But the supercharged competition driving that trend is causing problems within China itself, including deflation and thin or negative profit margins. China’s government has recognised the problem, but ...

Chinese EV giant BYD slashed prices on May 23, prompting regulators to speak out. Despite that, analysts say that little can be done about the market competition. Falling prices of Chinese car exports ...

Companies should ‘uphold a fair and competitive’ environment to ‘foster innovation and healthy development’, regulator says.

Even as China floods the world’s markets with electronics, electric cars, and other high-tech goods, its own domestic demand for most products remains stubbornly weak. Retail sales are low. Oversupply ...

In economic policy documents, Beijing’s leadership used the term “involution”, neijuan in Chinese, in efforts to combat excessive competition in market segments such as photovoltaics and lithium ...

JD.com boasts strong finances, solid earnings, and a low valuation, yet its stock price remains depressed due to China's challenging retail environment. Intense price competition and deflation in ...

Gaoyuan Liu’s suggestion to compare answers was rejected outright after a difficult math exam. “Don’t involute yourself,” her classmates told her. Gaoyuan Liu, an LSA transfer student who then studied ...

SINGAPORE: When Ma Lingfei, 30, and her startup team of engineers in Shenzhen unveiled their prototype - a state-of-the-art wearable headband designed to monitor and enhance children’s attention spans ...

If you are feeling dispirited at work or burned out by the general pressure of life, there is a perfect word for you: "involution." The Mandarin Chinese word for "involution" — neijuan — is now a ...