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: In Profile: How a Lens-Maker Turned a Family Workshop Into an Empire Supplying Apple
Zhou Qunfei has turned her expertise in precision manufacturing into a business supplying some of the world’s biggest tech companies. The self-made entrepreneur is now steering her company into EVs, AI and robotics as she seeks new areas of growth

: In Depth: Chinese Professor’s Death Draws Attention to Faculty Paying to Meet Research Quotas
Teachers say funding targets can force them to front money for projects that lack substantive research, then seek reimbursement from their universities

In Depth: Chinese Manufacturers Flock to Africa as Trade Gives Way to Local Production

Chinese firms are eager to cash in on Africa’s vast potential, but fierce competition will make profits harder to achieve

: Charts of the Day: AI Roles Fuel Training Rush in China
The market is forecast to grow 67% this year to 32 billion yuan, as employers seek workers skilled in the technology, and specialist job postings surge

Commentary: Will the Midterms Usher In an AI Crackdown?

A Democratic victory raises the prospect of tougher oversight. But higher electricity costs, not a nationwide construction freeze, are the likeliest threat to corporate profits

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In Depth: Envision Tests New Model for Green AI Data Centers

Cover Story: The Global Tech Sell-Off Tests the Economics Behind AI Boom

Analysis: China’s Banks Are Flush With Cash but Short of Good Loans

Caixin Explains: What China’s Proposed Shift to an Overnight Policy Rate Would Mean

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: China’s Overseas Funds Slide as U.S. Stock ETF Premiums Surge
Some QDII funds have suffered drawdowns of up to 32% since October, while quota constraints pushed one Nasdaq technology ETF’s premium to 41.6%
Nov 07, 2026 12:33 AM

: China’s 10-Year Government Bond Yield Hits Record Low
Stock market weakness fuels demand for safer assets as a shift in the central bank’s policy benchmark could lower bond investors’ funding costs
Nov 06, 2026 11:56 PM

: The Week Ahead (Nov. 9-15): Climate Summit Opens, Ukraine Talks Begin
Anthropic may launch IPO roadshow, China raises foreign-currency reserve requirements
Nov 06, 2026 11:14 PM

: China Mobile Bets Bigger on Data Centers as AI Demand Grows
The telecom operator plans to expand its gigawatt-scale data center campuses to seven next year as computing power becomes the biggest source of its incremental investment
Nov 06, 2026 07:07 PM

: Ex-Everbright Executive and Wife Took 4.29 Million Yuan in Salary Bribes
Newly released judicial findings detail how nominal corporate appointments rewarded Zhang Huayu’s help securing loans and expanding business. He was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison in 2023
Nov 06, 2026 06:06 PM

: Brand Boom Strains Australian Car Dealers, Industry Group Warns
The number of brands in the country jumped from 39 in 2021 to 67 in 2026, increasing financial pressure on local dealerships, AADA says
Nov 06, 2026 05:28 PM

: China’s Former Traditional Medicine Chief Surrenders to Graft-Busters
Yu Yanhong faces a disciplinary and supervisory investigation, two days after losing her seat on China’s top political advisory body
Nov 06, 2026 04:26 PM

: Commentary: From Rare Earths to AI, the Quad Faces a Delivery Test
Pledging money for recycling plants and tech access is the easy part, but keeping them operational in a cutthroat global market is the real test
Nov 06, 2026 03:06 PM

: Weekly Must-Read: The Global Tech Sell-Off Tests the Economics Behind AI Boom
Anthropic’s IPO filing offers investors a potential valuation benchmark as debt strains, price wars and a cooling Chinese listing market expose the costs of the AI investment race
Nov 06, 2026 09:15 AM

: CX Daily: Chinese Manufacturers Flock to Africa as Trade Gives Way to Local Production
Chinese firms are eager to cash in on Africa’s vast potential, but fierce competition will make profits harder to achieve
Nov 06, 2026 09:00 AM

: In Depth: Huafa’s Debt Crisis Tests the Limits of Local Government Support
Zhuhai’s support has steadied bonds, but property losses, unpaid government bills and heavy debt leave its largest city-owned conglomerate dependent on creditor negotiations
Nov 06, 2026 04:45 AM

: Former Politburo Member Ma Xingrui Indicted on Bribery Charges
Prosecutors allege the former Xinjiang party chief accepted money and valuables in exchange for favors across senior aerospace and political posts
Nov 06, 2026 01:52 AM

: Hong Kong Seeks Bigger Role in Emerging Market Fundraising
Closer commercial ties with the Chinese mainland could draw more developing-country businesses to Hong Kong, while officials seek to expand support beyond financing
Nov 06, 2026 01:11 AM

: Hong Kong Wealth Managers Seek Wider Access to Mainland Stocks
An industry survey finds 91% support opening STAR Market and ChiNext trading to individual professional investors
Nov 06, 2026 12:25 AM

: China’s Central Bank Pledges More Support to Stabilize Markets
Governor Pan Gongsheng outlines plans to draw in long-term investment and back Central Huijin’s role as a market stabilizer
Nov 05, 2026 11:48 PM

: In Depth: Envision Tests New Model for Green AI Data Centers
The company’s Ulanqab project in Inner Mongolia offers an early test of a policy-backed model to connect renewable energy generators directly with power-hungry computing facilities
Nov 05, 2026 07:46 PM