In Depth: Dim Sum Bonds Shift Toward Main Course From Niche Appetizer
Offshore yuan debt issuance surges, with major deals from Chinese tech giants marking a shift in the market from policy obligation to genuine financing tool
China’s Youth Unemployment Rises After Six-Month Decline
Jobless rate for the 16-to-24 age group, excluding students, snapped a six-month decline as officials pointed to a delayed post-holiday job hunting season
Cover Story: Middle East Conflict Chokes Global Shipping, Aviation (Part 1)
Closed airspace, spiking jet fuel and air freight costs threaten the region’s lucrative logistics model and the world’s airline industry
Computing Shortage Forces Chinese AI Firms to Ration Services
Surging demand for AI applications — especially coding tools — is running up against processing constraints, triggering service outages, price hikes and growing concern over industry growth
Hormuz Supply Shock Reshapes China’s Energy Trade
Gulf shipments slump as conflict forces Beijing to turn to Russia, Indonesia
Tech Brief (April 21): ByteDance’s Profit Plunges 70% on Aggressive AI Spending
Chinese GPU maker Sunrise raises over 1 billion yuan, Moonshot AI launches new model with improved coding and agent capabilities
Apr 21, 2026 06:46 PM
Hong Kong’s Tech Push Draws In 22 More Firms
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Chinese chipmaker Hygon are among the companies that has signed agreements to set up or expand in the city, as it aims to raise billions of dollars in investment and create 25,000 jobs
Apr 21, 2026 06:33 PM
Moonshot AI Launches New Model With Improved Coding and Agent Capabilities
The Chinese developer claims Kimi K2.6, which is designed to coordinate a large cluster of AI agents for complex output, can rival foreign competitors
Apr 21, 2026 05:54 PM
Commentary: The Renminbi’s Golden Window as a Global Financing Currency
With Chinese companies rapidly expanding overseas and the U.S. Federal Reserve trapped by sticky inflation, macroeconomic conditions have created an unprecedented window for China’s currency to dominate global finance
Apr 21, 2026 04:26 PM
Business Brief (April 21): China Expresses Concern Over U.S. Interception of Iranian Ship
ByteDance’s net profit drops over 70% due to AI investments; Shanghai encourages internet platforms to pursue mergers and acquisitions
Apr 21, 2026 04:20 PM
Chinese Firm Uses Employee Data to Build AI Worker, Stoking Job Security Debate
Skilled models trained on a former employee’s chat logs, work documents and decision-making habits promise gains in efficiency but raise serious ethical and legal concerns
Apr 21, 2026 02:29 PM
China’s Premature Cancer Deaths Fall Sharply, but Regional Disparities Persist
A new study reveals that while overall premature mortality from cancer has halved since 1990, rising rates of certain cancers and an aging population pose fresh public health challenges
Apr 21, 2026 10:39 AM
CX Daily: Middle East Conflict Chokes Global Shipping, Aviation (Part 1)
Closed airspace, spiking jet fuel and air freight costs threaten the region’s lucrative logistics model and the world’s airline industry
Apr 21, 2026 09:00 AM
War-Driven Fuel Crunch Boosts China’s Electric Two-Wheeler Exports to Southeast Asia
Soaring pump prices and shortages push consumers toward electric mobility, driving a sharp rise in Chinese shipments to the region
Apr 21, 2026 12:32 AM
China’s Sunrise Raises Over $140 Million for AI Inference Chip Push
tartup bets on inference-only strategy as demand surges and costs fall
Apr 21, 2026 12:16 AM
Hong Kong Bank Stocks Hit Record Highs as Mainland Investors Seek Yield
Chinese insurers and institutional investors rotate into high-dividend lenders amid falling bond yields
Apr 20, 2026 11:22 PM
Hong Kong Allows Secondary Trading of Tokenized Funds
New rules allow licensed crypto platforms to trade tokenized money market funds, with plans to expand market access
Apr 20, 2026 11:06 PM
China Orders 205 Firms to Drop ‘Financial Holding’ From Names
Crackdown targets unlicensed financial activity as regulators tighten oversight of conglomerates
Apr 20, 2026 10:26 PM
ByteDance’s Profit Plunges 70% on Aggressive AI Spending
Dramatic drop stemmed mainly from changes in preferred stock and option costs, a company executive says, while acknowledging the operating profit margin dipped slightly in the second half of 2025 due to slowing domestic e-commerce growth and increasing investment in emerging businesses
Apr 20, 2026 07:22 PM
Business Brief (April 20): DeepSeek Reportedly Seeks Funding
AI boom lifts fiber prices, HKEX eyes faster settlement
Apr 20, 2026 06:30 PM
China Green Exports Surge Amid Oil Shortages
With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting global crude supply, the country’s clean energy product export boom is projected to strengthen through 2026, analysts say
Apr 20, 2026 05:51 PM
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