Nitrogen pollution can lead to harmful algal blooms in surface water, producing toxins that contaminate drinking water. Photo: X/WaterPolution20
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An extra 3 billion people to ‘lack clean water by 2050’, with China in risk zone

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Southern China will be among areas at risk as high nitrogen levels continue to deplete clean water supplies, researchers in Germany and Netherlands say in paper for Nature Communications.

Nitrogen pollution can lead to harmful algal blooms in surface water, producing toxins that contaminate drinking water. Photo: X/WaterPolution20

An extra 3 billion people to ‘lack clean water by 2050’, with China in risk zone

Southern China will be among areas at risk as high nitrogen levels continue to deplete clean water supplies, researchers in Germany and Netherlands say in paper for Nature Communications.

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Star China banker’s disappearance made his firm a buyout target

Star banker Bao Fan’s boutique investment bank China Renaissance Holdings has drawn interest from a Hong Kong-based financial group and a couple of small Chinese brokerages.

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China’s airport ride-hailing ban casts cloud over private sector comeback

A short ban on ride-hailing services at one of China’s busiest airports has generated concerns that other ‘sweeping’ regulatory moves could be in the pipeline, throttling consumer confidence and blunting economic growth.

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People walk past a China Renaissance office at an office building in Beijing. Photo: AP

Star China banker’s disappearance made his firm a buyout target

Star banker Bao Fan’s boutique investment bank China Renaissance Holdings has drawn interest from a Hong Kong-based financial group and a couple of small Chinese brokerages.

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China's economic recovery

China’s airport ride-hailing ban casts cloud over private sector comeback

A short ban on ride-hailing services at one of China’s busiest airports has generated concerns that other ‘sweeping’ regulatory moves could be in the pipeline, throttling consumer confidence and blunting economic growth.

A short ban on ride-hailing services at one of China’s busiest airports has generated concerns that other ‘sweeping’ regulatory moves could be in the pipeline, throttling consumer confidence and blunting economic growth.

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China technology

IDG Capital works to rebut US claims over China military ties

IDG is one of the oldest venture firms in the market and has been in China since 1993, having invested in more than 1,600 companies, with 500 of them going public or getting acquired.

IDG is one of the oldest venture firms in the market and has been in China since 1993, having invested in more than 1,600 companies, with 500 of them going public or getting acquired.

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China has among the lowest retirement ages. Will population woes change that?

China’s population is expected to plunge by 20 million to 1.39 billion by 2035, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), after it suffered a second consecutive annual decline in 2023.

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China has among the lowest retirement ages. Will population woes change that?

Chinese Google engineer accused of murder is out of hospital, to be arraigned

Chen Liren, 27, had been hospitalised since his arrest on January 16 for beating his wife, Yu Xuanyi, another Google employee, to death in their home in Santa Clara, California.

7 Feb 2024 - 6:52AM
Chinese Google engineer accused of murder is out of hospital, to be arraigned

IDG Capital works to rebut US claims over China military ties

IDG is one of the oldest venture firms in the market and has been in China since 1993, having invested in more than 1,600 companies, with 500 of them going public or getting acquired.

4 hours ago

China has among the lowest retirement ages. Will population woes change that?

China’s population is expected to plunge by 20 million to 1.39 billion by 2035, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), after it suffered a second consecutive annual decline in 2023.

4 hours ago

Chinese Google engineer accused of murder is out of hospital, to be arraigned

Chen Liren, 27, had been hospitalised since his arrest on January 16 for beating his wife, Yu Xuanyi, another Google employee, to death in their home in Santa Clara, California.

7 Feb 2024 - 6:52AM
China-Africa ties

US borrows from belt and road playbook to challenge China’s influence in Africa

US pledge of a billion dollars to refurbish rail project in Angola will be test of whether Washington can compete with Beijing to build ties and secure resources in Africa, analysts say.

US pledge of a billion dollars to refurbish rail project in Angola will be test of whether Washington can compete with Beijing to build ties and secure resources in Africa, analysts say.

29 Jan 2024 - 6:30PM

Chinese firms agree to raise investment in DRC copper-cobalt mining deal

Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group will increase input from US$3 billion to US$7 billion as part of the Sicomines joint venture.

Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group will increase input from US$3 billion to US$7 billion as part of the Sicomines joint venture.

4 Feb 2024 - 8:00PM

China’s ‘stadium diplomacy’ looking for a win at the Africa Cup of Nations

The football tournament being hosted by Ivory Coast features three venues that were built using Chinese money.

The football tournament being hosted by Ivory Coast features three venues that were built using Chinese money.

28 Jan 2024 - 5:00PM
China-Africa ties

US borrows from belt and road playbook to challenge China’s influence in Africa

US pledge of a billion dollars to refurbish rail project in Angola will be test of whether Washington can compete with Beijing to build ties and secure resources in Africa, analysts say.

US pledge of a billion dollars to refurbish rail project in Angola will be test of whether Washington can compete with Beijing to build ties and secure resources in Africa, analysts say.

29 Jan 2024 - 6:30PM

Chinese firms agree to raise investment in DRC copper-cobalt mining deal

Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group will increase input from US$3 billion to US$7 billion as part of the Sicomines joint venture.

Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group will increase input from US$3 billion to US$7 billion as part of the Sicomines joint venture.

4 Feb 2024 - 8:00PM

China’s ‘stadium diplomacy’ looking for a win at the Africa Cup of Nations

The football tournament being hosted by Ivory Coast features three venues that were built using Chinese money.

The football tournament being hosted by Ivory Coast features three venues that were built using Chinese money.

28 Jan 2024 - 5:00PM
China | OPINION
Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion | What lies in wait for Xi and Putin in the Year of the Dragon?

Both leaders will be emboldened by a divided and distracted West but they will also have to wrestle with economic vulnerabilities. Xi will watch closely Russia’s progress in Ukraine and its overtures to North Korea, while Putin will be nervous about losing any Chinese support.

6 Feb 2024 - 5:51AM

Opinion | Why China’s top spy agency is stepping out of the shadows

The Ministry of State Security kept a secretive presence for years, but now it is on social media and creating a more high-profile public image. It has every reason to expand its public reach, but it must be more mindful of the potential impact of its daily musings on political and economic matters.

The Ministry of State Security kept a secretive presence for years, but now it is on social media and creating a more high-profile public image. It has every reason to expand its public reach, but it must be more mindful of the potential impact of its daily musings on political and economic matters.

5 Feb 2024 - 5:30AM
Why China’s top spy agency is stepping out of the shadows

The View | Is it time for ‘developing’ China to start funding UN climate aid?

As a developing country, China does not have to give directly to UN climate funds, such as the loss and damage fund. This has fuelled a debate over outdated categories.

As a developing country, China does not have to give directly to UN climate funds, such as the loss and damage fund. This has fuelled a debate over outdated categories.

4 Feb 2024 - 7:00PM
Is it time for ‘developing’ China to start funding UN climate aid?
Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion | What lies in wait for Xi and Putin in the Year of the Dragon?

6 Feb 2024 - 5:51AM

The Ministry of State Security kept a secretive presence for years, but now it is on social media and creating a more high-profile public image. It has every reason to expand its public reach, but it must be more mindful of the potential impact of its daily musings on political and economic matters.

5 Feb 2024 - 5:30AM

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