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: Cover Story: China’s Drive to Shore Up Social Security Funds Brings a Payroll Shock
A nationwide crackdown is pushing employers to base social security contributions on actual wages, raising labor costs for businesses and cutting into workers’ take-home pay

: Analysis: Travel Is Booming in China, so Why Are State Tourism Firms Bleeding Red Ink?
A building spree left state-backed developers with idle projects and heavy debts, exposing another stress point in the country’s chronic local government financing problem

In Depth: China’s Renewable Energy Boom Runs Into Market Reality

The end of guaranteed state tariffs has exposed wind and solar operators to volatile price swings and grid bottlenecks, forcing a reckoning in the world’s largest green power market

: IPO Boom, Tax Plan Help Hong Kong Lure Back Global Finance Talent
Foreign employment visas and finance-sector hiring are climbing as international banks relocate senior staff to Hong Kong and investors pour money into the city’s resurgent capital markets

In Depth: How Financial Strain and Anti-Graft Pressure Drove Everbright’s Healthcare Retreat

The state-owned group’s sale of its stake in the listed drug distributor follows falling earnings, tax irregularities and widening fallout from China’s medical anti-corruption campaign

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In Depth: Former Shanxi Richest Man Indicted on Mafia, Casino Charges

Cover Story: China’s Power Market Enters a More Volatile Era as Prices Go Real Time

Analysis: How Active ETFs Will Reshape Asset Management in China

Caixin Explains: How China Plans to Pay for Its Urban Renewal Push

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LATEST NEWS

: Beijing Eases Housing Restrictions to Stabilize Property Market
The new policy package includes lowering social insurance and income tax payment requirements for non-local families who want to buy homes in the city’s central districts and raising caps on housing provident fund loans for eligible households
Aug 10, 2026 04:24 PM

: Commentary: The Token Economy Is Here, and It Will Reshape Business
By drastically lowering coordination and motivation costs, artificial intelligence is rendering traditional corporate hierarchies obsolete and empowering the super individual
Aug 10, 2026 02:57 PM

: Commentary: Trump’s Hard-Line Policies Drive BRICS Founders Closer
Punitive tariffs and deepening diplomatic rifts are alienating nations once friendly to the U.S. like Brazil and India, encouraging them to forge a united front with China ahead of a pivotal summit in New Delhi
Aug 10, 2026 02:00 PM

: Opinion: The Much-Needed Upgrade to China’s Financial Governance
To prevent institutional failures from triggering systemic crises, Beijing is targeting predatory shareholders, rogue executives and regulatory capture in a sweeping governance upgrade
Aug 10, 2026 01:42 PM

: Chinese AI Chipmaker Cambricon’s Breakneck Growth Starts to Slow
The Shanghai-listed company faces pressure from supply-chain bottlenecks and intensifying domestic competition even as it benefits from U.S. export restrictions
Aug 10, 2026 12:49 PM

: Commentary: To Safeguard Offshore Wealth, Chinese Investors Must Embrace Tax Transparency
While new offshore trust rules have triggered panic over the fate of overseas insurance policies, the era of using them as havens is ending anyway
Aug 10, 2026 12:47 PM

: Tech Brief (Aug. 10): ByteDance Accepts AI Gap, Sticks With In-House Models
Moore Threads plans Hong Kong IPO, Unitree Robotics opens STAR Market IPO subscriptions
Aug 10, 2026 11:38 AM

: CX Daily: China’s Renewable Energy Boom Runs Into Market Reality
The end of guaranteed state tariffs has exposed wind and solar operators to volatile price swings and grid bottlenecks
Aug 10, 2026 09:00 AM

: Weekend Long Read: A Soaked Market for Central China’s Watermelon Farmers
After heavy rains delayed their planting season, Henan’s harvest collided with a saturated market, sending prices plummeting
Aug 08, 2026 10:00 AM

: CATL’s Yichun Lithium Mine Remains Shut as Restart Awaits Permits
Jianxiawo, the world’s largest proven lepidolite mine, has been idle since August 2025. Its eventual restart is seen as a key variable for China’s lithium prices and supply balance
Aug 08, 2026 01:04 AM

: PBOC Extends Gold Buying Streak to 21 Months With Largest Purchase Since 2023
China's central bank added 19.9 tons of gold in July, its biggest monthly purchase in nearly three years, as central banks globally continue to strengthen reserve buffers amid shifting markets and a weaker dollar
Aug 08, 2026 12:12 AM

: China’s July Trade Growth Tops Forecasts as AI Demand Lifts Export Prices
Exports and imports both beat expectations, but much of the strength came from higher prices for AI-linked products rather than a broad-based rise in shipment volumes
Aug 07, 2026 11:38 PM

: The Week Ahead (Aug. 10-16): Unitree Opens STAR Market IPO Subscription
MSCI adds CXMT to the MSCI China All Shares Index, China’s environmental code takes effect
Aug 07, 2026 11:10 PM

: Beyond the Backflips: Unitree Robotics Faces High Expectations Ahead of Shanghai Debut
Backed by tech heavyweights including DeepSeek and Tencent, the startup’s 6 billion yuan IPO reflects soaring investor confidence even as its products remain largely confined to early-stage real-world applications
Aug 07, 2026 07:43 PM

: China’s July Bank Loans Expected to Rebound on Low Base
Corporate and household credit demand likely remains sluggish amid an uneven property sector recovery
Aug 07, 2026 06:38 PM