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In Depth: China’s Developers Try to Modernize After Surge in Subpar Homes

In Depth: China’s Developers Try to Modernize After Surge in Subpar Homes

2025年12月16日

Since May, around 40 provinces and cities have issued detailed rules on housing projects, triggering a broad wave of quality-focused upgrades

Cover Story: Trading by Algorithm: Who is Responsible When AI Calls the Shots?

Cover Story: Trading by Algorithm: Who is Responsible When AI Calls the Shots?

2025年12月15日

Inside the AI stock-trading contest that exposed the promise — and danger — of letting algorithms chase alpha

Cover Story: Chinese Medicine Injections Face Rigorous Regulation for the First Time

Cover Story: Chinese Medicine Injections Face Rigorous Regulation for the First Time

2025年12月08日

New mandatory trials could eliminate two-thirds of all herbal injections, forcing a shift to modern scientific validation

In Depth: Global Climate Summit Ends in Disarray as U.S. Absence Upends Talks

In Depth: Global Climate Summit Ends in Disarray as U.S. Absence Upends Talks

2025年12月05日

A weak deal in Brazil marks a low point for diplomacy at the event, with failures on fossil fuels and adaptation funding revealing deep divisions in a new world order

In Depth: Byzantine Billing System Holds Back Chinese Hospitals’ Embrace of Private Insurance

In Depth: Byzantine Billing System Holds Back Chinese Hospitals’ Embrace of Private Insurance

2025年12月05日

Squeezed by state budget cuts, many public health care institutions are finally accepting commercial medical insurance. However, payments have proven to be a problem

Photo Essay: China’s ‘Ark’ for Children With HIV

Photo Essay: China’s ‘Ark’ for Children With HIV

2025年12月05日

At a remote school in Shanxi province, a small group of students finds refuge from a society still fearful of the virus that causes AIDS. Their biggest lesson: how to one day live outside the sanctuary

In Depth: E-Commerce Giants Step Up AI Rollouts to Boost Sales

In Depth: E-Commerce Giants Step Up AI Rollouts to Boost Sales

2025年12月05日

Firms including Alibaba, JD.com and ByteDance used this year’s Double 11 shopping event to live test a bevy of tools — merchants are on board, but customers remain apprehensive about reliability and privacy

Cover Story: Inside the Deadly Inferno That Tore Through Wang Fuk Court

Cover Story: Inside the Deadly Inferno That Tore Through Wang Fuk Court

2025年12月01日

A raging blaze in Hong Kong kills at least 128 and exposes systemic failures in building practices and regulation

In Depth: Shenzhen Gorged on Skyscrapers, Now It Faces a Commercial Property Glut

In Depth: Shenzhen Gorged on Skyscrapers, Now It Faces a Commercial Property Glut

2025年11月28日

The southern metropolis, a symbol of China’s rapid economic development, is facing 30% vacancy rates for Grade A office space after stoking a years-long construction boom

In Depth: Bahrain Courts China as It Looks Beyond Oil

In Depth: Bahrain Courts China as It Looks Beyond Oil

2025年11月28日

The tiny Gulf kingdom is pitching itself as a lower-cost, business-friendly gateway to the wider Middle East as it seeks to bring in capital, technology and tourists

In Depth: How China’s Unified QR Code System Is Redefining Cross-Border Payments

In Depth: How China’s Unified QR Code System Is Redefining Cross-Border Payments

2025年11月24日

The system channels transactions through a single gateway, moving away from the patchwork of bilateral links between individual service providers

Cover Story: The AI Boom’s Unsettling Paradox

Cover Story: The AI Boom’s Unsettling Paradox

2025年11月24日

AI is attracting record investment but causing sweeping job losses amid fears it could all end in a burst bubble

In Depth: China Drafts Debut Legislation for Public Interest Litigation

In Depth: China Drafts Debut Legislation for Public Interest Litigation

2025年11月21日

The law aims to clarify the roles of prosecutors, administrative agencies and nonprofit organizations in tackling cases ranging from pollution to data-privacy violations

In Depth: Where China Stands in the Nuclear Medicine Gold Rush

In Depth: Where China Stands in the Nuclear Medicine Gold Rush

2025年11月21日

Billions are pouring into the domestic radiopharmaceutical industry as it races to catch up with global giants. But a shortage of talent and a ‘fast-follower’ mentality are proving to be major obstacles

In Depth: Chinese Carmakers Shift to ‘Asset-Light’ Models in Overseas Expansion

In Depth: Chinese Carmakers Shift to ‘Asset-Light’ Models in Overseas Expansion

2025年11月21日

As geopolitical tensions rise and trade barriers shift, companies such as Geely Auto, SAIC and XPeng are adopting flexible strategies that use local partners and existing production capacity

