The rapidly expanding megachain, known for its affordable tea drinks and soft-serve, has more locations globally than ...

Intended as China’s version of Dubai’s palm-shaped artificial island, Ocean Flower Island is a $12 billion monument to ...

BEIJING - China has remained the world's largest online retail market for a 13th consecutive year, with its digital ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Little more than a century after the widespread adoption of plastic, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have wormed their way into every ...

HONG KONG — China had its biggest trade surplus ever last year at almost $1.2 trillion, according to data released Wednesday, defying tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on the world’s ...

China recorded the world’s biggest ever trade surplus in 2025, capping off a year in which the world’s largest manufacturer defied US trade pressure by ramping up exports to other global markets.

Against this backdrop, Ikea said it will close seven large-sized stores starting Feb 2. The closures include locations in Shanghai's Baoshan district, Guangzhou's Panyu district, Tianjin's Zhongbei ...

Across the country, shopping malls are fighting for relevance. Once-busy corridors and courtyards now sit quiet. Anchor department stores have vanished. In many communities, the phrase “dead mall” has ...

If you've ever spent an afternoon at the IKEA Baoshan, here's a bummer: the city's biggest store, once Asia's largest, is shutting down on February 2, 2026. Other stores closing include locations in G ...

The global AI race will be won not by the power of models and chips, but by how effectively systems can be deployed and improved across the economy. China’s chronic excess capacity, long seen as its ...