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Wellington marches on Shanghai, but at a cost
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 30, 2024
A detailed look how a food trend starts in China's financial hub, Shanghai.
With Chinese developer Evergrande set to liquidate, impact may spread beyond investors
Jan 29, 2024
Unwinding the debt-burdened company will likely create large losses among creditors and could trigger some capital flight.
In Taiwan's election, young voters focus on inflation, wages and war
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 12, 2024
The U.S. and China loom large over Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections on Jan. 13, but so do domestic bread-and-butter issues.
Economy and cost of living at top of mind in Taiwan's election
by
Cindy Sui
Jan 12, 2024
The U.S. ally's increasingly tense relationship with Beijing has dominated the election campaign. But many ordinary people in Taiwan are struggling to earn enough money.
In Shanghai, vacant storefronts abound, but it's still a struggle to find space
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 9, 2024
China's housing bubble has popped, and the commercial property market is going through a rough patch.
Hopes for a rebound in China's property market have been driving up the price of iron ore
by
Lily Jamali
Dec 26, 2023
But the hoped-for rebound not materialize.
Inside Malaysia's $100 billion "ghost city"
by
Nick Marsh
Dec 14, 2023
In 2016, Country Garden unveiled a $100 billion project in Malaysia called Forest City. It was supposed to accommodate nearly 1 million people. Eight years on, the complex is virtually empty.
For public good, not for profit.
Who's better at my job, Chinese AI or me?
by
Jennifer Pak
Dec 4, 2023
Makers of AI chatbots have promised it would change how we work. Our reporter put that theory to the test with China's Ernie Bot.
How easy is it for foreign visitors to use Chinese apps?
by
Jennifer Pak
Nov 21, 2023
Chinese apps are becoming more embedded in daily life in China, but many obstacles remain for foreign visitors to use them.
Biden and Xi likely to discuss semiconductor dispute at APEC
Nov 15, 2023
Over the past few years, the U.S. and China have engaged in a tit-for-tat trade spat over semiconductors.