China’s $2B Blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’: One-off Hit or Beginning of a Box Office Recovery?
China's biggest hit of all time has given the Beijing film industry fresh optimism, but economic headwinds and shifting Gen Z ...
China Feb bank lending slows more than expected as US tariffs add to uncertainty
New bank lending in China tumbled more than expected in February from a record high the previous month, even as policymakers ...
China’s Biggest Challenge Now Is Finding Way to Spend More Money
As Elon Musk targets $1 trillion in cuts to the US government’s outlay this year, China is facing a different problem: It’s ...
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China mulls 50% pay cuts for underperforming fund managers
China is considering slashing pay of fund managers who underperform their benchmarks as part of a broad overhaul of the ...
China throws money after tech, while Trump pivots away
President Donald Trump, meanwhile, used his first address before Congress to attack America’s largest attempt at directly ...
DeepSeek is now China’s ‘national treasure’: What it means and other key details
DeepSeek’s rapid growth has drawn attention from governments around the world. Some countries have already banned its ...
China has only one real way to hit its 2025 growth target
These days, everybody cares about economic growth in China—as they should. Depending on how you measure it, China’s economy ...
China's Industrial Output Growth Beats Expectations in January-February
Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, rose 4.0% in January-February, quickening from a 3.7% rise in December. Analysts had expected retail sales to grow 4.0%. Fixed asset investment expanded 4.1%, ...
How the U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge
For decades, the U.S. has led the race to clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy. Now China is catching up, spending twice as ...