Robyn Mak

According to Mao Zedong, the Chinese Communist Party’s real strength comes from the masses. The People’s Republic is now turning to its humble grassroots to boost consumption.

Bohai Bank, based in the northern metropolis of Tianjin, has been hit hard by the country's property slump and slowing economic growth.

The company’s operating income margin in the region tracks to surpass 40% this year, while Xiaomi is only expected to hit 4%

The iPhone-maker wants a share of revenue from games played on Tencent's all-in-one WeChat platform. World's First Foldable iPhone Coming Soon.

So-called generative AI, where a model creates new content based on the data it's trained on, today largely exists in the cloud.

China may be on track to hit its "around 5%" economic GDP target for this year, but repeating the feat will get harder for policymakers. Third quarter growth logged in at 4.6% year-on-year, and that pace will need sustaining if the People's Republic is to achieve medium-level developed economy status by 2035. Unless planners move their own goalposts, they'll have to contort themselves a lot more.

China’s new hobbies will be bad news for most retailers. A fad for biking, hiking, and other physical endeavours has helped companies like $10 billion

An abortive coup in South Korea was probably not on anyone's bingo card for 2024. Great Power tensions have tended to dominate. Enter President Yoon Suk Yeol, who shocked the world by declaring martial law on Tuesday night, only to make an embarrassing U-turn just hours later after both his own and opposition parties forced their way into parliament to vote down his decree. The crisis in the $2 trillion economy, a major U.S. ally and chipmaking hub, may seem just a domestic issue. But it may yet reverberate in Asia and beyond.

China’s crackdowns on education and other sectors have crushed businesses like tutoring outfit New Oriental Education & Technology Group 9901.HK.

China has found a clever way to retaliate against Washington. Beijing has started an antitrust investigation into Jensen Huang's $3.4 trillion Nvidia . Coming after more U.S. technology curbs on the country, the motive seems political. But Nvidia's AI chip dominance means monopoly concerns can't be dismissed.