5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (712+ words) At Beijing's Robot Mall on Sept 4, Johan Quintero hardly knew what to explore first. Before coming to China for the first time, Quintero had read about the country's technological development on social media and in the news. Seeing it firsthand,…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (283+ words) Jin Xiangjun, former governor of Shanxi province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Tuesday by a court in Henan province for accepting bribes of over 148 million yuan ($22.05 million). He was also stripped of political rights for life,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (347+ words) Wang Jianjun, former vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday by a court in Shandong province for accepting bribes totaling more than 93.4 million yuan ($13.9 million). Wang was also deprived of political rights…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (580+ words) While tensions between the United States and Iran keep escalating, US Vice-President JD Vance rejected the use of the word "war" to describe the six-month-old conflict, holding back from predicting an end before November's midterm elections. Meanwhile, Iran has vowed…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (363+ words) Liu Kuanren, former vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday by a court in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for bribery and embezzlement. Liu, also a former…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (281+ words) China Daily Former Shanxi bank chairman repatriated to China Guo Hongwei, the former chairman of a bank in Shanxi province, has turned himself in overseas and was recently repatriated to China, thanks to close collaboration between Chinese supervisory and public…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (332+ words) Yu Wenming, former head of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday by a court in Tianjin for bribery. Yu was also fined 6 million yuan ($892,782), with his illicit gains and related interests…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (340+ words) The Estee Lauder Companies closed fiscal 2026 with its strongest quarter of the year, as its Chinese mainland business gained market share for a sixth consecutive quarter and organic net sales rose nine percent, outpacing the broader prestige beauty market in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (605+ words) Shanghai's latest policy measures on homebuying, including a subsidy of 200 million yuan ($29.75 million) for new purchases, will work together with existing measures to better tap into diversified residential needs and further consolidate the local housing market, industry experts said while…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (571+ words) Chinese retailer Pangdonglai plans to expand a hiring program for people who have completed prison sentences, after all 30 employees recruited under the initiative in 2025 remained with the company. The Henan-based retailer said on Aug 14 that its planned Zhengzhou store would…...