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: In Depth: Can AI Therapists Read Your Mind?
China’s companies, hospitals and schools are testing chatbots for emotional support, screening and treatment — while regulators race to define the limits

: Exclusive: China Halts Data-Backed Securities to Curb Local Debt Arbitrage
Regulators issue window guidance to pause filings for data-backed securities after local government financing platforms flooded the market with highly speculative, credit-guaranteed products

In Depth: Big Questions Loom as China’s Memory Chipmakers Prepare Blockbuster IPOs

An AI-driven shortage has turned CXMT and YMTC into profit machines, but investors disagree about how to value them

: Analysis: China’s Rush to Financialize Data Runs Ahead of the Market
Policymakers have created the accounting framework for data assets, but without trusted pricing and trading mechanisms, banks still view data more as credit enhancement than standalone collateral

In Profile: How a China Pharma Giant’s Founder Went From Billionaire to Criminal

Ma Xingtian transformed Kangmei from a little-known drugmaker into a titan in the industry. He is now in prison for securities manipulation and bribery

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In Depth: Deadly Mine Blast Exposes Hidden Operations in China’s Coal Sector

Cover Story: How AI Took Over China’s Micro-Drama Industry in 90 Days

Analysis: China’s Local Fiscal Recovery Hides Scramble to Plug Budget Holes

Caixin Explains: China Arms Itself With New Outbound Investment Rules

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: The Week Ahead: Xi Visits North Korea; SpaceX Sets for IPO
Cross-border brokerages start to restrict services for Chinese mainland clients; Apple holds Worldwide Developers Conference
Jun 06, 2026 12:19 AM

: Tencent Cloud Expands AI Agent Push as Yuanbao Races to Catch Rivals
Tencent Cloud rolls out new workplace tools while acknowledging its consumer chatbot Yuanbao still trails rivals ByteDance and Alibaba in user adoption
Jun 06, 2026 12:06 AM

: Lululemon Cuts Outlook as China Growth Fails to Offset North American Weakness
The athletic-apparel maker’s profit fell 38.1% in the first quarter, while the Chinese mainland remained its strongest growth market
Jun 05, 2026 11:35 PM

: Analysis: China’s Shifting Demographics Set to Reshape College Admissions
As Gaokao registrations fall for a second year, a pending demographic cliff threatens to upend the country’s higher education system
Jun 05, 2026 04:27 PM

: Commentary: How China and the EU Can Avert a Costly Trade War
With the U.S. trade truce holding, Beijing and Brussels are carefully managing their own economic disputes. Through localized manufacturing and open dialogue, both sides have strong incentives to find a common denominator
Jun 05, 2026 04:14 PM

: China’s Child-Rearing Bill Is Steep but Extra Children Cost Less, Report Says
New research finds raising a child to 18 costs an average of 580,000 yuan, but the marginal expense drops sharply for larger families
Jun 05, 2026 03:53 PM

: Charts of the Day: Fewer Students Are Taking China’s College Entrance Exam
Acceptance rates for four-year bachelor’s programs continue a multiyear decline amid mounting employment anxiety and a rush for early internships
Jun 05, 2026 03:02 PM

: Xi Schedules State Visit to North Korea
The two-day trip at the invitation of Kim Jong Un comes as Beijing seeks to shore up traditional alliances amid shifting U.S. and regional policies
Jun 05, 2026 03:00 PM

: Beijing Backs Gene-Edited Crops in Major High-Tech Farming Push
The policy push aims to cultivate ‘new quality productive forces’ in agriculture, boosting domestic biotech startups and paving the way for commercialized farming
Jun 05, 2026 02:54 PM

: Business Brief (June 5): China Criticizes Latest U.S. Chip Export Controls
Summer power load to exceed 1.3 billion kilowatts, land market shows structural divergence
Jun 05, 2026 02:14 PM

: Executive at China Bad-Debt Manager Taken Away by Authorities
Yang Yi, a vice president at China Citic Financial Asset Management, has been unreachable, people familiar with the matter told Caixin
Jun 05, 2026 01:44 PM

: Weekly Must-Read: How AI Took Over China’s Micro-Drama Industry in 90 Days
Video-generation tools turned a labor-intensive entertainment industry into a high-speed content machine, leaving actors, crews and production hubs on the outs
Jun 05, 2026 10:00 AM

: CX Daily: Big Questions Loom as China’s Memory Chipmakers Prepare Blockbuster IPOs
An AI-driven shortage has turned CXMT and YMTC into profit machines, but investors disagree about how to value them
Jun 05, 2026 09:00 AM

: China Exchanges Overhaul Major Indices to Favor AI and Chip Stocks
The semi-annual rebalancing phases out traditional consumer electronics, driving institutional inflows toward computing power and memory semiconductor firms
Jun 05, 2026 03:45 AM

: Mainland Investors Scramble for Hong Kong Accounts as Offshore Trading Curbs Bite
New restrictions on cross-border brokerage platforms are pushing investors to open accounts in person, creating a windfall for smaller Hong Kong firms
Jun 05, 2026 03:43 AM

: Analysis: PBOC’s Liquidity Pause Points to Cash Glut, Not Policy Tightening
The PBOC’s recent net liquidity withdrawals are seen as a technical response to falling money-market rates, rather than a retreat from efforts to support growth
Jun 05, 2026 03:24 AM