Bonds
China's Wanda Group unit raises $300m in 2nd dollar bond issue
Deal follows $400m fundraising last month, in rare good news for property sector
China
Opinion
CEOs should prepare for U.S. congressional grilling on China
New House select committee likely to hold hearings on Hollywood, NBA and TikTok
Consumer
China's top fast-food chain operator cautious on recovery outlook
Yum China says sales grew during Lunar New Year, but 'challenges' await
US-China tensions
Biden says U.S. in 'strongest position in decades' to take on China
Foreign policy takes back seat to domestic issues in State of the Union address
The Nikkei View
Balloon highlights risk of unintentional U.S.-China clash
Beijing should apologize, not protest against American response
Caixin
China regulators worried about country's mutual fund boom
Retail investors pay more to sellers than to those managing their money
Travel & Leisure
Macao slaps new tax on VIP gambling business
Junket operators say 5% levy on casino commissions will 'kill' sector
Food & Beverage
Yakult hopes for Chinese sales rebound of its probiotic drinks
End of zero-COVID opens opportunity, but outlook for core market remains unclear
The Big Story
Japan's war on space junk
Record numbers of satellite launches by China, Russia and U.S. are crowding Earth's orbit
US-China tensions
U.S. Navy releases first photos of Chinese balloon recovery
Balloon was an estimated 60 meters tall and was carrying long sensor package
China tech
Chinese unicorn aims to sell half of robot waiters outside mainland
Keenon Robotics ramps up global expansion after zero-COVID lean years
Trade
U.S.-China trade hit record in 2022 despite tensions
Robust cross-border flows run counter to talk of 'decoupling'
China tech
Baidu shares surge as it announces ChatGPT-style 'Ernie Bot'
Chinese search engine giant to finish AI project testing in March
Caixin
Mortgage rate cuts spread to China's wealthier regions
Analysts predicting a long and bumpy recovery in real estate sector
US-China tensions
Chinese spy balloon did nothing to improve relations: White House
Blinken will seek to reschedule a postponed trip when the time is right
Nissan-Renault alliance
China's Geely won't join Renault's EV company, says French carmaker
Renault to keep Chinese ties separate from alliance with Nissan
US-China tensions
China spy balloon shooting triggers diplomatic, social media storm
Critics accuse anti-China politicans of driving Biden's move to bring down craft
International relations
Australia trade minister to travel to Beijing to meet counterpart
Discussions to include 'resumption of unimpeded trade' with China: Farrell
Hong Kong security law
'Hong Kong 47' trial starts in city's biggest national security case
Dozens of pro-democracy activists held for two years since subversion arrests
Caixin
Yangtze Memory kicks terminated workers out of apartments
Chinese state-owned chipmaker also slashing payrolls 5% to 10%
