Courted by local governments, Weijian Technology’s founders had a vision to take their innovations from Silicon Valley to the Chinese market. But legal troubles turned that dream into a nightmare
In its push to accelerate the e-CNY, the central bank faces big outlays for technology and processing capacity and the need for a robust regulatory infrastructure
Wave of detentions and probes of executives call into question the future of the largest chip investment fund and the domestic industry
The state-backed initiative aims to ramp up domestic sources so the country’s steelmakers no longer rely on foreign countries to supply over 75% of its needs for the raw material
Xijiang, which is heavily dependent on ethnic minority-themed tourism, has been struggling to survive the fallout of the pandemic
Covid-19 has underscored the need to improve how such emergencies are funded, experts say
Vast, diverse region is strategically placed and promises dynamic growth, but it also may offer opportunities for superpower cooperation
Developers were allowed to skirt rules designed to ensure they could afford to finish building homes buyers had already paid for — then the market turned
In the long, hot summer of 2022, energy security is colliding with emission reductions, driving a resurgence of coal and nuclear power generation
As global warming accelerates and days hotter than 35°C grow common, extreme, deadly heat waves sweep across China, Europe and much of the northern hemisphere
Auto and tech companies are gearing up to compete for their slice of a potentially gigantic market
Structure to keep water from draining into the Yangtze River during the winter would affect 1 million migratory birds, endangered finless dolphins, fish and plant life
The demands of the pandemic have further stressed a frontline medical system already suffering from insufficient funding and shrinking resources. The result has been a brain drain of its best and brightest
As the government ramps up infrastructure investment to aid the country’s ailing economy, green power, new tech and water conservancy projects stand to benefit
Authorities consider multibillion-dollar water-control system amid dispute whether dramatic winter shrinkage is because of Three Gorges Dam or sand mining
In a race to develop advanced Covid inoculations, Chinese vaccine-makers lack technical expertise, ingredients, production equipment and delivery system
As coronavirus-hit cities reboot, residents are suffering from isolation, trauma and shame
Scientists try to invent a broad-spectrum inoculation for future mutations while racing to fortify today’s shots against omicron subvariants
Even as local authorities face growing pressure to spend more on infrastructure, LGFVs are facing another crackdown
Electricity-hungry data centers are hamstrung in Asia by a shift in favor of costly renewable energy sources
Academics can help rationalize judicial decision-making, in an effort to build a stronger community around the law
Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling feared to foreshadow more curtailing of rights
Makers of furniture and appliances can dodge the effects of the U.S.-China trade war while avoiding pandemic-related supply chain disruptions
The Japanese conglomerate had to win over the Shenzhen government to finally boot CEO Allen Wu from the top job
Dodging U.S. tariffs and rising costs at home, Chinese manufacturers weigh the risks of pouring money into new Southeast Asia factories
The system has at times suffered from opaque pricing, obstacles to interregional trading, and confusion about the corresponding mechanism for obtaining carbon credits
While disruptions from pandemic controls threaten to add impetus to the outflow, China retains tremendous advantages over India and Southeast Asia
A new judicial interpretation revises how punishments for artificial breeding of wild animals are decided. But activists say a potential escalation of trafficking is a cause for worry
Tens of billions were poured into the crypto sector so far this year. But that could be about to change as the bear market arrives
Special treasury bonds have emerged as one possible solution to the fiscal gap that has widened as economy-boosting tax and fee cuts reduce localities’ revenues