China economy

China digital exports surge as Alibaba and Tencent lead global push

Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance account for the lion’s share of China’s digital exports, via household names such as Lazada and TikTok.

China’s easy money floods metals markets as real economy falters

Customers wait to sell their gold jewelry in a Smart Gold Store Machine placed in a shopping in Shanghai on January 29, 2026. Dozens of people crowded around an automated gold recycling machine at a Shanghai mall, hoping to melt down family heirlooms for cash as prices of the precious metal hit record highs. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-gold, by Jing Xuan Teng

China’s genius plan to win the AI race is already paying off

While others like these high school students in Anhui province swot for China’s feared college admissions exams, the gaokao, those on the genius track can bag places at top universities before they are out of high school.

In China’s richest province, not every city is in the fast lane

Shuttered storefronts at a wholesale market for building materials in Foshan's Shagang village.

Chongqing’s economic plans signal continuity even as city tries to tap trends

Chongqing’s move to grow its “emotional economy” comes as the booming consumption trend takes hold worldwide.

China reportedly drops ‘three red lines’ policy that sparked property crisis, developer shares soar

If true, it would mark a major policy relaxation move by authorities to arrest an entrenched housing slump.

China’s industrial profits reverse slump after deflation eases

Industrial profits climbed 5.3 per cent in December from a year earlier, compared with a plunge of more than 13 per cent in November.

Can Europe escape the Sino-American squeeze?

European Union leaders meeting in an emergency summit in Brussels in January to deal its increasingly fraught relations with the US.

China weighs tighter rules for firms to list in Hong Kong

Bonnie Chan, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (HKEX), during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, said IPO quality is non negotiable.

China will set lower growth target for 2026 as economy slows, SCMP says

China’s economy grew 5 per cent in 2025 with record exports compensating for cooling private consumption and an unprecedented drop in investment.

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