices are preventing the technology from going mainstream

In Depth: Chinese Teachers’ Mental Health Crisis

In Depth: Chinese Teachers’ Mental Health Crisis

2024年10月09日

Depression, anxiety and other stress-related problems are common in the profession, which has seen workloads grow in recent years

In Depth: To Advise or Not to Advise: Limit of Lawyers’ Immunity in China

In Depth: To Advise or Not to Advise: Limit of Lawyers’ Immunity in China

2024年10月04日

Feng Bo faces five years behind bars for fraud and assisting in fabricating evidence while advising a loan-shark — but the ‘so-called criminal actions’ fell under a lawyer’s normal professional conduct, his defense argues

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