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In Depth: China’s Developers Try to Modernize After Surge in Subpar Homes

Since May, around 40 provinces and cities have issued detailed rules on housing projects, triggering a broad wave of quality-focused upgrades

Nov 19, 2025 05:38 PM
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China’s Yuan Hits 14-Month High on Trade Surplus, Weaker Dollar

Strong exports and rising foreign demand for yuan assets are helping underpin the currency, with resilience expected next year

Dec 17, 2025 11:30 AM

CX Daily: China’s Developers Try to Modernize After Surge in Subpar Homes

Since May, around 40 provinces and cities have issued detailed rules on housing projects, triggering a broad wave of quality-focused upgrades

Dec 17, 2025 09:00 AM

Former Regional Leader Sentenced for Two-Decade Bribery Scheme

A 73-year-old former senior Chinese official has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting more than $15 million in bribes, marking another major takedown in the country’s anti-corruption drive

Dec 16, 2025 09:50 PM

China’s AI Talent Supply Outpaces Demand, Survey Shows

New AI postings surge to record levels, but applicants are flooding in faster than jobs, a new report shows

Dec 16, 2025 07:08 PM

China Lowers Anti-Dumping Duties on EU Pork

Ministry of Commerce set rates between 4.9% and 19.8%, effective Wednesday, impacting major producers like Danish Crown

Dec 16, 2025 06:19 PM

China to Prosecute Former Traditional Medicine Chief on Bribery Charges

Yu Wenming is accused of taking bribes to greenlight drug registrations, marking the latest high-profile fall in a yearlong purge of the pharmaceutical sector

Dec 16, 2025 05:57 PM

Commentary: China’s Roaring Bull Market Is a Two-Speed Rally

Trading volumes are near euphoric peaks, but a deeper look at capital flows and valuations shows a market concentrated in tech stocks, leaving the rest of the economy behind

Dec 16, 2025 05:49 PM

China’s Big Banks Wind Down Retail Gold Trading on Shanghai Exchange

Dormant account closures mark the latest phase of a pullback that began amid market volatility in 2020

Dec 16, 2025 05:41 PM

China’s Elite-Focused Schools Are Failing Most Students, Top Educators Say

A high-pressure system geared toward top universities is blamed for a mental-health crisis, prompting calls for sweeping reforms to foster individual talents and well-being

Dec 16, 2025 05:26 PM

China Signals Plan to Ease Car, Housing Curbs to Boost Consumption

Top economic planner outlines structural reforms and public service expansion as household demand lags

Dec 16, 2025 04:54 PM

Tech Brief (Dec. 16): Unitree Robotics Launches App Store for Humanoids

GAC-backed Govy targets 2026 for flying car mass production, Foxconn to invest $507 million in new HQ

Dec 16, 2025 12:33 PM

CX Daily: Trading by Algorithm: Who is Responsible When AI Calls the Shots?

Inside the AI stock-trading contest that exposed the promise — and danger — of letting algorithms chase alpha

Dec 16, 2025 09:00 AM

China’s Secondhand Home Prices Drop at Fastest Pace in Over a Year

Prices for preowned homes in top-tier cities fell for a seventh straight month, as a surge in supply overwhelms demand and cautious buyers stay on the sidelines

Dec 16, 2025 03:55 AM

China Probes $2.8 Billion Freeze at Zhejiang Asset Exchange

Wealth product defaults at state-approved exchange trigger government intervention and investigation into issuer Sunriver as investor funds remain frozen

Dec 16, 2025 03:49 AM

Chinese Drugmaker Hit with $5.2 Million Fine Over Legacy Governance Violations

Humanwell Healthcare faces regulatory fallout from past misdeeds tied to collapsed conglomerate Dangdai Group

Dec 16, 2025 01:28 AM

Beijing Bourse Weighs IPO Rule Overhaul as Capital Freeze Hits 700 Billion Yuan

Exchange evaluates dropping cash-deposit requirement to align with Shanghai and Shenzhen peers after frozen funds disrupt short-term liquidity

Dec 16, 2025 12:47 AM



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