China economy

China home prices fall at faster pace in setback to revival

China’s property downturn has weighed on the economy for almost five years, hampering efforts by officials to spur household spending and reduce reliance on exports.

China’s economic imbalance deepens as retail sales fall for first time in over three years

Retail sales slid 0.6 per cent in May in the first monthly fall since December 2022.

The business of female desire in China

Male dancers in Hanfu robes performing in Ode to Spring Breeze.

China rebukes US over ‘military’ labelling of its top firms

On June 8, the Pentagon added Chinese companies Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu, among others, to a list of firms it said aid the Chinese military.

News analysis

SpaceX playbook set to fuel China’s IPO ambitions but tech gap persists

SpaceX’s record US$75 billion (S$96 billion) IPO has made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.

China is planning for AI’s job shock. America isn’t

In China, the AI threat isn't confined to white collar work. Service robots like this on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year also threaten the jobs of gig workers.

It’s a two-horse race for AI crown. Where does that leave Singapore?

While the US and China dominate the AI sector, Singapore can still carve a niche for itself, says the writer.

From hiking to hotpot, lonely consumers in China fuel a $9.5 billion companionship economy

People stand outside a mall in Beijing, China, on May 31.

China tightens outbound investment rules with eye on security

Under the regulation, effective July 1, investors are prohibited from transferring restricted goods, technology, services and data overseas.

Sink or swim: As an AI wave sweeps China, its workers are adapting fast

Employees operate humanoid robots at a testing site during organized media tour to the Robotics Pilot Testing and Validation Platform of Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics (X-Humanoid) in Beijing, China, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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