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City-born architect lists inspiration behind his designs in a new book

WHEN Chinese-Canadian architect Peter Guohua Fu’s book, “The Stories Behind 100 Designs,” is introduced at the Shanghai Book Fair in August, readers can expect to learn many interesting stories about ...

Wan Lixin | July 15, 2025, Tuesday

China anti-desertification drive fuels green growth, common prosperity

TO understand China’s growth potential and strategy, it’s not enough just to calculate how many cars or clothes are produced and sold. A look into the country’s vast desert area is necessary if one is ...

Wang Yong | July 8, 2025, Tuesday

5 mental health memoirs that will sort your life out

FOR those jetting off somewhere hot, life will still be messy when you get back from the beach. These five memoirs have carried me through some tough times and showed me that our struggles, however isolating ...

Emma Leaning | July 5, 2025, Saturday

HK unveils new policy to recapture its prominence in global finance

THE Hong Kong Stock Exchange has quietly rolled out one of its most consequential reforms in years: the Technology Enterprises Channel, or TECH. On paper, the channel is a regulatory update, allowing ...

Leo Zhang | June 24, 2025, Tuesday

The Tom Cruise standard: Why you should give 100% some of the time

ACTION movies aren’t my thing, but there’s something seductive about watching Tom Cruise hurtle through the world with desperate intensity. The Tom Cruise run isn’t really running. It’s something between ...

Emma Leaning | June 21, 2025, Saturday

Sports are good economic, as well as healthy, option

SPORTS are no longer merely a means to keep people healthy, but increasingly appreciated as a means to boost the economy, given its significant contribution to consumption in Shanghai. A number of recent ...

Wan Lixin | June 12, 2025, Thursday

Midyear meltdown: Lessons from 2025

WE’RE halfway through 2025, time for an honest assessment of the gap between January’s ambitions and June’s reality. Essentially, I’m the same person. So are you. All is not lost: Every year teaches things ...

Emma Leaning | June 7, 2025, Saturday

UNCOMFORTABLY COMFORTABLE: The reality behind our perfect lives

I won’t pretend I’m poor because I’m not. But at 40 years of age, I’m also not where I thought I’d be. More than that, I have recently relied on parents to help with cash flow. That’s not sexy. Let me ...

Emma Leaning | May 24, 2025, Saturday

US may be wielding a stick but China seeks trade recalibration

WHEN China and the United States announced a 90-day mutual cut in tariffs after talks in Geneva, headlines declared a “trade truce.” But let’s not fool ourselves. This isn’t a peace deal; it’s a tactical ...

Leo Zhang | May 20, 2025, Tuesday

Not dead yet, and won’t age quietly

IT’S rare I get writer’s block. I don’t believe in it. But I starved for ideas this week. You know why? Because I’m 40. Let me repeat that. I’m 40. It’s been a slap in the baps. My birthday was on April ...

Emma Leaning | May 10, 2025, Saturday

The way of water

Wang Yong Opinion editor

China anti-desertification drive fuels green growth, common prosperity

One man's meat

Wan Lixin Opinion deputy editor

City-born architect lists inspiration behind his designs in a new book

Woodpecker at work

Ni Tao Opinion writer

Pragmatism trumps ego: Will SAIC’s bold new alliance with Huawei tick?

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