Typhoon signal unlikely in Hong Kong over weekend but at least 18 flights to Japan axed
The likelihood of a typhoon warning signal being issued in Hong Kong over the weekend is low, as…
The upside of downsizing: Chinese youth leave the rat race for more affordable small towns
For five years, Alice Zheng, a former bank loan reviewer, followed the path expected of many young Chinese:…
China’s ‘K-shaped’ economy is divided not just by sector, but geography
China’s so-called K-shaped economy has attracted attention in recent months, as official data shows a disparity between the…
Price of parenting: the household maths giving China’s consumers pause
Qiu Huiying, a human resources manager in Guangdong, worries in numerical terms when she looks ahead to the…
Ikea’s China remodelling: parent firm puts 8 former retail sites on block
Ikea’s parent company Ingka Group has hired property consultancy JLL as its sole sales agent to offload eight…
Hong Kong gazettes bill to enable joint immigration checks at Shenzhen crossing
Hong Kong authorities have gazetted a new law regulating an upgraded border crossing, between the city and Shenzhen,…
EU carbon tariff sows havoc in China as steel firms grapple with ‘absurd’ rules
As trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to rise, China’s firms in the European Union have been…
French Open: China’s Wang Xinyu wins opener as Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk keeps focus in Paris
Marta Kostyuk, the 15th seed from Ukraine, and China’s 32nd-ranked Wang Xinyu were among the early winners as…
Shenzhen nuclear power plant glitch posed no safety risk, Hong Kong authorities say
Hong Kong authorities have stressed that an operational glitch at a nuclear plant in neighbouring Shenzhen involving the…
China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in…
China ramps up hunt for tax evaders, frames consumption levies as fiscal lifelines
Beijing is intensifying its enforcement against tax evasion, extending its reach into consumption taxes, which have been positioned…
Maduro’s capture sparked outrage, confusion – and a Chinese migration wave to Venezuela
Two months after the United States’ capture and forcible extradition of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro – and…