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Joyce ZK Lim

China Correspondent

Joyce is China correspondent at The Straits Times. Based in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, she reports on China’s transitioning economy and what this means for its people and the region. She joined the broadsheet in 2023 after seven years with the Singapore Foreign Service. She previously worked in Singapore and Beijing.

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Durian trade is a high-stakes hustle in Chinese border town

jycolour - Thai durians sold on the street in Pingxiang.

Credit: ST PHOTO: JOYCE ZK LIM
jycolour - Thai durians sold on the street in Pingxiang.

Credit: ST PHOTO: JOYCE ZK LIM

Rumbling trucks, busy border crossing: How China feeds Vietnam’s factory boom

/This aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2023 shows a view of the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
/This aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2023 shows a view of the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Chinese malls hold quirky contests to draw shoppers as footfall slows

People participate in a garlic peeling contest at the Longgang Wanda Plaza in Shenzhen on Aug 8.
People participate in a garlic peeling contest at the Longgang Wanda Plaza in Shenzhen on Aug 8.

Chinese President Xi Jinping urges equitable development at Shanghai AI forum

Visitors examine Huawei’s Atlas 950 SuperPod at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17.
Visitors examine Huawei’s Atlas 950 SuperPod at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17.

As AI gets more human-like, China grapples with the cost of virtual intimacy

A woman touching a U1 humanoid robot’s hand during its launch in Shenzhen, China, on June 30.
A woman touching a U1 humanoid robot’s hand during its launch in Shenzhen, China, on June 30.

I hired a humanoid robot to help clean my home. An auntie did most of the chores

For now, the 1.6m-tall robot fitted on a wheeled base with two mechanical arms would only perform simple tasks and operate in the living area.
For now, the 1.6m-tall robot fitted on a wheeled base with two mechanical arms would only perform simple tasks and operate in the living area.

China’s tech giants dangle annual pay packages from $200k to woo S’pore-trained AI grads

A pop-up career fair by Chinese online travel giant Trip.com on the NTU campus in Boon Lay on April 16, where roles for AI engineers and data analysts were highlighted.
A pop-up career fair by Chinese online travel giant Trip.com on the NTU campus in Boon Lay on April 16, where roles for AI engineers and data analysts were highlighted.

China uses for the first time new rules to counter ‘improper’ foreign jurisdiction over its firms

Beijing on May 2 ordered its firms not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese refineries accused of buying Iranian oil, including Hengli Petrochemicals (pictured), using rules rolled out in 2021.
Beijing on May 2 ordered its firms not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese refineries accused of buying Iranian oil, including Hengli Petrochemicals (pictured), using rules rolled out in 2021.

Chinese factories welcome any tariff relief from Trump-Xi summit, but diversification continues

The photo taken on April 16, 2026 shows a man wheeling bags of clothes toward a wholesale clothing market in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Factories in Guangdong province, China's production heartland, have borne the brunt of the US president's mercurial policies and a blistering trade war that saw US levies on their goods reach an eye-watering 145 percent for many products. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-trade-US-tariffs,  by Isabel KUA
The photo taken on April 16, 2026 shows a man wheeling bags of clothes toward a wholesale clothing market in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Factories in Guangdong province, China's production heartland, have borne the brunt of the US president's mercurial policies and a blistering trade war that saw US levies on their goods reach an eye-watering 145 percent for many products. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-trade-US-tariffs,  by Isabel KUA

TikTok parent ByteDance plans tiered subscriptions for AI chatbot Doubao

ByteDance’s AI chatbot Doubao appearing on a mobile phone.
ByteDance’s AI chatbot Doubao appearing on a mobile phone.

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