In Depth: China’s Steelmakers Look Abroad as Domestic Pressures Mount

In Depth: China’s Steelmakers Look Abroad as Domestic Pressures Mount

2025年11月21日

Facing a dearth of demand at home, Chinese producers pursue growth from Guinea to the Gulf

In Depth: Thailand Turns to Pop Mart, Miniso to Win Back Chinese Tourists

In Depth: Thailand Turns to Pop Mart, Miniso to Win Back Chinese Tourists

2025年11月20日

Facing shrinking margins at home, Labubu vendor Pop Mart and rival Miniso are opening superstores in the Southeast Asian country

China’s State-Owned Financial Institutions Brace for Pay Cuts

China’s State-Owned Financial Institutions Brace for Pay Cuts

2025年11月18日

Changes are expected to cap annual salaries for chiefs of central SOEs at 1 million yuan and ban ‘inverted’ compensation — where employees earn more than their superiors

In Depth: China Puts Industry, Consumers at Heart of Next Five-Year Plan

In Depth: China Puts Industry, Consumers at Heart of Next Five-Year Plan

2025年11月18日

For the economy, a blueprint for the 2026-2030 FYP focuses on building a modern industrial system, accelerating the growth of household spending and getting serious about tackling local government debt

Cover Story: How China Unlocked Simandou to Reshape the Global Iron Ore Trade

Cover Story: How China Unlocked Simandou to Reshape the Global Iron Ore Trade

2025年11月17日

China, Rio Tinto and a shipping tycoon unite to bring to life Simandou, West Africa’s long-dormant ‘Pilbara killer’

In Depth: China’s Pharma Pioneers in Africa Dig In for the Long Haul

In Depth: China’s Pharma Pioneers in Africa Dig In for the Long Haul

2025年11月14日

Lured by a vast, underserved market, Chinese drug and medical device companies are learning that success in Africa requires more than just capital

In Depth: Chinese Local Governments Risk Replicating Mistakes of LGFVs

In Depth: Chinese Local Governments Risk Replicating Mistakes of LGFVs

2025年11月12日

Localities have created thousands of ‘culture and tourism’ investment companies, with some designed to shift their traditional financing vehicles onto a market-oriented footing and sidestep borrowing limits

Cover Story: China’s Micro-Dramas Steal the Show and Momentum Seems Unstoppable

Cover Story: China’s Micro-Dramas Steal the Show and Momentum Seems Unstoppable

2025年11月10日

Empty malls are turned into studios, AI drives animation and regulators race to keep up

In Depth: Tech Self-Reliance, AI Take Spotlight in China’s Five-Year Plan

In Depth: Tech Self-Reliance, AI Take Spotlight in China’s Five-Year Plan

2025年11月07日

As the country’s leaders sketch out the next roadmap for the economy, their key technology goals show growing determination to compete globally amid an intensifying U.S. rivalry

In Depth: Are China’s Futuristic EV Designs Sacrificing Safety for Style?

In Depth: Are China’s Futuristic EV Designs Sacrificing Safety for Style?

2025年11月07日

A fatal crash involving a Xiaomi sedan drew national attention when passersby were unable to open the vehicle’s flush, power-operated door handles — a design that regulators were already looking at banning

Photo Essay: Drowned Harvest Leaves Chinese Farmers Facing Ruin

Photo Essay: Drowned Harvest Leaves Chinese Farmers Facing Ruin

2025年11月07日

After praying for rain all spring, farmers in China’s grain belt were deluged in the fall by record downpours that waterlogged fields, rotted crops and left many with little to show for a year of toil

In Depth: How Corruption Burned Through China’s Firefighting Services

In Depth: How Corruption Burned Through China’s Firefighting Services

2025年11月06日

A nationwide crackdown has exposed high-ranking officials who bought promotions, rigged procurement deals and traded safety approvals for cash

In Depth: Arctic Shippers Navigate Choppy Commercial Waters Despite Geopolitical Push

In Depth: Arctic Shippers Navigate Choppy Commercial Waters Despite Geopolitical Push

2025年11月03日

Melting ice and changes in global politics have driven development of northern sea routes, but safety risks, higher costs and a short shipping season have limited their appeal

Cover Story: Nobel Laureate Mokyr on AI, Innovation and the Uneasy Marriage of Tech and State

Cover Story: Nobel Laureate Mokyr on AI, Innovation and the Uneasy Marriage of Tech and State

2025年11月03日

The economic historian discusses the rapid rise of technology and says he would like China to go as fast and as far as it can

In Depth: How the U.S.’ Foreign Student Loss Could Be Hong Kong’s Gain

In Depth: How the U.S.’ Foreign Student Loss Could Be Hong Kong’s Gain

2025年10月31日

The city’s goal to become an ‘international education hub’ seeks to reap economic benefits from an influx of overseas students. But is there space to accommodate them?

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