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: In Depth: China Tackles Risks in Legacy PPP Projects
Beijing’s Guideline 84 spurs restructuring, debt relief and fresh negotiations across the country’s over 10 trillion yuan PPP sector

: Exclusive: China Expands Digital Yuan Network With 12 New Banks
Move comes as policy overhaul lets digital yuan function like bank deposits, giving lenders stronger incentives to promote its use

Analysis: China’s Plan to Tackle Weak Demand, Low Inflation

To kick off its 15th Five-Year Plan, Beijing is unleashing a wave of fiscal expansion and coordinated reforms to boost consumer spending, bolster business confidence and lay a foundation for more sustainable, higher-quality growth

: China to Audit Major Insurers, Targeting Investment Risks
Regulators will inspect five insurers and nine asset managers as part of sweeping checks on capital deployment and compliance

Worker’s Cigarette Likely Sparked Hong Kong Inferno That Killed 168, Inquiry Finds

Investigators cite ignored smoking ban and flammable materials as key factors in disaster that killed 168

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: Weekly Must-Read: U.S.-Israel War With Iran Drifts Toward Attrition
Tehran selects new leader, disruption of the Strait of Hormuz rattles oil markets, and a conflict expected to end quickly begins to look like a long regional struggle
Mar 20, 2026 10:00 AM

: CX Daily: China Tackles Risks in Legacy PPP Projects
Beijing’s Guideline 84 spurs restructuring, debt relief and fresh negotiations across the country’s over 10 trillion yuan PPP sector
Mar 20, 2026 09:00 AM

: China Unicom Slashes Spending, Pivots Harder to AI
Telecom giant cuts capital outlays even as it ramps up investment in computing power to chase new growth
Mar 20, 2026 04:10 AM

: Alibaba Profit Plunges 67% as Costly Delivery Push Hits Margins
Heavy spending on on-demand retail and weak consumption weigh on earnings, overshadowing strong cloud growth
Mar 20, 2026 03:56 AM

: China-Europe Rail Freight Surges as Supply Chains Shift
Freight shifts from sea to land as Middle East tensions and Russia trade rebound lift volumes
Mar 20, 2026 03:20 AM

: Chinese Firms Face Rising Compliance Demands in Global Expansion
Regulatory hurdles—not price—are becoming the defining challenge as companies expand overseas
Mar 19, 2026 11:33 PM

: China Youth Jobless Rate Falls to 16.1%, Extending Decline
February marks eighth straight monthly drop, defying typical seasonal patterns despite holiday disruptions
Mar 19, 2026 10:47 PM

: Medical Student’s River Death Sparks Probe Into Prominent Chinese Hospital
Regulators are investigating Xiangya Hospital after online posts claimed a Stanford-trained advisor pushed a graduate student to suicide through grueling administrative workloads
Mar 19, 2026 09:20 PM

: Alibaba, Tencent Hike Cloud Prices as AI Boom Drives Up Hardware Costs
Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu have rolled out aggressive rate increases for AI computing and storage services, reversing the industry’s price war amid a memory chip supercycle
Mar 19, 2026 07:02 PM

: Commentary: The 1970s Oil Crises Hold the Key to Surviving the Current Middle East Shock
As the Strait of Hormuz chokes and crude prices soar, policymakers must look to the stagflation era to avoid the traps of price controls and accelerate the push for true energy independence
Mar 19, 2026 07:00 PM

: China Business Uncovered Podcast: Inside the Fall of ‘China’s LVMH’
From Ruyi’s fashion label acquisitions to overseas court battles, Caixin reporter Yue Yue unpacks the collapse of one of China’s most ambitious clothing-makers
Mar 19, 2026 06:38 PM

: Pop Mart Teams Up With Sony on Labubu Film
The project, still in early development, tests whether the Chinese toy-maker can turn its hit character into a global media franchise
Mar 19, 2026 06:33 PM

: China Banker Given Suspended Death Sentence in $2.4 Million Bribery Case
Former Bank of Guizhou president also convicted of embezzlement and money laundering
Mar 19, 2026 06:07 PM

: Hong Kong Flags Last-Minute Auditor Resignations
Regulator urges tighter oversight after fee disputes dominate late resignations, raising audit quality concerns
Mar 19, 2026 05:10 PM

: Commentary: China’s Factory-Gate Deflation Is Finally Nearing an End
After years of pandemic distortions and structural imbalances, a recalibration of manufacturing supply and infrastructure demand sets the stage for a positive turn in China’s Producer Price Index
Mar 19, 2026 04:22 PM

: Hong Kong Overtakes U.S. as Top Study-Abroad Destination for Chinese Students
A new report shows average budgets hit a 12-year high of 605,000 yuan, while the U.S. slips to third place out of favor in the face of policy uncertainties and inflation
Mar 19, 2026 04:09 PM