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The Asia New Vision Forum 2025 will take place in Singapore from September 11 to 13. Under the theme “Charting the Future Amid Uncertainty,” ANVF 2025 will explore how the region can drive progress through innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth. caixinglobal.com/caixin-anvf-20…

In a world of geopolitical friction and rising tariffs China’s auto industry needs to learn lessons from Japan and South Korea by expanding in major markets and localizing production, argues Wu Songquan caixinglobal.com/2025-07-26/com…

While the EU-China summit exceeded expectations, tangible progress is still needed to overcome the challenges facing businesses in order to “pave the way for a more equitable trade and investment relationship,” president of a key EU business group said. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/eur…

Commentary: China must carefully consider how yuan-pegged stablecoins can be used to avoid the situation seen with U.S. dollar stablecoins, which are mainly used for speculation. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/com…

Here’s the news making headlines in and around China: • Alibaba food unit ex-CEO accused of taking over $5.6 million in bribes • PBOC pushes ahead with digital yuan internationalization • China, EU to improve how they deal with export control disputes caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/cx-…

In Depth: Ma Xiaoqiang claims he was making metal nuts for a toy gun vendor. Prosecutors say they are a banned component and have accused him of illegally manufacturing and selling firearms. The small factory owner faces as many as 10 years behind bars. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-18/in-…

A last-minute will was the key to the succession at Chinese beverage giant Wahaha. The document shielded the founder’s daughter from legal challenges as a wider family inheritance battle raged. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/not…

In Depth: China is cracking down on “involution-style” competition — vicious price wars that distort markets, crush profits, and stifle innovation. From EVs to solar, the new mantra is quality over quantity, fair play over a race to the bottom. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/in-…

Legendary Chinese banker Fang Fenglei has joined up with veteran investor Hazem Ben-Gacem in a new private equity firm to channel the Middle East’s petrodollar billions to the Global South. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/vet…

The inheritance battle following the death of the beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou has revealed an international portfolio of prestigious assets belie Zong’s cultivated image as a frugal entrepreneur caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/wah…

China’s embodied AI startup Booster Robotics lands $14 million in its latest funding round after its robots taste success at the 2025 RoboCup World Championship in Brazil. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/chi…

Beijing’s state-owned capital firm has bought out USB’s stake in Credit Suisse Securities and revived a long-retired name: Beijing Securities, giving BSAM a strong, locally controlled brokerage. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/bei…

Legendary Chinese banker Fang Fenglei has joined up with veteran investor Hazem Ben-Gacem in a new private equity firm to channel the Middle East’s petrodollar billions to the Global South. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/in-…

Here’s the news making headlines in and around China: • Another Chinese game studio scores a hit • Xi meets EU leaders in Beijing • Eighteen arrested in Hong Kong over visa scam caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/cx-…

Octopus Energy, Britain’s largest power utility, has partnered with Chinese EV giant BYD on a service that can help car owners cut down on charging costs by providing them with a way to supply electricity back to the grid. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/byd…

China has started construction on a massive $167 billion hydropower dam, nearly three times the size of the Three Gorges Dam, fueling unease in neighboring India and Bangladesh over control of shared water resources. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/mas…

Beijing is tightening its grip. China’s central bank plans to directly supervise Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent’s Tenpay to combat money laundering — a significant regulatory move targeting the payment giants. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/chi…

In Depth: China’s battle against “involution-style” competition is extending beyond curbing supply and boosting demand in overcapacity industries. It’s now targeting local governments that dole out subsidies promoting unfair competition. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/in-…

With billions in funding from titans of industry, new schools focused on science and engineering are drawing the country's brightest students away from traditional powerhouses. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/chi…

Amazon Web Services is to shut down its last overseas AI lab. Its AI Shanghai Lablet, which focused on open-source initiatives, is being dissolved due to “strategic adjustments between China and the U.S.” caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/ama…

China has launched a national fusion energy company with a $1.6 billion injection from a consortium of investors, a major step toward the commercialization of fusion power, the holy grail of clean energy. caixinglobal.com/2025-07-24/chi…