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China rolled out a new measure of youth unemployment. It shows the nation's labor market is still a mess, think tank says
"The lower result though, is still about three times the overall unemployment rate in China (5.1 pe…
Filip De Mott
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China says Taiwanese working in the mainland 'need not worry' after it suggested a death penalty for 'independence die-hards'
On June 21, China sparked alarm in Taiwan after floating prison sentences, or even execution, for s…
Matthew Loh
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China's economy is in trouble - and its youth unemployment crisis is at the heart of the problem
China's youth unemployment notched a record 21% the past quarter, in a sign that its economy is hea…
Jennifer Sor
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China's city dwellers will soon have more pets than toddlers, and there's 1 way investors can cash in on the trend, Goldman Sachs says
China will have more than 70 million urban pets and less than 40 million children under the age of …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Aditi Bhar…
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No more bus tours for China's rich millennials — they're seeing the world on their own
Younger Chinese consumers are looking for more immersive, meaningful travel experiences that let th…
Alexandra Bacon
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China's real youth unemployment rate could actually be close to 50% - more than double the official rate
A professor in China estimated that if non-students not actively seeking work were included, the yo…
Filip De Mott
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China is untangling its economy from the West. It could be preparing for long-term tensions and an invasion of Taiwan.
China is trying to make its economy less reliant on the West, but these efforts could also prepare …
Jacob Zinkula
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China is in the middle of its own retirement crisis as many older people cannot afford to stop working
China is expecting 300 million people to reach retirement age in the next 10 years, close to the si…
Jennifer Sor
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China's youth unemployment rate just hit a new high and its GDP growth missed analysts' expectations
China posted 6.3% second-quarter GDP growth from a year ago, missing economists' expectations of 7.…
Huileng Tan
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The iPhone needs a revamp, and its sagging performance in China is proof
Apple has entered a new hardware market with the launch of the Vision Pro, but challenges surroundi…
Hasan Chowdhury,Lina Batarags
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China's GDP rose 5.3% in the first quarter, but it doesn't mean the economic pain is over
March retail sales and industrial output fell short of forecasts. First-quarter new home sales slum…
Huileng Tan
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The hits keep coming for China's economy its July report card missed expectations and it altogether omitted youth unemployment stats from the announcement
Youth unemployment had soared to a record high of 21.3% in the second quarter of 2023, per the stat…
Kai Xiang Teo
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'Bedmates' are a hot commodity for China's broke and jobless youth, who say they need to sleep next to strangers just to survive in the country's megacities
While "hot-bedding," or taking turns to use a bed, is gaining traction in the West, Chinese "bedmat…
Matthew Loh
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China is reportedly scrubbing the internet of negative coverage of its economy
Beijing has been grappling with severe real estate troubles and a deep bear market in stocks. Repor…
Phil Rosen
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China's chances of staging an economic rebound this year look slim
Experts see a narrow path for Beijing to pull off a rebound as policy remains uncertain and the rea…
Phil Rosen
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China's crashing birthrate will leave millions of teachers jobless in the coming years
By 2035, one of the most sought-after professions in China could suffer as births plummet and the r…
Phil Rosen
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China's youth unemployment is so dire that it's inspired recent college grads to post pictures of themselves sprawled on the ground in 'zombie-style' poses
Youth unemployment rates hit a record high of 20.8% in May. This means one out of five of those bet…
Huileng Tan
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India, xenophobic? US President Joe Biden says India and Japan’s economy are bad because of xenophobia, compares to China and Russia
In a recent campaign fundraising event, US President Joe Biden sparked controversy by labelling US …
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4 reasons why China's economy will keep struggling in 2024
An ongoing property-sector crisis, weakening domestic demand, and an eroding labor market all pose …
Phil Rosen
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Strawberry tribe, moonlight clan: China's youths have many nicknames — and they reveal a massive socio-economic gap between generations
The most enduring generational labels in China describe young people as weak-willed, spoiled, and a…