Guangdong province, China’s largest regional economy, expanded by 3.9% in 2025, reports Caixin. The number fell short of its official goal and saw the province far below the national average as the country’s top manufacturing hub continues to grapple with a prolonged property slump. The province’s gross domestic product rose to RMB 14.58 trillion ($2.1 trillion) […]
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Texas will bar its employees from using Shein, Alibaba and TP-Link hardware and software, reports Reuters. The announcement was made by the governor, saying his state made the decision to protect the “privacy of Texans” from the Chinese government. The list also includes online commerce platform Temu and battery maker CATL, according to the statement from […]
As the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, Chinese internet and tech giants are handing out enormous amounts of cash in the form of digital red envelopes to lure new users of their artificial intelligence (AI) apps, reports Caixin. Following the Chinese tradition of young people receiving red envelops stuffed with cash from their elders, China’s internet […]
China’s manufacturing powerhouse, Guangdong province, has reported a GDP growth rate of just 3.9% for 2025, falling short of the target for the province of 5%. While the figures have only been released for a few provinces/regions, Guangdong appears to be on the lower end. Manufacturing hubs Shandong and Zhejiang both announced 5.5%, while Shanghai […]
Chinese domestic planemaker, Comac, is set to ramp up production of its C919 jets this year, aiming to sell 28 units or more, reports the South China Morning Post. Last year it delivered 15, well short of the 75 planned. While setbacks forced Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) to cut back on its delivery targets last year, […]