Venture capital funds flock to China’s eastern Zhejiang province amid hi-tech push
China’s eastern Zhejiang province emerged as the biggest recipient of venture capital funding in 2024, buttressing its efforts to become a major hub for...
Big Trouble in Shanghai! Residents Spooked, Three Million Flee, Panic House Selling
And it’s not just luxury properties—Shanghai’s overall second-hand housing market has seen a massive increase in listings. Prices have dropped between 50% and 70%,...
Most see cost-costing moves as inadequate in ‘mild’ Hong Kong budget: survey
More than half of people are unhappy about the Hong Kong government’s budget, with nearly 70 per cent of respondents calling measures to boost...
HK$880 to be a panda pal? Hong Kong’s Ocean Park launches fan club for twin cubs
Ocean Park has launched a fan club for Hong Kong’s first locally born panda cubs, with singers Keung To and Ian Chan Cheuk-yin of...
Nvidia challenger Biren secures fresh funding from state-backed investor
Biren Technology, one of China’s challengers to Nvidia, raised a new round of funding led by a state-owned fund in Shanghai, as the US-sanctioned...
Judges Order Trump Admin to Reinstate Thousands of Fired Employees
The total number of workers who are being reinstated is not clear but is at least 9,100, based on public statements from three of...
China spent 43 years engineering the perfect cattle, and Laos deal marks its first export
China and Laos are moo-ving toward more sustainable cattle farming with a crossbreeding agreement that marks the first export of China’s coveted Huaxi cattle...
4 fun, dangerous festivals in China– climbing knife ladder, frog dancing
Aside from the better-known festivals celebrated universally by 1.4 billion people, such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, China is home to some...
‘Shameful’ Japanese tourists detained in China over Great Wall incident sparks outrage at home
The Japanese public has reacted with outrage and horror over reports that two 20-something tourists from their country were detained in China after one...