Caixin

9 February 2025
A China-Europe Railway Express train departs from Weihai Port in Shandong province, China, bound for Duisburg Port in Germany.
In the Chinese market, the price of sustainable aviation fuel is about three to five times that of standard jet fuel due to high production costs and limited domestic supply
Caixin

Export tax rebate removal raises hopes for clean aviation fuel in China

Production and cost constraints could limit the near-term use, industry insiders warn

26 January 2025
China's rapidly aging population has left a smaller workforce to support a growing number of pensioners.
Caixin

China offers more choices to boost contributions to pension system

Policymakers expand range of investments approved for personal retirement accounts

12 January 2025
Executives pose for photos at the launch of the Laos-China QT payment project in Shanghai on Dec. 19.
Caixin

China's UnionPay expands QR code payments to Laos after Vietnam

Move is tied to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative

24 December 2024
The pilot program is extended to 10 provinces and cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Ningbo, Qingdao and Shenzhen.
Caixin

China expands cross-border funding pilot program for multinationals

10 provinces and cities included in initiative that streamlines fund management for global companies

22 December 2024
An E20 tilt-rotor electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developed by Shanghai TCab Technology was on display at the automotive exhibition area during the 7th China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 7.
Caixin

Winning bid shows what airspace might cost in China's 'low-altitude economy'

State-owned company wins tender for right to provide services in Jinan

7 December 2024
Before China fully adopted a registration-based IPO system in 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission's public offering department held significant authority over new share sales.
Caixin

Chinese ex-IPO regulator goes missing amid corruption crackdown

China Securities Regulatory Commission emerges as focus of investigation

19 November 2024
Workers and vehicles are seen at a lithium smelter in Yichun, Jiangxi province in China in March 2023.
Caixin

Fallout from lithium boom hinders local Chinese miner's recovery

Crash in commodity's price leaves cash-strapped producers with the build-up of slag

17 November 2024
BNP Paribas in April won approval to open a securities business on the Chinese mainland.
Caixin

BNP Paribas cuts China investment banking Jobs

Follows other leading banks laying off staff in mainland and Hong Kong

14 November 2024
A woman pushes a stroller with a little girl, in a park in Shanghai on April 2, 2023. 
Caixin

Women across China say they are getting calls about their pregnancy plans

Local governments doing more to encourage childbearing amid falling birth rate

4 November 2024
Workers of grid operator China Southern Power Grid inspect power cables connecting transmission towers in Dongguan, China, in May 2018.
Caixin

The power grid's solar and wind problem in China

Power grid will come under increasing pressure as China's renewables surge continues

20 October 2024
Ding Yi Feng’s office in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. 
Caixin

Investment Guru's supernatural powers haven't made Chinese followers whole

Sui Guangyi claimed he could predict markets by focusing on heaven, earth and humanity

6 October 2024
Stream article image
Caixin

China's record college graduates face final test in shrinking job market

Over 60% of graduates submit CVs to state-owned enterprises, private firms receive from just 18%

29 September 2024
Collective punishment can keep law-abiding citizens out of the civil service, university programs and the military if they are related to a convicted criminal.
Caixin

Punishing people for relatives' crimes comes under scrutiny in China

Legal experts call for reforming long-standing 'collective punishment' practice

25 September 2024
Shipping containers lie in piles at a port in China's Jiangsu province on Sept. 10.
Caixin

Freight rates plummet as China's export growth slows

Shanghai container index for North America route down nearly 40% from July highs

16 September 2024
Danish company Novo Nordisk manufactures medication marketed under the Ozempic brand. Such drugs could have a major long-term impact in China and other countries where obesity is a major problem.
Caixin

China enlists 'miracle' drug in fight against ballooning obesity rate

Guidelines recommend medication be incorporated in weight-loss treatment

7 September 2024
A robotaxi from Baidu's Apollo Go service is seen on a road in China's Wuhan. The rapid rise of such vehicles is a big challenge for auto insurers in the country. 
Caixin

China's auto insurers must keep pace with driverless tech: white paper

Liability frameworks lagging behind as high-tech cars hit public roads

2 September 2024
People wait outside Haidilao, a Chinese hotpot restaurant chain in China. The chain began its international expansion in 2012 with an outlet in Singapore's historic riverside district of Clarke Quay.
Caixin

A new wave of Chinese food and beverages hit Southeast Asia

Despite success, supply chain and localization issues remain

24 August 2024
Bank of China joined a growing list of Chinese companies terminating contracts with PwC as the collapse of China Evergrande put the auditor's work in doubt.
Caixin

PwC loses largest China client in wake of China Evergrande storm

Penalties on professional services firm over 'negligence' likely to come soon

22 August 2024
Container ships at Qingdao port in China's Shandong province.
Caixin

China shippers face diverging fortunes in global and domestic waters

Ocean freight rates surge with tight capacity, while local market descends into price war

17 August 2024
The number of people aged 60 and older has risen from 126 million in 2000 to 297 million in 2023, doubling their share of the population.
Caixin

China moves to raise retirement age to ease labor and pension concerns

Aging population, declining birth rate strain social security system

12 August 2024
Apollo Future Mobility counts high-profile businesspeople from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao as major backers.
Caixin

China-backed Apollo Future Mobility exits sensitive U.S. business

Hong Kong firm cites concerns over U.S. scrutiny in selling shares of 3D printing company

10 August 2024
Pre-owned homes for sale displayed at an real estate agent on June 26.
Caixin

Hong Kong pre-owned property prices hit eight-year low

While house prices continue to fall, rental market remains robust

7 August 2024
The SU7, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi Corp.'s debut new energy vehicle, retails for 215,900 yuan ($29,735). However, getting it insured costs around the same as for a combustion-engine vehicle more than twice its price.
Caixin

Electric cars are draining the batteries of China's insurers

Owners of new energy vehicles are twice as likely to file a claim

28 July 2024
China’s online medical service sector has ballooned into a nearly 380 billion yuan ($52.2 billion) market
Caixin

China's once-booming online health care sees its vital signs sink

Investors turn skeptical as HaoDF, Chunyu Yisheng and Ping An Good Doctor cut jobs

21 July 2024
Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, sold only four residential land lots in the first half of 2024.
Caixin

China land sales tumbled by more than a third in first half of 2024

Loss of land auction revenue leaves provinces reliant on government transfer payments

15 July 2024
Residents watch a Euro 2024 game at a night market in Yichang, Hubei province, on June 19.
Caixin

Chinese police tackle Euro 2024 cross-border gambling scams

Joint operation with Macao targets illegal gambling and money laundering syndicate

6 July 2024
A public housing complex in Hong Kong.
Caixin

Hong Kong's talent pass program drives up housing rents

While professionals from outside bolster rents, house prices are falling again

30 June 2024
The ever-widening scandal embroiling former Chinese Olympic officials is overshadowing the nation's lead-up to the Paris Games
Caixin

China's sports corruption dragnet casts pall ahead of Paris Olympics

Avalanche of investigations sweeps through the former top echelons of regulator

22 June 2024
Despite lacking a breakthrough in human clinical trials, the global NMN market was forecast by a market research specialist in 2022 to reach over $400 million by 2028.
Caixin

Chinese customers sold on 'elixir of youth' despite expert warnings

China is biggest source of NMN materials, largest buyer of end products

15 June 2024