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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?

Cover Story: U.S. and Chinese Chipmakers Tread Different Paths in AI Gold Rush

Cover Story: U.S. and Chinese Chipmakers Tread Different Paths in AI Gold Rush

2025年10月27日

As U.S. tech giants pursue compute-heavy infrastructure, China bets on power in numbers with homegrown innovation and modular design

In Depth: China’s Growing Trade of Unused ‘Used’ Cars Threatens Automakers’ Global Expansion

In Depth: China’s Growing Trade of Unused ‘Used’ Cars Threatens Automakers’ Global Expansion

2025年10月24日

‘Zero-mileage’ used vehicles distort sales data, damage Chinese brands’ reputation overseas, and export the toxic competition plaguing the domestic market, critics say

Analysis: China’s AI Companions Struggle to Turn Intimacy Into Industry

Analysis: China’s AI Companions Struggle to Turn Intimacy Into Industry

2025年10月24日

Technological limitations of chatbots and increasingly strict government oversight are hampering apps’ ability to retain users, undermining their subscription-based business models

In Depth: U.S. Port Fee Hike Loosens China’s Stranglehold on Shipbuilding

In Depth: U.S. Port Fee Hike Loosens China’s Stranglehold on Shipbuilding

2025年10月23日

With U.S. surcharges squeezing Chinese builders and rivals ramping up subsidies, the long boom in China’s maritime supremacy may have reached a turning point

In Depth: Desperate for Smart Driving Tech, State Carmakers Turn to Huawei

In Depth: Desperate for Smart Driving Tech, State Carmakers Turn to Huawei

2025年10月21日

China’s state-owned auto majors such as Dongfeng and SAIC are overcoming their reluctance to cede control over core vehicle functions as they fall further behind privately owned rivals

In Depth: Soaring Energy Storage Stocks Mask an Industry at a Crossroads

In Depth: Soaring Energy Storage Stocks Mask an Industry at a Crossroads

2025年10月17日

Investor euphoria belies the challenging transition the industry is navigating after policy changes undermined an established business model

In Depth: Dumping Case Shows How Chemical-Makers Shield Themselves From Liability

In Depth: Dumping Case Shows How Chemical-Makers Shield Themselves From Liability

2025年10月17日

A civil suit in Zhejiang province highlights a common industry practice that allows producers to effectively pay others to dispose of hazardous materials on their behalf while sidestepping legal responsibility for paying their share of any clean-up bill

Photo Essay: A Sanctuary for Two Generations

Photo Essay: A Sanctuary for Two Generations

2025年10月17日

In rural Guizhou province, a boarding house for the children of migrant workers has also become an unlikely refuge for their mothers, as they seek to escape poverty and broken marriages

In Depth: Clearing Arrears to Businesses Tests Chinese Localities’ Resolve

In Depth: Clearing Arrears to Businesses Tests Chinese Localities’ Resolve

2025年10月15日

How keen local governments will be to take on new interest-bearing debts to clear interest-free ones has become a cause for concern

In Depth: Congo’s Cobalt Controls Deepen Uncertainty for Chinese Miner

In Depth: Congo’s Cobalt Controls Deepen Uncertainty for Chinese Miner

2025年10月14日

Despite the central African country lifting its export ban on the metal, a planned quota system has raised questions about the new regime’s workability

Cover Story: China Rewrites the Rules of Financial Failure

Cover Story: China Rewrites the Rules of Financial Failure

2025年10月13日

Beijing’s draft bankruptcy law revision widens the state’s role, expands creditor protection and introduces paths for reorganization and limited personal debt relief

In Depth: Stinky Shrimp Sets Off Storm About School Lunches

In Depth: Stinky Shrimp Sets Off Storm About School Lunches

2025年10月10日

Even after years of stepped-up rules on campus meals in China, the official supervisory system remains fragmented and relies too much on catering companies to regulate themselves

Cover Story: A Recipe for Satisfaction After Diners Express Doubts Over Pre-Cooked Meals

Cover Story: A Recipe for Satisfaction After Diners Express Doubts Over Pre-Cooked Meals

2025年09月29日

As pre-made meals become more common, a public backlash demands clarity on what’s fresh, what’s not and who decides

Cover Story: China’s Last Big Bet on Its Energy Reform in Race to Cap Carbon Emissions

Cover Story: China’s Last Big Bet on Its Energy Reform in Race to Cap Carbon Emissions

2025年09月22日

Reducing reliance on coal and investing in clean teach will define the country’s global energy standing in 2030 and test the limits of reform

In Depth: How a Social Media Ban Sparked Nepal’s ‘Gen Z’ Revolution

In Depth: How a Social Media Ban Sparked Nepal’s ‘Gen Z’ Revolution

2025年09月19日

After years of simmering discontent with a starkly divided society, it took a policy misstep to bring Nepal’s youth pouring onto the streets

In Depth: Lean Times Ahead for Producers of Weight-Loss Drugs

In Depth: Lean Times Ahead for Producers of Weight-Loss Drugs

2025年09月18日

While innovative GLP-1 drugs have been blockbusters, spiraling competition could spell a shakeout for the industry, investors warn

Cover Story: Why Modi Won’t Play Cowboys and Indians With Trump, Opting Instead for Strategic Autonomy

Cover Story: Why Modi Won’t Play Cowboys and Indians With Trump, Opting Instead for Strategic Autonomy

2025年09月15日

As relations with the U.S. cool, Modi has been seeking warmer relations with China and Russia in a delicate balancing act

In Depth: Video Game Studios Bank on AI Future

In Depth: Video Game Studios Bank on AI Future

2025年09月12日

A growing number are using the technology to create in-game assets, dialogue and even game plots

In Depth: China’s Travelers Return, but Their Spending Stays Home

In Depth: China’s Travelers Return, but Their Spending Stays Home

2025年09月12日

The country’s railways and airports were packed this summer, but the post-pandemic consumer slump persisted

In Depth: Cambricon’s Meteoric Rise Collides With Harsh Reality Check

In Depth: Cambricon’s Meteoric Rise Collides With Harsh Reality Check

2025年09月12日

Backed by policy and investor euphoria, the company became a symbol of China’s chip ambitions — now it must prove it can deliver at scale

In Depth: New Innovative Drug List Could Expand Access to Costly Breakthroughs

In Depth: New Innovative Drug List Could Expand Access to Costly Breakthroughs

2025年09月12日

China’s aging population and rapid medical advances are fueling demand for high-quality drugs — with the country’s basic insurance fund under immense strain, health care authorities have turned to commercial insurance for a potential solution