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A frontline rescue team responds to an emergency call to save a climber who fell off a cliff at Siguniang Mountain in Aba, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, on Feb. 16, 2022. Photo: VCG

In Depth: The Perils Behind China’s Mountain Adventure Craze

A rush of young hikers and climbers has transformed a once-niche pursuit into a mainstream pastime, but training, regulation and risk awareness are struggling to catch up

Guangdong, China’s largest provincial economy, grew 4.6%, up 0.1 percentage point from its first-half pace. Photo: VCG

China’s Regional Growth Gap Widens as Major Economies Hold Up

Nine of the 10 largest provincial economies matched or beat national growth in the first nine months, while some weaker regions slowed sharply

Chinese Sponsors Drop Mbappé Over Podcast Remarks

Dongpeng, Mengniu and Milkground cut ties with the Real Madrid forward as he apologizes and La Liga distances itself from his comments

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Sep 11, 2026 03:46 PM
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CDB is China’s largest policy bank by assets. Photo: VCG

CDB Risk Executive Taken Away by Beijing Police, Sources Say

Zhang Yanguo, recently seconded to a district government post, is linked to a suspected insider-trading case, people familiar with the matter say

Oct 28, 2026 04:08 AM
Asset managers’ liquidity positions have become more closely linked to trading and asset prices, increasing the potential for stress to spread across institutions. Photo: IC

Analysis: China’s Bond-Market Backstop Targets Runs, Not Investment Losses

A new emergency swap facility aims to interrupt redemption-driven selling while keeping institutions responsible for risk management and investment losses

Oct 28, 2026 03:48 AM
Domestic retail sales fell 21.7% year-on-year to 13.3 million vehicles in the first nine months of 2026, CPCA data show. Photo: VCG

China Passenger Car Sales Forecast to Fall 22% in 2026

The industry association’s latest downgrade puts domestic retail sales below their 2020 level as consumer demand weakens and government incentives shrink

Oct 28, 2026 12:41 AM
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 27 on his reelection as Brazil’s president. Photo: VCG

Xi Congratulates Lula on Reelection, Seeks Deeper China-Brazil Ties

China’s president praised Lula’s contributions to bilateral relations and expressed willingness to expand cooperation with Latin America’s largest economy

Oct 27, 2026 11:24 PM
China’s population surpassed 1.4 billion in 2017 and peaked at about 1.4126 billion in 2021. Photo: VCG

China’s Population Falls by 3.39 Million, Largest Drop Since 2022

The fourth consecutive annual decline brought the population to 1.405 billion in 2025, as researchers project further losses over the coming decades

Oct 27, 2026 10:38 PM
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Audi Splits China Brands Between JV Partners to Curb Internal Competition

The German luxury carmaker is assigning its traditional four-ring brand to FAW Group and its new letter-logo electric marque to SAIC Motor in favor of a clearer brand division as domestic EV brands reshape the country’s luxury car market

Oct 27, 2026 07:04 PM
China Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan. Photo: VCG

Hidden Basements, Pool Found at Evergrande Founder’s Seized Hong Kong Mansions

Two Peak properties once owned by Hui Ka Yan contained nearly 8,000 square feet of unauthorized additions, including a pool beneath a private road

Oct 27, 2026 04:56 PM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society John L. Thornton and The New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman during the 2026 Global Governance Forum in Xiong’an New Area, Hebei province on Oct. 23..

Wang Yi Calls for China-U.S. Cooperation to Develop and Govern AI

Meeting with Asia Society board co-chair John Thornton and The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, the Chinese foreign minister said that Beijing and Washington should cooperate on global rules to keep AI under human control

Oct 27, 2026 03:39 PM
File photo: Yasuo Fukuda. Photo: IC Photo

Obituary: Yasuo Fukuda, Former Japan PM Who Advanced China Ties, Dies at 90

His year in office brought closer engagement with Beijing, a strategic cooperation framework and a preliminary deal on East China Sea resource development

Oct 27, 2026 03:02 PM
Zhao Chenxin. Photo: VCG

Hebei Changes Top Government Leaders Ahead of Provincial Party Congress

Zhao Chenxin becomes acting governor and Chen Shaobo arrives as vice governor before November’s gathering to select the province’s new party leadership

Oct 27, 2026 11:35 AM

Tech Brief (Oct. 27): Unitree Warns of Valuation Risks After Shares Surge More Than 65%

Apple’s debut foldable phone suffers hardware and software glitches, Moonshot AI launches more powerful Kimi model

Oct 27, 2026 11:14 AM
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CX Daily: How a High School Protest Sparked France’s Autumn of Fury

What began as protests about education evolved into a confrontation over spending cuts and living standards, deepening France’s political divide

Oct 27, 2026 09:00 AM
Unitree Robotics debuted on Aug. 19 this year, opening at 1,100 yuan per share. Photo: VCG

Unitree Warns of Valuation Risks After Shares Surge More Than 65%

Optimism about physical AI has lifted the humanoid robot maker’s shares, while the company warns that widespread commercial adoption still faces technical hurdles

Oct 27, 2026 03:48 AM
Broad-based ETFs drew 153.4 billion yuan in the week of Oct. 19–23, their largest weekly inflow of 2026. Photo: IC

China ETFs Draw Billions After Stock-Market Selloff

Broad-based funds attracted 153.4 billion yuan in a week, with analysts pointing to signs of institutional buying

Oct 27, 2026 03:02 AM
As of October, Hong Kong had 17 tokenized products available to retail investors, with total assets under management of $1.3 billion.

Hong Kong Opens Secondary Trading for Retail Tokenized Funds

Investors can buy and sell two ChinaAMC money market funds around the clock, moving beyond primary-market redemptions

Oct 27, 2026 12:41 AM
The People's Bank of China unveiled the Bond Market NBFI Swap Facility on Oct. 27. Photo: VCG

China Launches Swap Facility to Support Nonbanks During Bond-Market Stress

The central bank’s new tool will let eligible asset managers raise cash against borrowed central bank bills to address heavy redemptions

Oct 27, 2026 12:14 AM



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