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Analysis: Why China Is Rewriting Its Stock Market Refinancing Rules

With fundraising expected to top 1 trillion yuan this year, regulators are moving to stamp out arbitrage in private placements and ensure proceeds fund genuine main business expansion

In Depth: China’s Transport Price War Shows What Happens When Trains Catch Up to Planes

As the country’s bullet trains get faster and its rail network expands, legacy airlines are retreating from short-haul routes, slashing prices and partnering with their biggest rival

Wu Kai, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chief scientist at CATL, delivers a keynote address at the World Power Battery Conference on Sept. 4. Photo: CATL

CATL Sees New-Energy Big Rigs Making Up Half of China’s Truck Sales by 2028

The battery giant’s chief scientist predicts adoption will accelerate as trade-in subsidies, battery technology advances and high fossil fuel prices improve the economics of electric trucks

Xizang Psychiatric Hospital Executives Jailed in Insurance Fraud Case

The defendants fabricated medical records and treatments for vulnerable psychiatric patients to siphon more than 9.6 million yuan from China’s state health insurance fund

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Aug 28, 2026 03:48 PM
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Business Brief (Sept. 7): Beijing Plans to Foster Over 10,000 AI Startups by 2028

Financial giants get capital injection, AI short dramas face polarization

Sep 07, 2026 05:33 PM
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Caixin Explains: Why Insurers Are Getting a Share of China’s $45 Billion Capital Boost

Finance Ministry is giving three state-owned banks and five insurers fresh funding, aimed at building buffers against risks and supporting long-term investment

Sep 07, 2026 05:31 PM
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U.S. Industry Group Calls for Sales Ban on Chinese ‘Connected’ Vehicles

China-made cars with internet connectivity and smart driving systems pose data security risks as they gain market share worldwide, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation says, urging lawmakers to act before Congress’s current session ends in January

Sep 07, 2026 04:28 PM
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Commentary: China’s Gen Z Is Redefining the Cost of a Layoff

For globally ambitious companies, mistreating young recruits can now bring scrutiny from foreign clients, jeopardizing contracts, reputations and IPO plans

Sep 07, 2026 02:54 PM
Vehicles on the assembly line at an automaker’s commercial vehicle plant. Photo: VCG

Commentary: Zombie Automakers Are Fueling China’s Export Chaos

Beijing is trying to police how its automakers compete overseas, but the root of the problem is a domestic price war fueled by local protectionism

Sep 07, 2026 02:33 PM
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CX Daily: China’s Transport Price War Shows What Happens When Trains Catch Up to Planes

As China’s bullet trains get faster and rail network expands, airlines are retreating from short-haul routes and slashing prices

Sep 07, 2026 09:00 AM
Sam Hou Fai, the chief executive of Macao, speaks at the National University of Singapore. Photo: Macao SAR government

Weekend Long Read: Macao Bets on Diversification — and a New Role as China’s Bridge to the World

In an exclusive interview, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai outlines a blueprint to build new economic pillars beyond gaming by leveraging neighboring Hengqin for space and leaning into the city’s unique Portuguese ties

Sep 05, 2026 11:55 AM
The draft revision expands the law from 185 to 214 articles, in the biggest overhaul since 2009. Photo: VCG

China Proposes Sweeping Insurance Law Overhaul to Tighten Shareholder Oversight

Draft revision would expand regulators’ powers to trace illicit capital, intervene earlier in troubled insurers and curb abusive ownership structures

Sep 05, 2026 02:17 AM
The China Securities Regulatory Commission said the fundraising measures are an important regulation to strengthen the whole-process supervision of private investment funds.

China Proposes Tougher Investor Rules for Private Funds

Draft CSRC measures would raise qualification thresholds, tighten fundraising practices and strengthen compliance requirements as Beijing pushes a broader overhaul of private-fund regulation

Sep 05, 2026 01:50 AM

The Week Ahead (Sept. 7-13): Canada Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods

India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit; U.S. Treasury expands long-term bond buybacks

Sep 04, 2026 11:21 PM
A Lululemon store in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Sept. 2, 2026. Photo: VCG

Lululemon’s China Backlash Deepens Sales Slump as Profit Falls

The athletic-apparel maker said second-quarter revenue and net income declined, with weakness on the Chinese mainland following a Great Wall event controversy and adding to pressure from slowing North American demand

Sep 04, 2026 11:05 PM
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Exclusive: Hong Kong Regulator Raids Huatai Office in Probe Over Suspicious U.S. Options Trades

Sources say the Hong Kong watchdog questioned employees as part of an investigation tied to suspicious trades placed before a crackdown on Futu and UP Fintech

Sep 04, 2026 09:55 PM
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Chinese Auto-Parts Makers Tap Online Sales to Crack Global Vehicle Aftermarket

Suppliers are moving beyond price competition to focus on compatibility and quality as cross-border e-commerce creates a new route into overseas markets

Sep 04, 2026 07:42 PM
China Resources Land acquired two commercial sites in Beijing’s Lize Financial Business District for 6.9 billion yuan on June 3. Photo: IC Photo

Developer Jitters Hit Beijing Land Auction After Presale Overhaul

One residential plot in Shunyi district sold after 174 rounds of bidding, while another in Chaoyang district was abruptly halted as developers reassess their profit models under stricter national presale requirements

Sep 04, 2026 05:51 PM
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New Climate Rules Drive Zero-Carbon Industrial Park Investment Boom in Southeast Asia

ASEAN energy policies and the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism are driving explosive growth in green energy infrastructure investment across the region

Sep 04, 2026 03:15 PM
A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers leaves a port in Qingdao on Aug. 30, 2026. Photo: VCG

Commentary: Why Hong Kong Matters to the Yuan’s Next Global Role

The dollar’s dual role as both global payment medium and America’s financing vehicle is becoming more difficult to sustain. China’s expanding trade and capital position creates an opening for Hong Kong to develop the offshore yuan infrastructure global importers, governments and investors will need

Sep 04, 2026 02:53 PM



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