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China nurtures tech development as growth engine

THE word “technology” appears 46 times in China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and “innovation” is cited 61 times. The frequency is no accident. Rather, it underscores the nation’s serious pivot toward development ...

Zhu Shenshen | January 27, 2026, Tuesday

Synergy of finance and technology a keystone in China’s future vision

CHINA’S multi-trillion-dollar financial industry and the nation’s leading role in global technology development are bedfellows in the 15th Five-Year (2026-2030) Plan, and Shanghai is poised to play a ...

Wang Yanlin | January 27, 2026, Tuesday

China rejigs health care to put money where it delivers optimal results

CHINA is redesigning its health care system, with the 15th Five-Year (2026-30) Plan pointing where change will lead. The country is moving away from incremental expansion and toward industrial selection: ...

Tan Weiyun | January 27, 2026, Tuesday

China’s auto industry shifts gears from quantity to quality

CHINA’S automakers, ready and eager to embrace the self-driving cars of the future, are poised under the nation’s 15th Five-Year (2026-30) Plan to shift their focus from production volume and speed to ...

Lu Feiran | January 27, 2026, Tuesday

China to raise share of renewable energy for carbon emission target

A blueprint for China’s energy sector is written in green as the nation pursues policies to reduce carbon emissions in the 15th Five-Year (2026-30) Plan. The plan calls for ramping up the transition ...

Zhu Shenshen | January 27, 2026, Tuesday

Red velvet banner: Chinese thank-you that’s gone global

WHEN “Les Misérables” took the stage in Shanghai recently, British actor Jeremy Secomb who portrayed Inspector Javert was presented by audience with two red banners, a typical Chinese way of expressing ...

Zhu Qing | January 20, 2026, Tuesday

Building a well-read society by perusing books in public spaces

I used to regard reading as a private matter to be enjoyed in solitude, so I rarely went to a bookstore or a library. But a recent random exploration of a niche bookstore and a 24-hour library in downtown ...

Wang Yong | January 8, 2026, Thursday

Toys‘R’Us, Pop Mart shine bright

SHANGHAI keeps finding new ways to make shopping a reason to actually get out of the house. The latest wave of splashy flagship openings across the city leans hard into experiential retail, where buying ...

Zhu Yile | December 23, 2025, Tuesday

LIGHT, WOOD AND WANDERINGS: A global family’s warm haven in Xuhui

Virgine Peuch-Lestrade arrived in Shanghai five years ago with her husband and three children, carrying with them a quiet longing for the home they had just left behind in Hong Kong....

Yang Di | December 20, 2025, Saturday

Ancient watertight bulkheads power modern icebreaker

China’s first domestically built polar icebreaker, Xuelong 2, appears to be a triumph of modern engineering as it slices through Antarctic ice fields....

Zhu Ying | December 20, 2025, Saturday



 

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