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Why are women in China not having more babies?
by
Jennifer Pak
Mar 17, 2023
In China, each woman went from having about three children in the late 1970s to now one. Decades later, the Chinese government wants women to have three children again but is meeting resistance.
Russian oil prices are climbing — here's why
by
Lily Jamali
Mar 9, 2023
Small independent processors in China are being joined by larger Chinese refiners, driving prices higher.
Ticktock, TikTok: Government agencies are on the clock to purge the app from all devices
Feb 28, 2023
Canada and the EU, too.
In China's most locked-down city, business can resume but recovery is a long way off
by
Jennifer Pak
Feb 21, 2023
The Chinese city of Ruili, on the border with Myanmar, has had more lockdowns than almost any other place in China.
China's big question after ending "zero-COVID" rules: How many have died?
by
Jennifer Pak
Feb 7, 2023
David struggled to help his 83-year-old father before he died of COVID. Will his father's death be counted in China's official toll?
Businesses keep close watch on Blinken China visit
by
Jennifer Pak
Feb 3, 2023
U.S.-China tensions have put Chinese businesses on edge.
Inside the push to limit China's access to advanced chip-making tech
Feb 2, 2023
What's motivating the multinational effort to restrict China from chip-making tools.
For public good, not for profit.
For business owners in China, a touch-and-go reopening after zero-COVID
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 30, 2023
While China's most high-profile executives express unflagging optimism on TV, for small business owners, the picture is more complicated.
Rising debt is “sand in the wheels” to the world’s poorest countries
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 27, 2023
We explain why rising debt payments owed by low-income countries are a U.S.-China issue.
Surging demand for copper means its price is rising too
by
Lily Jamali
Jan 24, 2023
The metal is crucial renewable energy technology and the transition away from fossil fuels.