Good Morning. Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.
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The Wall Street Journal
How Bad Is China’s Economy? Millions of Young People Are Unemployed and Disillusioned — The nation needs workers, but college graduates shun low-skill work. Many have opted out of the job market and are ‘lying flat.’
North Korea Celebrates Major Holiday with Special Guests From China and Russia — Pyongyang expected to hold large military parade, with first foreign delegations allowed in the country since the pandemic.
Volkswagen’s EV Gambit in China Makes Sense — Deal will help VW and local startup Xpeng, both struggling in China’s huge—and cutthroat—electric-vehicle market.
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