China's trade with North Korea in 2025 rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, customs data showed on Tuesday, as ties between the two countries improved after Kim Jong Un's visit to Beijing.

China's stock market rally is drawing closer regulatory scrutiny after trading activity surged to unprecedented levels.

I N A CHAOTIC world, China did the predictable thing. Its economy met the official growth target for 2025, according to figures released on January 19th, just as it had the year before and the year before that.

China plans to roll out new policies for 2026 to 2030 to spur domestic consumption and tackle "prominent" supply-demand imbalances, with the services sector becoming a key focus, the country's state planner said on Tuesday.

Beijing trumpets trade and technology success yet many regions and people struggle amid an anaemic domestic outlook

China faces a shrinking population and record-low birth rates, challenging economic growth and straining pensions and healthcare.

China's National Bureau of Statistics released data on its 2025 GDP growth Monday. Analysts say it reveals strong economic growth for the country, but ordinary people still face deep challenges.

Some 983,000 individuals were disciplined in 2025, up more than 10 per cent from a year earlier, according to China’s top anti-graft watchdog.