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Department store heir to outback cattleman: Inside Bruce Cheung’s US$130m wagyu gamble

Hong Kong youth no longer see a stable job and a lifetime of work as the only life goal – instead, they place greater emphasis on freedom and quality of life.

Not in education, employment or training: Why more Hong Kong youths are opting out of work

(From left) Dushan county’s ambitious Shuisi Building project and an unfinished, full-scale replica of the Titanic in Daying county.

Abandoned ‘Titanic’, failing ‘ancient towns’: Why China’s tourism boom leaves white elephants behind

DeepSeek’s rapid global rise proves that elite Chinese AI talents do not have to work for American companies to achieve massive success.

The returnees: Inside China’s AI talent reversal

An electronic board shows Shanghai stock indices as people walk on a pedestrian bridge in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai.

Beijing’s new red line: Offshore firms can’t ‘de-China’

Visitors in the Nanjing East Road retail area in Shanghai, China, on May 1.

China’s regional slowdown: Painful but necessary?

From a poor rural boy to a property tycoon and China’s richest man, and ultimately to a prisoner, Hui Ka Yan once built an empire from nothing and rose to extraordinary heights.

Evergrande’s Hui Ka Yan: From rags to empire to prison

If the strait remains blocked, causing global oil prices to surge, the entire world would suffer.

Will China send warships to the Strait of Hormuz?

The emergence of ride-hailing has made it exceedingly convenient for tourists.

How involution turned China’s ride-hailing drivers into part-time mahjong pros

Smoke rises after coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes in Teheran, Iran, March 1, 2026.

Why China stays measured on US-Israel strikes against Iran