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Banking & finance
How China is upgrading its digital yuan for the stablecoin era
Beijing is upgrading its digital currency in response to the rise of stablecoins, but the goal is to create a fundamentally different system.
30 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
US-China trade war
China’s Shenzhen targets AI in ‘every household’ as US tech rivalry heats up
30 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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US-China tech war
China’s lagging basic research calls for core tech pivot, economic adviser urges
30 Dec 2025 - 3:12PM
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China consumption
China’s Hainan hosts duty-free shopping spree under new customs regime
A flurry of activity accompanied the official establishment of the island’s tariff and tax exemptions - but will the frenzy last?
30 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
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The Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haikou, capital of Hainan province. Photo: Xinhua
China trade
China has logged a US$1 trillion trade surplus. Where is all that money going?
Trade surplus growth has not been matched in foreign exchange reserves – a gap analysts said can be explained by private sector outflows.
29 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s oldest carmaker FAW buys US$534 million stake in EV assembler Leapmotor
‘Leapmotor aims to achieve annual deliveries of 4 million units a year in 10 years’ time,’ founder and CEO Zhu Jiangming says.
29 Dec 2025 - 3:31PM
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Yuan
China sets yuan fixing rate at 15-month high amid offshore gains
The move follows offshore yuan briefly breaching seven-per-US-dollar mark, with analysts citing dollar weakness, seasonal factors for rally.
29 Dec 2025 - 1:00PM
The People’s Bank of China set the yuan’s midpoint, or daily fixing rate, at 7.0331 to the US dollar on Monday. Photo: Getty Images
Infrastructure
No more empty trains: China tightens rules on subway expansions to curb debt
Rich hubs, including Ningbo and Suzhou, are hitting regulatory roadblocks as the central government prioritises fiscal discipline over infrastructure-led growth.
29 Dec 2025 - 1:24PM
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China's economic recovery
Consumer demand and public services top China’s financial priorities for 2026
National fiscal work conference ends in Beijing with pledge to spur domestic market.
28 Dec 2025 - 9:07PM
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Aerospace: Geopolitics
Why are rich Chinese moving private jets offshore, slumming it in budget seats?
Strict flight rules and economic headwinds are forcing scrutiny-wary tycoons to rebase aircraft in places such as Singapore or downgrade to commercial cabins.
28 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Dozens of Chinese EV makers under pressure to fold or trim operations: analysts
Grappling with expiring cash subsidies and tax incentives, China’s car market is forecast to see deliveries slump next year.
28 Dec 2025 - 9:46AM
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About 50 unprofitable Chinese electric vehicle makers face pressure to scale down their business or wind down operations. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s C919 passenger plane
Soaring to the top: China appoints first female captain for C919 flights
Promotion of former Boeing 737 pilot Yu Yue, who holds a ‘zero error’ record, called an inspiration to women across the nation.
29 Dec 2025 - 3:26PM
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China consumption
Wild goose chase? France works to rouse China’s appetite for foie gras imports
French producers hope their famed pate can win a slice of China’s market, but price sensitivities and domestic competition could mean their goose is cooked.
27 Dec 2025 - 6:09AM
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Banking & finance
China launches venture capital fund to lead the charge on tech investment
The fund, which will put state-backed money behind early tech bets, could guide trillions of yuan in private capital to chosen sectors.
26 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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China manufacturing
China bolsters e-cigarette regulations to smoke out non-compliance
The draft policy would cut down on excess capacity within e-cigarette sector and tighten enforcement of standards in production and export.
26 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM
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China, producer of most of the world’s e-cigarettes, has introduced new regulatory guidelines for the industry. Photo: Getty Images
China’s C919 passenger plane
China’s Comac to team up with China Eastern for bigger C919 variant, sources say
Comac’s stretched model, expected to be dubbed the C919-800, could target lucrative Asian routes and seat more than 200 passengers.
26 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM
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China's economic recovery
China broadens foreign investment list in renewed pitch for overseas capital
The catalogue, which lists the sectors carrying policy incentives for overseas investors, has hundreds of new entries, many in advanced manufacturing.
25 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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Consumers
From Shein to Labubu, French shoppers are buying Chinese for Christmas
This year’s wave of popularity for Chinese brands has not waned in France’s capital, with Shein’s store packed and Labubu dolls dotting trees.
25 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM
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Shoppers queue for the opening of the first physical space for Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein in Paris. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese SUV maker Jetour pushes localised offerings to hasten go-global drive
Jetour is already present in more than 100 countries and regions after seven years in operation.
25 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
Yuan
China’s offshore yuan breaks major benchmark as appreciation momentum builds
For the first time since 2024, the currency strengthened past the threshold of seven per US dollar – and did it again the next day.
29 Dec 2025 - 12:25PM
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China consumption
Hard work, long hours fuelled China’s rise. Now, it weighs longer breaks
China, one of the world’s hardest-working countries, is adopting incentives to increase time off – and potentially boost consumer spending.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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Yuan
China expands digital-yuan push to Singapore and Asean trade routes
PBOC pledges to integrate e-CNY into the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, boost adoption in Southeast Asia via China’s CIPS payment network.
24 Dec 2025 - 7:30PM
A customer makes a payment using China’s digital currency, or e-CNY, at a store in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
JD.com
Burglary of JD.com warehouse in France prompts investigation, speculation
The theft, with over 50,000 items stolen by some estimates, casts a shadow over the Chinese e-commerce giant’s first Christmas in France.
24 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM
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China manufacturing
China’s Xi urges state giants to be pillars of national development
The president instructs central SOEs to drive industrial upgrading while securing critical technologies and supply chains in the face of geopolitical risks.
24 Dec 2025 - 12:48PM
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Retailing
‘C-beauty’ cosmetics brands find retail expansion outside China a slow slog
‘For established domestic cosmetics companies attempting to expand abroad, progress is still in its early stages,’ CLSA’s Chris Gao says.
24 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM
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