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Joyce ZK Lim

China Correspondent

Joyce is China correspondent at The Straits Times. Based in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, she reports on China’s transitioning economy and what this means for its people and the region. She joined the broadsheet in 2023 after seven years with the Singapore Foreign Service. She previously worked in Singapore and Beijing.

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China uses for the first time new rules to counter ‘improper’ foreign jurisdiction over its firms

Beijing on May 2 ordered its firms not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese refineries accused of buying Iranian oil, including Hengli Petrochemicals (pictured), using rules rolled out in 2021.
Beijing on May 2 ordered its firms not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese refineries accused of buying Iranian oil, including Hengli Petrochemicals (pictured), using rules rolled out in 2021.

Chinese factories welcome any tariff relief from Trump-Xi summit, but diversification continues

The photo taken on April 16, 2026 shows a man wheeling bags of clothes toward a wholesale clothing market in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Factories in Guangdong province, China's production heartland, have borne the brunt of the US president's mercurial policies and a blistering trade war that saw US levies on their goods reach an eye-watering 145 percent for many products. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-trade-US-tariffs,  by Isabel KUA
The photo taken on April 16, 2026 shows a man wheeling bags of clothes toward a wholesale clothing market in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Factories in Guangdong province, China's production heartland, have borne the brunt of the US president's mercurial policies and a blistering trade war that saw US levies on their goods reach an eye-watering 145 percent for many products. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-trade-US-tariffs,  by Isabel KUA

TikTok parent ByteDance plans tiered subscriptions for AI chatbot Doubao

ByteDance’s AI chatbot Doubao appearing on a mobile phone.
ByteDance’s AI chatbot Doubao appearing on a mobile phone.

All that glitters is not gold: Consumers in China on alert over hard-to-detect fakes

State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported on April 26 that fraudsters had been mixing rhenium powder with gold to make fakes that are hard to detect.
State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported on April 26 that fraudsters had been mixing rhenium powder with gold to make fakes that are hard to detect.

What China’s blocking of Manus deal means for its AI start-ups relocating overseas for US capital

FILE PHOTO: The Manus AI agent app is displayed on a mobile phone near the logo of U.S. tech giant Meta, in this illustration picture taken April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The Manus AI agent app is displayed on a mobile phone near the logo of U.S. tech giant Meta, in this illustration picture taken April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

Beijing blocks US$2 billion sale of Singapore-based Manus to Meta

由中国团队创办,总部落地新加坡的人工智能(AI)起步公司Manus,即将被脸书母公司Meta收购。(示意图)
由中国团队创办,总部落地新加坡的人工智能(AI)起步公司Manus,即将被脸书母公司Meta收购。(示意图)

Singapore has to act to regulate social media use for adolescents: Ong Ye Kung

Mr Ong Ye Kung and Chinese Politburo member Chen Wenqing (right) visiting Xiaogucheng Village in China's Zhejiang province on April 21.
Mr Ong Ye Kung and Chinese Politburo member Chen Wenqing (right) visiting Xiaogucheng Village in China's Zhejiang province on April 21.

Rule of law and norms needed for successful social governance: Ong Ye Kung at China forum

Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung (left) with Mr Chen Wenqing, a member of the Communist Party of China’s Politburo, in Hangzhou, on April 20.
Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung (left) with Mr Chen Wenqing, a member of the Communist Party of China’s Politburo, in Hangzhou, on April 20.

China’s economy beats forecasts to grow 5 per cent in first quarter of 2026

A cargo ship sails from the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on April 14, 2026.
A cargo ship sails from the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on April 14, 2026.

Chinese makers of sticky tape, bug zappers and fans feel the pinch as plastic costs soar amid Iran war

New energy products and smart mobility equipment at the Canton Fair, China's largest trade show which opened in Guangzhou on April 15.
New energy products and smart mobility equipment at the Canton Fair, China's largest trade show which opened in Guangzhou on April 15.

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