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

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

Nov 19, 2025 05:38 PM
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Former Regional Leader Sentenced for Two-Decade Bribery Scheme

A 73-year-old former senior Chinese official has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting more than $15 million in bribes, marking another major takedown in the country’s anti-corruption drive

Dec 16, 2025 09:50 PM

China’s AI Talent Supply Outpaces Demand, Survey Shows

New AI postings surge to record levels, but applicants are flooding in faster than jobs, a new report shows

Dec 16, 2025 07:08 PM

China to Prosecute Former Traditional Medicine Chief on Bribery Charges

Yu Wenming is accused of taking bribes to greenlight drug registrations, marking the latest high-profile fall in a yearlong purge of the pharmaceutical sector

Dec 16, 2025 05:57 PM

Commentary: China’s Roaring Bull Market Is a Two-Speed Rally

Trading volumes are near euphoric peaks, but a deeper look at capital flows and valuations shows a market concentrated in tech stocks, leaving the rest of the economy behind

Dec 16, 2025 05:49 PM

China’s Big Banks Wind Down Retail Gold Trading on Shanghai Exchange

Dormant account closures mark the latest phase of a pullback that began amid market volatility in 2020

Dec 16, 2025 05:41 PM

China’s Elite-Focused Schools Are Failing Most Students, Top Educators Say

A high-pressure system geared toward top universities is blamed for a mental-health crisis, prompting calls for sweeping reforms to foster individual talents and well-being

Dec 16, 2025 05:26 PM

Tech Brief (Dec. 16): Unitree Robotics Launches App Store for Humanoids

GAC-backed Govy targets 2026 for flying car mass production, Foxconn to invest $507 million in new HQ

Dec 16, 2025 12:33 PM

CX Daily: Trading by Algorithm: Who is Responsible When AI Calls the Shots?

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

Dec 16, 2025 09:00 AM

China’s Secondhand Home Prices Drop at Fastest Pace in Over a Year

Prices for preowned homes in top-tier cities fell for a seventh straight month, as a surge in supply overwhelms demand and cautious buyers stay on the sidelines

Dec 16, 2025 03:55 AM

China Probes $2.8 Billion Freeze at Zhejiang Asset Exchange

Wealth product defaults at state-approved exchange trigger government intervention and investigation into issuer Sunriver as investor funds remain frozen

Dec 16, 2025 03:49 AM

Chinese Drugmaker Hit with $5.2 Million Fine Over Legacy Governance Violations

Humanwell Healthcare faces regulatory fallout from past misdeeds tied to collapsed conglomerate Dangdai Group

Dec 16, 2025 01:28 AM

Beijing Bourse Weighs IPO Rule Overhaul as Capital Freeze Hits 700 Billion Yuan

Exchange evaluates dropping cash-deposit requirement to align with Shanghai and Shenzhen peers after frozen funds disrupt short-term liquidity

Dec 16, 2025 12:47 AM

China Ramps Up Effort to Offload Vast Supply of Unsold Homes

This year’s Central Economic Work Conference has put reducing housing inventories at the heart of its economic agenda for 2026

Dec 15, 2025 06:42 PM

China’s CMOC to Spend $1 Billion on Brazilian Gold Mines

The deal will give the Chinese miner full ownership of the Aurizona, RDM, Fazenda and Santa Luz mines, boosting its annual gold output to eight tons

Dec 15, 2025 06:38 PM

Analysis: The Puzzle of Beijing’s Faltering Consumer

Conventional wisdom points to slowing income or a declining population, but structural factors — from car-purchase limits to a ‘headquarters economy’—are the primary culprits behind the capital’s weak consumer spending

Dec 15, 2025 05:53 PM

Commentary: Beijing’s H200 Chip Dilemma

Beijing must decide whether to allow Nvidia’s H200 imports, a move that could boost its AI industry but risks undermining its long-term goal of a domestic semiconductor ecosystem

Dec 15, 2025 05:40 PM



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