Weekend Long Read: Demystifying China’s Evolving Urbanization

Future urbanization will be multifaceted, comprising both rapid development of mega-urban regions and steady growth of smaller cities and towns

Tesla CEO Praises China’s Growth, Xiongan Hands Out Digital Yuan, Richard Branson to Fly Into Space

Hong Kong marks 24th anniversary of return to Chinese sovereignty, Lego-like Chinese building-blocks the latest fad

The 10 Domestic Stories Chinese Readers Can't Stop Following – May 27

Deceased plant scientist Yuan Longping stays at No. 1; Xiongan gets designated a pilot area for marriage reform; and Nanjing will no longer allow big houses to be built

CX Daily: China’s Carbon-Reduction Plans Turn Up the Heat on Steel Capital

Arm says its latest chip architecture could be licensed to Huawei. China and U.S. exchange orbit data on each other’s Mars probes

China Takes a Step Closer to Creating First National Commodity Indexes

The country’s first provider of such indexes, China Securities Commodity Indexes, is officially open for business

Zhou Xiaochuan: China’s Choices in Developing Its Digital Currency System

Former central bank chief explains the reasoning behind the country’s digital currency payments system

All Aboard! WeRide Starts Testing Autonomous Minibuses in Guangzhou

New High-Speed Rail Line Links Beijing and Satellite City to the South

Trips on the 91-kilometer line connecting the nation’s capital with the Xiongan New Area will take as little as 50 minutes, with tickets starting at $7.50

Hong Kong Prepares to Test Digital Yuan

People’s Bank of China will team up with Hong Kong Monetary Authority for trial, which will allow the digital currency to be used for cross-border payments

Exclusive: China Eyes National Commodity Indexes as Demand Grows for Hedging Tools

China’s securities regulator is coordinating a move to set up a company to compile indexes that could be used as benchmarks for commodity futures trading

China to Expand Digital Currency Trials in Top Economic Hubs

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will all take part in the trials

Eight Fintech Projects to Be Trialed in Shanghai ‘Regulatory Sandbox’

Pilot program for new regulations aims to encourage innovation in fintech industry

China to Trial 11 New Fintech Projects in ‘Regulatory Sandbox’

Central bank is expanding its testing ground to try out financial innovations while minimizing the risks to the wider economy

Caixin Insight: New Data, Little New Policy

Caixin’s April manufacturing and services PMIs were both in contractionary territory

China Business Digest: China Removes Quotas for Foreign Investment Programs; Insurer Plans Listing via Shanghai-London Connect

Recovered Covid-19 patients retest positive in as many as 15% of cases without symptoms; services sector contracts again; exports do better than expected