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: Cover Story: Jeju Missing Persons Scandal Tests Seoul’s Criminal Justice Overhaul
An officer allegedly closed missing person cases using false safety checks, sharpening debate over police accountability as South Korea abolishes its Prosecutors’ Office

: CXMT Begins Mass Production of Fifth-Generation Memory Chips
The new tech increases output of bare die chips, while improving storage density, power consumption and cost control, the memory maker says

Analysis: Plunging Yields and Debt Swaps Are Rewiring China’s Credit Market

The shift reflects a prolonged low-interest-rate environment and Beijing’s sweeping local government debt-resolution plan, which are accelerating the transition toward direct financing

: Chinese Smartphone Makers Bet on AI Agents to Revive Demand
The coordinated software launches highlight how major domestic handset makers are betting on advanced AI to stimulate consumer demand amid surging component costs and falling global shipments

Opinion: Don’t Slow AI Down, Govern It Better

A strong safety framework can preserve innovation while keeping increasingly capable AI systems under human control

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In Depth: China’s Shrinking Births Push Guangzhou Schools to Cut Contract Teachers

Cover Story: The Gray Market Behind a Cross-Border Investing Boom

Analysis: China Adopts Market-Driven Solution to Stale Loan Rate Benchmark

Caixin Explains: How China’s New Housing Rules Rewrite Property Financing

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LATEST NEWS

: China, U.S. Hold New York Trade Talks, Add AI Dialogue
Vice Premier He Lifeng met Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer as Beijing and Washington sought to advance prior agreements amid persistent disputes over trade, technology and investment
Sep 21, 2026 02:21 PM

: Africa’s E-Bike Boom Draws Chinese Manufacturers
Dubai-based electric mobility startup Spiro is partnering with manufacturers like Yadea to localize its supply chain and scale up battery-swapping networks for commercial riders
Sep 21, 2026 12:47 PM

: CX Daily: China’s Deepwater Gas Expansion Collides With Whale Conservation Concerns
Experts say an environmental review for CNOOC’s Baodao 21-1 project fails to assess threats to a protected whale nursery area
Sep 21, 2026 09:00 AM

: Evergrande NEV Abandons Car Manufacturing as Delisting Looms
The former electric-vehicle arm of China Evergrande has shifted to battery trading and technical services, reporting just seven employees, 205,000 yuan in cash and 32.7 billion yuan in liabilities
Sep 19, 2026 02:21 AM

: China Fiscal Revenue Growth Slows as Government Spending Contracts
August revenue growth weakened to 4.7% as tax receipts softened, while public-budget spending slipped into contraction amid persistent strains from weak demand and the property slump
Sep 19, 2026 12:06 AM

: BlackRock China Unit Wins QDII License for Overseas Investment
The regulatory approval makes BlackRock the fourth foreign mutual fund company in China to secure a Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor license
Sep 18, 2026 11:52 PM

: The Week Ahead (Sept. 21-27): U.N. Debate Opens, SpaceX Targets Orbital Starship Flight
2026 World New-Energy Vehicle Congress convenes in Haikou, APEC labor and employment ministers will meet in Nanjing
Sep 18, 2026 11:31 PM

: Yuan Surges Past 6.7 per Dollar to Three-Year High
Heavy corporate dollar sales and central bank guidance help the Chinese currency shrug off the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike
Sep 18, 2026 11:17 PM

: CapitaLand Nears $293 Million Deal to Turn Hong Kong Hotel into Student Housing
The Singapore asset manager’s planned purchase of the 550-room ibis marks one of the city’s biggest bets yet on alternative lodging as traditional real estate falters
Sep 18, 2026 09:50 PM

: China Targets 3.5 Trillion Yuan Pharmaceutical Industry by 2030
Beijing’s five-year blueprint targets annual growth above 20% for innovative drugs and seeks global scale for domestic biotechs
Sep 18, 2026 06:37 PM

: China’s Top Financial Regulator Taps Provincial Official
Jilin executive vice governor joins NFRA after a seven-year stint in local government
Sep 18, 2026 06:30 PM

: Tech Brief (Sept. 18): Huawei Speeds Up AI Chip Roadmap
China’s AI hiring surges as industry pivots to practical applications, MiniMax joins Singapore’s AI skills popularization program
Sep 18, 2026 05:42 PM

: China’s Youth Unemployment Hits Record High
Youth joblessness rises as graduates enter the labor market, while unemployment among workers aged 30 to 59 remains stable
Sep 18, 2026 05:20 PM

: In Profile: The Architect of Volkswagen’s Radical Chinese Pivot
From his early immersion in China’s engineering ecosystem to decentralizing EV development to Hefei, Oliver Blume is betting on local expertise to revive the automaker’s growth in the world’s largest auto market
Sep 18, 2026 04:47 PM

: U.K. Freezes $71 Million London Mansion Linked to Prince Group Figure
Property restriction follows U.K. sanctions on Hu Xiaowei, whom the U.S. Treasury describes as the scam group’s second-in-command
Sep 18, 2026 04:05 PM

: China’s Green Tech Exports Surge on EV, Battery Demand
EV and lithium battery shipments drove strong August growth, though analysts warn that rising trade barriers and slowing external demand could cool momentum in the fourth quarter
Sep 18, 2026 03:59 PM