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From swoosh to local: Nike loses ground in China as domestic rivals start to sprint

Alex Chen – a Beijing office worker in his late 30s – used to buy his trainers the way plenty…

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China’s approval for L3 self-driving cars to stimulate slowing mainland market

Nearly 270,000 cars with self-driving systems that allow drivers to be “hands off” under certain conditions will be sold in…

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Five decades on, McDonald’s still finds new ways to serve Hong Kong

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s first McDonald’s opened on Paterson Street…

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Opinion | Arguing about China’s overcapacity overlooks its drive for clean energy

China is often described today as having “overcapacity” in manufacturing. Its dominance in solar panels, batteries and wind equipment, for…

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China eases visa rules for India, tapping into US$21.6 billion travel market

Beijing and New Delhi have taken another step towards normalising economic ties after a five-year rift, as China moves to…

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Dior, Louis Vuitton ditch China’s malls for shopping streets to replicate Ginza’s charm

Stand-alone flagship stores with distinctive architectural facades, long prevalent in global metropolises like Tokyo, Seoul and New York, are gradually…

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China packs a patent punch in the race to build humanoid robots

China has pulled far ahead in the race to build humanoid robots, issuing five times as many related patents as…

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Opinion | China’s property market isn’t so much collapsing as being reconfigured

For years, China Vanke was the property industry’s model pupil: prudent, reliable and seemingly immune to the reckless borrowing that…

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China’s ‘black flying’ drone dilemma: when tech advancement clashes with aviation safety

After drones were flown in China at heights above 8,000 metres (26,247 feet) – approaching that of Mount Everest –…

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Patent cliffhanger: will China biotech throw Big Pharma a lifeline?

If pharmaceutical drug patents are an hourglass turned over on the day of approval – with the approaching loss of…

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