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Caixin China Biz Roundup: Will Printing More Money Boost China’s Birth Rate?
Fertility fund theory sparks heated online debate; fresh graduates flock to public sector and SOE jobs; and Tianjin cancels flights and trains amid growing Omicron caseload
Jan 12, 2022 18:27 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: China on Alert as Omicron Cases Rise
Further infections detected in Tianjin and Anyang; human error to blame for most university lab accidents; and the country’s biggest tutoring firm dismisses 60,000 staff
Jan 11, 2022 18:01 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China Battles Omicron and Delta Outbreaks
Plus, major layoffs at short video company Kuaishou; India orders Xiaomi to pay almost $90 million in import taxes; and China overtakes Japan to become the world’s largest importer of LNG
Jan 11, 2022 14:22 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Beijing’s Neighbor Reports Local Omicron Cases
Tianjin urges residents not to leave city after confirming cases of the new variant; medical institutions ordered not to turn away patients amid Covid outbreaks; and kiwi dispute leaves bitter taste for New Zealand producer
Jan 10, 2022 19:58 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Woman’s Miscarriage Sparks Uproar Over Xi’an Lockdown Measures
Eight-month pregnant woman forced to wait outside hospital due to invalid Covid test result; top epidemiologist calls Xi’an virus outbreak the country’s worst since Wuhan; and China’s services industry growth speeds up
Jan 07, 2022 18:02 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: ‘Zero-Covid’ and the Regulatory Storm – 2021’s Biggest Stories
Major developments that shook up China’s business scene this year; Chinese embassy rejects Covid-19 rules as reason behind the Delta flight’s U-turn; and social media users slam 'stereotypical' depiction of model in controversial ad
Dec 29, 2021 18:29 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: The $15 Billion Chinese Fast Fashion App You’ve Never Heard Of (Part 2)
Shein’s opaque ownership and media-shy approach means it’s hard to know who is calling the shots, let alone whether or not its vast supply chains are ethical
Jan 05, 2022 15:00 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: The $15 Billion Chinese Fast Fashion App You’ve Never Heard Of (Part 1)
Closely-held Shein is valued among the world’s biggest tech startups and is challenging Western rivals like Zara with a wide product range sold at bargain-basement prices
Jan 04, 2022 15:00 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: The Challenge of Keeping China From Shrinking
Though it has 1.4 billion people now, China’s ultra-low fertility rate, shrinking workforce and aging population demand policy changes to maintain economic growth
Jan 03, 2022 15:00 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: Five Ways AI Will Put China Ahead
Kai-fu Lee on why China is well-poised to maintain its position as the world’s factory by virtue of its advantages in big data, AI, automation and intelligent production capacity
Jan 02, 2022 15:00 PM
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