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China reforms

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

News analysis

China again puts domestic demand first, but the payoff will be slow

FILE PHOTO: Customers shop for a washing machine at a home appliance mall in Beijing, China October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Customers shop for a washing machine at a home appliance mall in Beijing, China October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

As jobs dry up, China’s migrant workers are returning to their villages and staying put

Significant numbers of unemployed migrant workers are returning to their home towns and remaining there.
Significant numbers of unemployed migrant workers are returning to their home towns and remaining there.

China’s ruling party to hold plenum on five-year plan in October

The fourth plenum is usually used to discuss ideological issues including state governance and party building.
The fourth plenum is usually used to discuss ideological issues including state governance and party building.

Former Tibet Communist Party chief gets suspended death sentence over bribery

FILE PHOTO: Wu Yingjie attends a news conference on the economic and social development of Tibet, in Beijing, China May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Wu Yingjie attends a news conference on the economic and social development of Tibet, in Beijing, China May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo

Beijing and Asean need to discuss ‘Second China Shock’

China’s latest manufacturing surge, which some have begun to call the Second China Shock, may sound ominous as a label but is actually a tip of the hat to the mainland.
China’s latest manufacturing surge, which some have begun to call the Second China Shock, may sound ominous as a label but is actually a tip of the hat to the mainland.

China rolls out major reforms ahead of its gaokao, or national college entrance exam

High school students prepare for the National College Entrance Examination, known as "gaokao", in Fuyang, Anhui, on May 27.
High school students prepare for the National College Entrance Examination, known as "gaokao", in Fuyang, Anhui, on May 27.

Tale of two cities: Has Shenzhen eclipsed Hong Kong? 

News analysis

China takes aim at ‘race-to-the-bottom’ competition

Workers producing photovoltaic modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian, east China's Jiangsu province.
Workers producing photovoltaic modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian, east China's Jiangsu province.

China wants to draw more foreign hospitals, but hurdles remain significant

This marked the latest high-level push to open up the medical sector amid a slump in foreign investment.
This marked the latest high-level push to open up the medical sector amid a slump in foreign investment.

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