
After the assassination of its supreme leader, Tehran has answered with a barrage of strikes, engulfing the Gulf in the conflict

Spectacular performances at the annual Spring Festival Gala highlight progress, yet developers still face steep hurdles in gathering training data, costs and real world applications

From wolves in Qinghai to seagulls in Kunming, viral trends of feeding wild animals are creating ecological traps and safety hazards

Chinese solar giants face mounting losses and a protracted shakeout after the government scuttled a consolidation plan designed to rescue the industry

‘Flexible workers’ make up an estimated 27% of the country’s total employed population, creating a new class of employment defined by instability and anxiety that the government is just starting to address

A surge in investment and a clear path to monetization in China are fueling hopes that the technology can break through to the mainstream market, but significant hurdles still need to be overcome

A criminal case involving antibiotic-spiked product highlights the conflict between regulatory efficiency and due process in the courts

Backed by a state-linked entity, Liting Cooperative lured 19,000 depositors by blurring the line between a government-encouraged ‘mutual aid’ group and a conventional lender

Three service providers registered thousands of ‘British’ companies for overseas clients, surfacing in cross-border crimes and exposing regulatory loopholes

Fresh off a landslide election win, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must weigh aggressive defense reforms against the reality of U.S. transactionalism and Chinese anger

Proposed regulations aim to force a shift from prioritizing scale over returns, challenging an entrenched strategy that has often come at the expense of long-term investor interests

A new framework separates real-world-asset tokenization from crypto trading, channeling offshore deals into China’s existing debt and equity rules

As EV-makers armed with a vast trove of data challenge the driverless tech incumbents, their competing philosophies offer a window into the state of the industry

A speculative frenzy, and policy shocks sent gold and silver on a roller-coaster ride, rattling investors and industries

Launching new models at a record pace has helped domestic carmakers dominate the world’s largest auto market, but the strategy is threatening their financial health, eroding customer loyalty and raising quality concerns

By folding CNAF into Sinopec, Beijing aims to speed up development of sustainable aviation fuel, though critics warn that control over airport refueling could give the company too much pricing power

From Shein to Temu and AliExpress, Europe is escalating investigations and new rules that could upend the cross-border business’s low-cost model

A landmark court ruling has given the long-eared sand lizard a fighting chance after a theme park development in the hinterlands of Xinjiang pushed the reptile to the brink of being wiped out in the country

Companies like Ant Group and ByteDance are pouring hundreds of millions of yuan into personalized medical consultations, but a profitable business model remains elusive

Brands from Porsche to Volkswagen and BMW are seeking deeper cooperation with Chinese peers on batteries, charging infrastructure and EV development

For major exporters like China, CBAM introduces significant costs, additional compliance rules and tough questions about the growing fusion of trade and climate policy

The wild Chinese sturgeon has effectively stopped reproducing naturally due to habitat loss and thermal changes caused by massive hydropower projects, forcing desperate researchers to attempt new experiments

A shadow business of ‘behavior correction’ centers in China charges thousands of yuan to cure burnt-out young people suffering from what their parents consider a lack of ambition. Treatment includes forced confinement and beatings

As long-term deposits mature this year, lower rates are reshaping bank funding costs and household asset allocation

Analysts expect Chinese autonomous driving systems will play a major role in keeping the boom going after China spent another year as the world’s largest car exporter

A new model that allows wind and solar farms to sell electricity directly to factories aims to alleviate a side effect of a renewable energy boom that has outrun grid capacity

A Beijing court convicted Tian Hong and her son over thousands of imported parts, reigniting debate over what counts as a firearm component

Once rare in young patients, hypertension has become a common diagnosis for Chinese children, forcing a rethink of public health policy for the next generation

The city recorded the world’s largest net inflow of cross-border wealth in 2024, propelled by Chinese mainland fortunes, a hot IPO market and a burgeoning digital asset scene

Landmark changes introduce interest payments, smart contracts for businesses and a blockchain-based platform for global trade
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