China expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of a wide range of offenses including corruption, abuse of power and trading political favors for sex.
Ma Xingrui Photographer: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
China expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of a wide range of offenses including corruption, abuse of power and trading political favors for sex.
Ma Xingrui Photographer: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
China’s yuan is still undervalued versus the euro despite its recent gains, presenting a larger “competitiveness challenge” to Germany than to the wider currency union, according to Deutsche Bank AG.
China exported a record $412 billion worth of goods in June, blowing past all forecasts as factories gain a competitive edge in high-end industries that will draw scrutiny abroad as it generates record trade surpluses with countries from Asia to Europe.
China’s economic growth is expected to have weakened as of the mid-year mark, once again stoking questions about whether policymakers will accelerate government spending to ensure they meet their annual target.
Shein has finally won long-awaited Chinese regulatory approval for its planned Hong Kong listing, but slowing business growth threatens to weigh on the valuation it can command in the initial public offering.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first appearance at the country’s flagship AI conference, signaling the growing importance Beijing attaches to the technology as its rivalry with the US intensifies.
Chinese solar wafer maker TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co. has purchased a majority stake in smaller rival DAS Solar Co., the latest sign of consolidation in an industry wrought by overcapacity and a persistent supply glut.
China renewed its rejection of the South China Sea arbitration ruling and criticized a joint statement by the US and its allies marking the 10th anniversary of the decision.
A China Coast Guard vessel near Thitu Island in the South China Sea on Feb. 21.
The founder of Chinese AI lab Zhipu argued that frontier artificial intelligence should remain broadly accessible rather than controlled by select individuals, weighing in on a growing debate about the risks posed by ever more powerful models.
An artificial intelligence (AI) logo at the MWC25 tech show in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The Mobile World Congress tech show runs March 3-6. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
Chinese electric vehicles on the road are on average just 1.8 years old, compared with 8.2 years for gasoline-powered cars, 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing a report by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Hejun Consulting.
China’s National Meteorological Center said Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm on Sunday morning after making landfall in Zhejiang.
Huge waves crash along the coast as Typhoon Bavi approaches, in Ningde, Fujian Province on July 11. Photographer: Wang Dongming/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
China’s nationwide electricity load reached a record high for the first time this year on July 10, hitting 1.518 billion kilowatts, the National Energy Administration said in a statement posted on its official WeChat account Saturday.
Electricity towers near in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
China’s nationwide electricity load reached a record high for the first time this year on July 10, hitting 1.518 billion kilowatts, the National Energy Administration said in a statement posted on its official WeChat account Saturday.
Electricity towers near in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
President Xi Jinping said China’s commitment to its friendship with North Korea, support for Kim Jong Un’s leadership and determination to safeguard the two countries’ common interests “will not change,” Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un Photographer: Yan Yan/Xinhua/Getty Images
China dropped a numerical target for urban job creation over the next five years for the first time in decades, in an apparent nod to rising uncertainty over employment as AI spreads through the economy.
Nexchip Semiconductor Corp. jumped as much as 14% Friday after raising $891 million in a share sale, showing the appetite for Chinese chipmakers after a deluge of offerings in the artificial intelligence industry.