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Companies need to stem losses but consumers like their generous discounts too much
Worker rights and environment clean-up spell trouble for light manufacturing in Foshan
Tech giants to shake up streaming with original content but pricing will be a problem
Private companies could benefit if slowing economy pushes officials to tap risky finance
Budget and luxury brands lead second-hand sales surge as mid-range hit by price cuts
Biodiesel and electric car goals will fail but domestic industry will still get a boost
Distributors unprepared for run on quality brands as economic woes fail to hit demand
Generous tariffs risk overloading an under-developed grid and leaving investors out of pocket
Industry braced for margin squeeze as production ramps up on long-term demand hopes
Home-sharing site Xiaozhu wants to do more than match hosts with guests as clouds gather
Red tape threatens to entangle both a new provider and ambitious infrastructure plans
Efforts to increase bank lending to private sector have been very qualified success
After a 2-year boom, domestic and global sales slide to test economic growth forecasts
Industry says this time might be different as government resists old-school stimulus
Platforms mushrooming as growth surges but only a handful expected to survive
Growing demand at home and free trade with Europe should spur move up value chain
Firms taking countermeasures even as most expect Washington and Beijing to resolve dispute
Losses widen amid content arms race but platforms will struggle to retain subscribers
Private companies drove last year’s record bond failures; 2019 may be worse
Sector braced for slowdown as over-reliance on Chinese market takes toll on exports
Investment potential for start-ups is being hobbled by regressive energy policies
P2P leader faces even tougher rules as hundreds more competitors set to close
Thousands of schools close after new rules seek to clean up and standardise practices
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