Jan 02, 2026 18:44 PM- Year in Review: Toxic Competition Drives China to Rein in Auto Price War
- Government intervention has curbed explicit discounting and improved gross margins, but aggressive pricing of new models persists, especially in the NEV sector
Dec 31, 2025 15:19 PM- Hong Kong Doubles Smoking Fines in Strictest Crackdown Yet
- Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the city will raise fixed penalties to HK$3,000 and extend no-smoking zones to public transport queues and facility entrances
Dec 31, 2025 15:00 PM- Year in Review: Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Caps a Year for Safety Oversight Concerns
- Despite a statistical decline in overall incidents, a record-breaking fire in Hong Kong and bridge collapses on the Chinese mainland expose persistent gaps in construction quality and disaster preparedness
Dec 31, 2025 11:46 AM- Beijing Drafts Law to Standardize and Fund Child-Care Services
- The National People’s Congress reviews a bill making child care a basic public service, aiming to fix high costs and low usage rates
Dec 30, 2025 18:12 PM- Beijing Sets Agricultural Agenda to Safeguard Food Supply and Rural Stability
- Central Rural Work Conference outlines priorities for 2026, emphasizing the need to prevent a return to poverty and modernize the agricultural sector
Dec 30, 2025 16:13 PM- Year in Review: A Welfare Turn in Beijing’s Growth Playbook
- China’s 2025 policy theme — “Invest in People” — is shifting money from projects to households, from childcare stipends to preschool fee cuts. The toughest hurdle: a strained youth job market and fights over social-security costs
Dec 30, 2025 15:31 PM- China Overhauls Fisheries Law to Balance Conservation and Livelihoods
- The first full revision since 1986 expands enforcement powers but softens rules on gear following public outcry from the industry
Dec 29, 2025 12:22 PM- Chinese Military Launches ‘Combat-Readiness’ Patrols Around Taiwan
- The Eastern Theater Command says the operation tests rapid-deployment capabilities; live-fire exercises are scheduled for Tuesday
Dec 26, 2025 20:05 PM- Exclusive: Beijing Drafts Rules to Link Private Insurance With Pricey Innovative Medicines
- The National Financial Regulatory Administration plans January policies to help insurers adopt a new drug catalog, seeking to ease the burden on the state medical fund
Dec 26, 2025 18:31 PM- In Depth: A Lost Masterpiece’s Return Exposes Scandal at a Top Chinese Museum
- A family donated a priceless scroll to the Nanjing Museum in 1959. Its sudden reappearance at auction for 88 million yuan has unraveled a decades-long mystery of alleged forgeries, insider dealing and a crisis of faith in the country’s cultural guardians
Dec 26, 2025 17:33 PM- Beijing Targets ‘Disguised’ Bribery With New Evidence Guidelines
- The top discipline inspection agency issues guidelines to tackle corruption disguised as market transactions, aiming to close loopholes exploited by high-ranking officials
Dec 26, 2025 13:27 PM- In Depth: China’s Kiwi War Pits a Patent Against a Plant’s Pedigree
- A bruising lawsuit over a popular golden kiwifruit has escalated into a fight over national sovereignty, intellectual property and the very origin of the fruit itself
Dec 26, 2025 05:11 AM- Interview: Gaming Tycoon Chen Tianqiao on His $1 Billion Bet to Build ‘Living’ AI
- From founding a Nasdaq-listed game empire to pioneering discovery-based AI, Chen outlines his vision for intelligence that never powers down
Dec 25, 2025 16:03 PM- Xi Presides as Politburo Maps Out 2026 Disciplinary Agenda
- The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will meet Jan. 12 to 14 to align supervision efforts with the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan goals
Dec 25, 2025 04:15 AM- Senior Xizang Legislator Placed Under Corruption Probe
- Wang Jun, who spent 43 years in the region and once oversaw disciplinary inspections herself, is the sixth high-ranking Xizang official to fall since late 2022
Dec 24, 2025 19:22 PM- Jacobio Pharma Signs $2 Billion Deal With AstraZeneca for Cancer Drug
- Hong Kong-listed biotech defends $100 million upfront payment as investors sell off shares following agreement on pan-KRAS inhibitor
Dec 24, 2025 16:03 PM- Former Urban Planning Official Appointed Party Chief of Guangzhou
- Feng, a technocrat with a background in housing and personnel management, replaces Guo Yonghang at the helm of the southern manufacturing powerhouse
Dec 24, 2025 12:25 PM- Analysis: Falling Enrollment Puts China’s Vocational Education in Crisis
- The number of secondary vocational schools has fallen 6% in five years, sparking fears of a skills shortage for small and midsize businesses as the country prioritizes academic high schools
Dec 23, 2025 18:07 PM- Suspect in Kidnappings of Chinese Nationals Deported From Philippines
- Shi Chunfang was pulled off a plane last week over drug suspicions before finally being handed over to Beijing on Monday
Dec 22, 2025 14:45 PM- In China, Managing Your Weight Is Becoming Part of the Law
- Grappling with the world’s largest overweight population, Chinese cities are passing new ordinances that officially call on citizens to monitor their weight and adopt healthier lifestyles
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