Worker rights and environment clean-up spell trouble for light manufacturing in Foshan

SoftBank-backed franchise valued at $5bn at its last funding round

Efforts to staunch flow of synthetic opioids seen as sign of progress in trade talks

Index inclusion helps, but it is not a silver bullet.

Analysts say Chinese stocks will struggle to sustain their outperformance this year

Falling producer price index suggests China could soon be exporting deflation

Visitors and locals rely on virtual private networks to access global internet

Survey echoes official figures released over the weekend

Bloomberg flagship index to boost weighting to 6% over next 20 months

Diplomatic mission coincides with resumption of trade talks in Washington

International investment in commercial real estate almost halves from 2016 peak

Declines in sales and the rise of electric vehicles make tie-ups a must