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In Depth: Frenzied Land Bidding Returns to China’s Prime Cities, but Has the Market Hit Bottom?

Record auction prices in Shanghai and Beijing are reviving hopes that the property slump is coming to an end, even though most of the action has been confined to a handful of prime parcels

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Analysis: China’s Next Infrastructure Push Is Bigger — and More Complicated

The six-network strategy could funnel 25 trillion yuan into the economy through 2030, but turning the ambitious plan into productive investment will require overcoming regulatory and technical hurdles

Analysis: China Races to Build Its Own Gene-Editing Toolkit — With an AI Assist

To avoid a messy, billion-dollar U.S. patent fight over CRISPR-Cas9, Chinese biotech startups are engineering proprietary DNA scalpels from scratch

Flash floods hit Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug. 26, 2026. Photo: IC Photo

In Depth: Deadly Nepal-China Border Disaster Traced to Massive Ice Collapse

Preliminary scientific analysis points to a massive high-altitude ice collapse, not an earthquake, as the trigger for deadly floods and debris flows that swept across the Himalayan border region

Analysis: Unitree Shares Slide as Investors Reassess Humanoid Robot Valuations

Stock in the newly listed robot maker has dropped 44.1% from its opening-week high, as slowing revenue growth and a muted competition showing temper enthusiasm for embodied AI

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Aug 14, 2026 03:23 PM
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China Investigates Jiangxi Governor Ye Jianchun in Anti-Graft Sweep

The 61-year-old is the 47th senior official targeted this year, making Jiangxi the hardest-hit province in Beijing’s ongoing anti-graft drive

Aug 28, 2026 11:56 AM
Police allege the network used high-value watches and bags to obscure illicit funds and defraud the state of millions in value-added tax refunds.

Denmark Arrests 13 Chinese Nationals in $15 Million Money-Laundering Probe

Police accuse the network of using high-end watches and bags to obscure illicit funds and defraud the state of millions in value-added tax refunds

Aug 28, 2026 11:38 AM
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Commentary: China Must Bridge Its Growing Economic Divide

A widening divide between high-tech winners and struggling traditional sectors is exposing weak domestic demand, corporate austerity and mounting local-debt pressure

Aug 28, 2026 11:32 AM
College student volunteers tell stories and guide children in painting at Jinqiu Community in Shuijiahu Town, Changfeng County, Anhui province, Aug. 5, 2026. Photo: VCG

In Depth: Chinese Graduates Swarm Grassroots Jobs as Government Hiring Shrinks

Local governments are slashing quotas for public-sector and rural assistance programs, leaving highly educated youth with dwindling options and fueling extreme credential inflation

Aug 28, 2026 11:08 AM
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Top Chinese Auto-Parts Maker Apologizes Over Abrupt Layoffs of Recent Graduates

Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems offers payouts and housing to appease public anger and local regulators as it pursues a secondary listing in Hong Kong

Aug 28, 2026 10:27 AM
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Weekly Must-Read: China Tech Firms Drive AI Data Center Boom in Southeast Asia

Chinese cloud companies and server facility operators are expanding across Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, seeking faster construction, cheaper capacity and a foothold in markets becoming central to the global AI race

Aug 28, 2026 10:00 AM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo, met with U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue in Beijing on Aug. 26. Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry

Wang Yi Urges U.S. to Remove Obstacles Ahead of High-Level Talks

China’s foreign minister told U.S. Ambassador David Perdue that Washington must manage differences and clear interference as both sides seek to stabilize ties

Aug 28, 2026 09:56 AM
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CX Daily: Frenzied Land Bidding Returns to China’s Prime Cities, but Has the Market Hit Bottom?

Record auction prices in Shanghai and Beijing are reviving hopes of a property revival, even though the frenzy has been confined to prime parcels

Aug 28, 2026 09:00 AM
A Li Auto retail center on Aug. 13, 2026. Photo: VCG

Li Auto Swings to Loss as Competition Weighs on Deliveries

Chinese EV maker reports weaker revenue and lower deliveries as demand shifts toward battery-electric models and costs remain high

Aug 28, 2026 03:53 AM
Workers perform assembly tasks at a welding plant in Jimo, Qingdao, on Aug. 18. Photo: VCG

China Launches Yearlong Auto Safety Review Amid Intensifying EV Competition

A joint campaign by four government agencies will examine production consistency, vehicle safety and the testing of new technologies as regulators respond to growing concern over rushed innovation and cost-cutting

Aug 28, 2026 03:18 AM
In July, Dumate reached 6.74 million monthly active desktop users, up more than 1,000% from a month earlier. Photo: VCG

Baidu Shifts AI Agent Dumate Toward Industry-Specific Workflows

The company introduced 15 industry-focused suites as China’s tech groups race to turn enterprise AI demand into revenue

Aug 28, 2026 12:24 AM
Workers manufacture energy-storage batteries for export at a factory in Lianyungang, in China’s Jiangsu province, on June 26. Photo: IC

Chinese Battery Storage Makers Pivot to Europe as U.S. Barriers Rise

Overseas orders for Chinese energy-storage batteries jumped 83% in the first half of 2026, led by Europe, while North America weakened amid tightening U.S. restrictions

Aug 27, 2026 10:56 PM

Business Brief (Aug. 27): China to Accelerate Emerging Industries

Anthropic reportedly targets a record-breaking IPO; OpenAI showcases self-developed inference chips to rival Nvidia

Aug 27, 2026 06:03 PM
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Hong Kong Police Probe Suspected IPO Fraud Linked to ZD Group

Accounts frozen as investors report being unable to redeem funds pooled for IPO investments

Aug 27, 2026 05:47 PM
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China’s Industrial Profits Surge as AI Boom Masks Weak Demand

A surge in electronics earnings more than offsets slumps in the automotive and consumer manufacturing sectors

Aug 27, 2026 05:18 PM
Developer China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. plans to spend 80 billion yuan to 100 billion yuan on buying land this year. Photo: VCG

State-Owned Developer Bucks Property Slump as Prime-City Strategy Pays Off

Developer’s focus on high-end projects in resilient cities helped it secure the top spot in attributable sales, even as profitability remains under pressure from the broader market downturn

Aug 27, 2026 05:04 PM



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