China’s battered consumer-focused funds are showing signs of pivoting to tech as a prolonged demand slump forces even the sector’s most committed backers to rethink their strategy.
China’s battered consumer-focused funds are showing signs of pivoting to tech as a prolonged demand slump forces even the sector’s most committed backers to rethink their strategy.
China is pitching itself as the global fulcrum for the next phase of artificial intelligence and a legion of robotics companies is lining up initial public offerings to test investor appetite.
China is pitching itself as the global fulcrum for the next phase of artificial intelligence and a legion of robotics companies is lining up initial public offerings to test investor appetite.
A humanoid robot demonstrates its skills at the Robot Valley Exhibition Hall in Shenzhen. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Chinese consumers are showing signs of a renewed appetite for high-end beauty and fashion products, a rare bright spot for global luxury brands after years of weak demand and margin-eroding discounts in their most important growth market.
Chinese consumers are showing signs of a renewed appetite for high-end beauty and fashion products, a rare bright spot for global luxury brands after years of weak demand and margin-eroding discounts in their most important growth market.
Aluminum jumped to the highest in more than four years as fears of output cuts in top producer China compounded continuing disruptions in the Middle East.
Aluminum jumped to the highest in more than four years as fears of output cuts in top producer China compounded continuing disruptions in the Middle East.
One kilogram copper bars at a wholesale metal market in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Jan 8, 2026. The race for artificial intelligence and surging defense spending are set to intensify a projected shortage of copper as producers struggle to expand, according to a new study by S&P Global. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
China’s MiniMax Group Inc. has begun preparations for a domestic listing, according to a regulatory filing, as the fast‑growing artificial intelligence startup challenges local rivals including DeepSeek.
China’s MiniMax Group Inc. has begun preparations for a domestic listing, according to a regulatory filing, as the fast‑growing artificial intelligence startup challenges local rivals including DeepSeek.
The logo for MiniMax Group Inc. Photographer: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg
China’s crude imports plunged in May to the lowest level in a decade and could languish for the coming months, as weaker demand, refinery cuts and limited exports help the world’s top buyer weather the impact of the Iran War.
China’s crude imports plunged in May to the lowest level in a decade and could languish for the coming months, as weaker demand, refinery cuts and limited exports help the world’s top buyer weather the impact of the Iran War.
An oil tanker is docked unloading crude oil at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on April 7, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT
Chinese solar manufacturers and research institutes launched an alliance on Tuesday to promote solar energy in space, a potential new avenue for growth in an industry beset by terrestrial overcapacity.
Chinese solar manufacturers and research institutes launched an alliance on Tuesday to promote solar energy in space, a potential new avenue for growth in an industry beset by terrestrial overcapacity.
Solar panels at a photovoltaic power station in Gansu Province, China. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
The securities regulator in China signaled that the fund management industry needs to accelerate its shift toward delivering sustainable long-term returns.
The securities regulator in China signaled that the fund management industry needs to accelerate its shift toward delivering sustainable long-term returns.
A screen displays stock market information in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. At the heart of why consumers in China save so much and spend so little, and why Xi Jinping and Donald Trump will struggle to change that behavior even if they want to, lies the country's stock market.
China’s first prefabricated computing power hub has started operations, offering a faster and lower-cost way to build and supply electricity to data centers, according to a report from China Central Television.
China’s first prefabricated computing power hub has started operations, offering a faster and lower-cost way to build and supply electricity to data centers, according to a report from China Central Television.
Chinese investors are betting a months-long rally in two-year government bonds has gone too far, turning to arbitrage trades more commonly used in the US and Europe to put that view to work.
Chinese investors are betting a months-long rally in two-year government bonds has gone too far, turning to arbitrage trades more commonly used in the US and Europe to put that view to work.
China’s central bank reduced the size of its daily open-market operation to a record low, extending efforts to absorb excess cash as a rally in bonds drove benchmark yields to their lowest since August.
China’s central bank reduced the size of its daily open-market operation to a record low, extending efforts to absorb excess cash as a rally in bonds drove benchmark yields to their lowest since August.
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