A settlement was announced Thursday in a longrunning lawsuit on behalf of senior citizens living in allegedly unsafe conditions in Cathay Manor, a 16-story apartment building in Chinatown. Two groups ...

China has set an economic growth target at the slowest since 1991 at the opening of its annual national congress, in what ...

China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property slump and other headwinds at home and growing ...

The National People’s Congress, ‌China’s rubber-stamp legislature, rolled out its Five-Year Plan outlining goals for growth, budgets, industrial policy and defence - signalling Xi’s determination to ...

Breakneck China ’ s Quest to Engineer the Future Dan Wang W. W. Norton & Company New York, NY, 2025, 288 pp., $31.99 . In ...

Some are flocking to places like Hegang, a cold and remote coal mining city in northeastern China famous for shockingly cheap housing prices. As resources dried up and mines closed, young people left, ...

After China’s debt-fueled real estate bubble popped, vast housing developments across the country were left partially ...

A veteran of Chinese venture capital firm Ince Capital purchased a luxury apartment in Hong Kong, adding to a list of high-profile buyers as the city’s housing market shows signs of a recovery.

Welcome to a lanweilou, or a “rotten tail” building, a term that captures the idea of hopeful beginnings which end badly. Chaguan recently visited the Zhongao development, trekking up dim staircases ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

China crossed a historic threshold in 2025, consuming 10.37 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity — the first time the nation has surpassed the 10 trillion mark. The milestone caps a dramatic ...

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with journalist Isabel Hilton. As the United States fully withdrew from ...