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Regulators are investigating Xiangya Hospital after online posts claimed a Stanford-trained advisor pushed a graduate student to suicide through a grueling administrative workload. caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/med…

Weekly Must-Read: U.S.-Israel War With Iran Drifts Toward Attrition caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/wee…

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New podcast episode: With humble beginnings as a textile factory in Shandong, Ruyi dreamed of becoming China’s version of LVMH. In this episode of China Business Uncovered, host Kelsey Cheng speaks with reporter Yue Yue about how the company’s debt-fueled shopping spree backfired. #China #Business #Company #Luxury #Retail #Podcast caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/chi…

Take a minute to get caught up on Caixin’s headlines: • In Depth: China tackles risks in legacy PPP projects • Gold falls despite war as oil surges, U.S. yields weigh • Chinese airlines hike surcharges on rising jet fuel prices caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/cx-…

Chinese cloud providers including #Alibaba and #Tencent have raised prices for #AI computing and storage services as surging demand for AI collides with higher hardware costs. caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/ali…

The removal of the chief designer of China’s stealth fighter from the country's premier scientific academy marks the latest official scrubbing in a widening campaign against corruption in the military-industrial complex. caixinglobal.com/2026-03-17/chi…

China’s NFRA is rolling out wide-ranging inspections of insurers and asset managers, with a sharp focus on how trillions in insurance funds are invested and managed caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/chi…

China Unicom is cutting overall spending but pouring more into AI infrastructure, betting computing power will offset slowing core telecom growth caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/chi…

Alibaba’s profit sank 67% as it poured money into on-demand retail. Growth slowed, margins shrank, but cloud and AI remained bright spots caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/ali…

China-Europe rail freight is surging as supply chains shift away from sea routes, driven by shipping disruptions and a rebound in Russia trade caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/chi…

Exclusive: China is set to add 12 more banks to its digital yuan project, a major expansion that comes as rule changes aim to create better commercial incentives for lenders to promote the central bank digital currency caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/exc…

A discarded cigarette butt likely started the Hong Kong high-rise fire that killed 168 people, an inquiry heard. Evidence points to an unenforced smoking ban and the contractor’s use of flammable netting as key factors that allowed the blaze to escalate caixinglobal.com/2026-03-20/cig…

Chinese companies expanding overseas drove a 250% surge in AWS compliance requests in 2025. With China’s AI exports surge, firms are adopting stricter data standards to navigate an increasingly complex global regulatory landscape caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/chi…

China’s youth unemployment rate fell to 16.1% in February, marking an eighth consecutive monthly decline and breaking from usual seasonal trends caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/chi…

Commentary: As Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz chokes the oil supply and crude prices soar, policymakers must look to the stagflation era to avoid the traps of price controls and accelerate the push for true energy independence. caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/com…

Chinese toy-maker Pop Mart is partnering with Sony Pictures to bring its hugely popular Labubu figure to the big screen, the companies announced Thursday. caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/pop…

A ex-president of Hong Kong-listed Bank of Guizhou has been given a suspended death sentence for taking more than $2.4 million in bribes, as China’s crackdown on financial-sector corruption continues. caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/chi…

Hong Kong’s securities regulator has warned that a wave of last-minute auditor resignations may signal deeper governance risks, urging the city’s stock exchange to tighten oversight. caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/hon…

Commentary: After years of pandemic distortions and structural imbalances, a recalibration of manufacturing supply and infrastructure demand has set the stage for a positive turn in #China’s Producer Price Index. #ChinaPPI caixinglobal.com/2026-03-19/com…