Jennifer Pak

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China's once-vibrant restaurant scene sees leaner times

The U.S. wants Chinese consumers to spend more to shrink the trade gap. That won't be easy.

Why falling prices isn't good. Starts at 3'58

How beefed-up U.S. tariffs are rattling a Shanghai trade show

China's says its unemployment is "stable," but job seekers remain gloomy

China shows two can play at the tariff game

How China is responding to Trump's tariffs

China's ride-hailing and taxi drivers work longer hours for less pay

Thailand's auto industry faces tough times, but EVs provide hope

Chinese importers of U.S. goods brace themselves for further tariffs

China's consumption is ticking up but can it be sustained?

How advanced are China's self-driving taxis?

2024 U.S. elections: China views

China ramps up exchanges with U.S. youth, including NYU teams

E-payments are essential in China, but still tricky for foreign visitors

He bought a condo in China. Nine years later, he got the key.

China stimulus

How can China make EVs that sell for less than $20k?

Can food tourism help China's cash-strapped cities?

China pledges tax reform. That's a big deal for this socialist country.

China's consumers cautious about economy

Opting out of China's education rat race

What if your deepfake was found in China?

One of China's hottest toys sold millions. The inventor made $830.

Sober times for China's wine sellers

Bubble tea's Taiwan origins

Dramatic recovery of Luckin Coffee draws skeptics and fans

Year of the Dragon: Chinese wish for a better economy

China's battered stocks rebound (audio starts at 0'08)

Beef wellington marches on in Shanghai, but at a cost

China's long work hours (audio starts at 1'37)

China's 2023 GDP (audio starts at 1'44)

Taiwan electiom: young voters worry about inflation, wages and war

Shanghai's vacant storefronts

China sanctions U.S-related defense firms (audio starts 0'08)

Evergrande avoids liquidation for now (audio starts at 1'44)

Who is better at my job: Chinese AI or me?

Chinese media reaction: APEC Biden-Xi meeting

Easy or hard: foreigner's using Chinese apps?

Ageism in China's tech sector: curse of 35

The ones still willing to get married in China

One man's crisis of confidence in China

Members-only retailers are a status symbol in China

China video game sector experiments with AI

China's President Xi Jinping is set to miss the G20

What China's domestic tourism recovery looks like

How to order at a Chinese seafood restaurant

Raimondo's China visit ends (audio starts at 0'37)

China bans Japan seafood (audio starts at 5'01)

Animation house in China tests AI capabilities

What an animation generated by AI looks like

In China, prices have been falling for too long

It's getting more expensive to hire labor in China

Hollywood's revival in China? (audio starts at 3'40)

Saving a Chinese village one peach tree at a time

Is GDP still a useful gauge of China's economy?

A walk around a Beijing neighborhood

Janet Yellen arrives in Beijing (audio starts at 0'07)

China's Summer Davos (audio starts at 2'04)

Luring IT workers back to the Chinese countryside

China's youth unemployment (audio starts 3'45)

VIDEO: From megacity to the countryside

Hong Kong mask mandate drops (audio starts at 1'55)

Recovery inside China's most locked-down city

How many people have died in China from COVID?

Businesses keep a close watch on Blinken's China visit

Touch-and-go reopening after China's zero-COVID

Lunar New Year and the COVID wave (audio starts 2'17)

China's shrinking population and GDP

Are China's consumers ready to spend?

Jack Ma gives up control of Alibaba's Ant Group. 

China's zero-COVID whiplash

Why China firms are opening their books to U.S. regulators

China's fading job prospects

Is China open to investment? (audio starts 3'38)

China's holiday travel rebounds (audio starts 1'55)

Where is Jack Ma? Why do global investors care?

Why more workers are avoiding factory jobs in China

Alibaba releases its own chatbot (audio starts at 2'12)

Lockdown: Is Shanghai still the same financial hub?

Why are women in China not having more babies?