China's Economy Struck by Sudden Decline

New data shows that retail sales and industrial output slumped in August, adding to China's woes as it attempts to negotiate with the U.S. Read More

China's economy slumps in August, casts doubt on growth target

China's factory output and retail sales reported their weakest growth since last year in August, keeping pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus to fend off a sharp slowdown in the world's ... Read More

China's economic slowdown deepens in August with retail sales, industrial output missing expectations

A raft of key indicators missed expectations amid sluggish domestic demand and Beijing’s anti-involution campaign. Read More

Too Old, Too Uneducated: Aging Workers in Beijing Struggle for Work

China’s economic slowdown has fallen especially hard on older migrant workers, who often don’t have the technical skills that employers are seeking. By Vivian Wang Vivian Wang reported from Beijing’s ... Read More

A Nation of Lawyers Confronts China’s Engineering State

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. After Donald Trump announced ruinously high tariffs on China in the spring, a simple reminder of that country’s growing technological power forced him to back ... Read More

China’s Economy Shows Signs of Slowing, Raising Pressure on Beijing

TOKYO—Fresh data on China’s economy pointed to a broad-based slowdown last month, adding to the pressure on Beijing to do more to rev up growth and consumer spending in the face of President Trump’s ... Read More