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Can Overseas Expansion Save China’s Ultrashort Industry?

2025-05-09 00:00:00

China can produce an estimated 40,000 ultrashorts a year. Now, fierce competition at home is pressuring companies to look abroad.

Dot Dot Dot: What the Last Ever Telegrams From Hangzhou Say

2025-05-09 00:00:00

As one of China’s last telegraph stations prepared to shut down, thousands lined up to say goodbye — in ink, by hand, one word at a time.

Bus Stops Here: Shanghai Lets Riders Design Their Own Routes

2025-05-09 00:00:00

A new crowd-sourced transit platform allows riders to propose, vote on, and activate new bus lines in as little as three days.

Home Comfort: China’s New Building Code Puts Livability First

2025-05-08 00:00:00

The revised national standard for residential projects aims to boost quality and market growth, but could pile more pressure on developers.

China Enacts Landmark Law to Safeguard Rural Women’s Land Rights

2025-05-08 00:00:00

Effective May 1, the new national law gives married women equal standing in rural land rights and empowers prosecutors to challenge discriminatory village rules.

China Announces New Stimulus Plan

2025-05-07 00:00:00

As tariffs bite, policymakers are cutting rates and injecting liquidity into the market.