By Ningrong Liu China’s new focus on innovation-driven development offers hope for sustainable development and avoiding the middle-income trap. A technological breakthrough in advanced sectors could be the decisive driver in transforming the country’s future and keeping pace with the United States. Source: China’s focus on hi-tech, advanced sectors could hold key to revival
By Amanda Lee The country registers 7.68 million newlywed couples, up 845,000 from the previous year in what analysts say is sign of post-pandemic wedding rebound. Source: China ends 9-year decline in new marriages in 2023, but divorces also climb
By Xinmei Shen Mainland cryptocurrency investors made US$1.15 billion in 2023 to rank fourth behind those in the US, the UK and Vietnam, according to a Chainalysis survey. Source: China’s cryptocurrency investors made gains of more than US$1 billion in 2023 despite sweeping government ban