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In Depth: EU Crackdown Puts Chinese E-Commerce to the Test

From Shein to Temu and AliExpress, Europe is escalating investigations and new rules that could upend the cross-border business’s low-cost model

China Consumer Inflation Misses Forecast, Factory-Gate Deflation Eases

Holiday timing drags consumer prices while producer price declines narrow

In Depth: Chinese Automakers’ Need for Speed Comes With a Price

Launching new models at a record pace has helped domestic carmakers dominate the world’s largest auto market, but the strategy is threatening their financial health, eroding customer loyalty and raising quality concerns

VW China Venture Secures First EU Tariff Exemption With EV Price Pledge

The Volkswagen joint venture agrees to minimum prices, volume caps, and local investments to bypass anti-subsidy duties

Hong Kong to Allow Bitcoin, Ether as Margin Collateral in Crypto Push

Securities regulator also plans to permit perpetual contracts for professional investors and relax market-making rules for trading platforms

Nov 19, 2025 05:38 PM
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SMIC Revenue Rises as Profit Slips on Expansion Costs

China’s largest chip foundry posts double-digit sales growth, but higher depreciation from capacity buildout trims margins

Feb 12, 2026 03:20 AM

Galaxea AI Raises $144 Million as China’s Robot Investment Frenzy Mounts

Valuation reaches 10 billion yuan as investors pour capital into China’s embodied AI race

Feb 12, 2026 02:54 AM

Beijing Orders Telecom Overhaul to Track Drones in Lower Skies

Pilot programs in 10 cities will test 5G-Advanced systems that combine communication and radar-like sensing functions

Feb 12, 2026 01:39 AM

Everbright Bank Set to Promote Beijing Branch Chief in Executive Reshuffle

Wang Yongqi, currently running the lender’s largest branch, is expected to oversee corporate banking after the internal elevation, sources say

Feb 11, 2026 11:08 PM

China Auto Sales Slide 14.8% as EV Tax, Subsidy Shift Bite

January downturn reverses last year’s electric-vehicle boom, with low-cost models and BYD hit hardest by policy changes

Feb 11, 2026 10:44 PM

Cathay Cargo Expands Southeast Asia Capacity as Manufacturing Shifts

The strategic pivot underscores how the carrier is adapting to a volatile trade environment defined by supply chain diversification, as production bases for high-tech and consumer goods increasingly settle in nations like Vietnam and Malaysia

Feb 11, 2026 07:57 PM

Analysis: Dingdong Acquisition Set to Bolster Meituan’s Online Grocery Business

The deal could lift the takeout delivery giant’s share of the country’s e-commerce market for fresh food to around 30% as a costly subsidy war weighs on profitability

Feb 11, 2026 05:51 PM

Hong Kong Cracks Down on Oyster Imports Following Norovirus Outbreak

Regulators report nearly 40 clusters of illness in recent weeks, tracing contamination to specific suppliers and suspending sales

Feb 11, 2026 05:01 PM

Analysis: In China’s Two-Speed Economy, Old Burdens Weigh on Broader Recovery

China’s growth trajectory for years to come will hinge on how effectively policymakers can sustain the momentum of faster-growing sectors such as EVs while addressing the structural drag from traditional growth engines like real estate

Feb 11, 2026 03:43 PM

Japanese Automakers Go on Offensive Against Chinese Rivals in Indonesia

Carmakers like Honda and Suzuki slash prices on popular vehicles in a direct challenge to Chinese competitors hurt by a policy change for imported EVs

Feb 11, 2026 03:37 PM

Commentary: The Fiscal Risks Behind Takaichi’s Historic Landslide

The prime minister’s ‘Japan First’ platform won over young voters, but unfunded tax cuts and soaring defense spending risk a bond market revolt

Feb 11, 2026 02:04 PM

Aerospace Power System Maker Skyrockets in Shanghai Debut

CETC Lantian’s stock surges more than eightfold to a valuation of 115 billion yuan on bullish sentiment for a company that helped power China’s first satellite

Feb 11, 2026 01:28 PM

Fraud Scandal Rocks ‘World’s Largest Hospital’ in China

Lack of oversight allowed a surgeon to run a $300,000 fake-implant scheme for four years despite internal complaints

Feb 11, 2026 12:41 PM

Former Inner Mongolia Party Chief Stripped of Legislative Role

Sun Shaocheng, a veteran official once tasked with cleaning up scandal-hit departments, loses legislative seat following the launch of a corruption probe

Feb 11, 2026 12:22 PM

CX Daily: Chinese Automakers’ Need for Speed Comes With a Price

Rapid new model launches has helped domestic carmakers dominate the world’s largest auto market, but the strategy has come at a cost

Feb 11, 2026 09:00 AM

ByteDance Joins Alibaba, Tencent in Lunar New Year AI Giveaway War

Cash handouts, robots and cars mark a costly push by China’s tech giants to win users and define habits in a fast-growing AI market

Feb 11, 2026 05:58 AM



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