The festival has also traditionally been regarded as a barometer of consumer sentiment. But amid China’s lagging domestic economy, dragged down by a real estate crisis and deflationary pressures, consumers no longer go all out on purchases during the ...

The massively popular Singles’ Day shopping frenzy in China is here, but this year, the enthusiasm among consumers seems to have dimmed. E-commerce firms, facing a slowdown in the domestic market, hav

China's largest online shopping bonanza wraps up on Monday, with analysts and investors watching for signs that consumption is rebounding in the world's second-largest economy after recent efforts by Beijing to boost activity.

The event is part of a trend of young Chinese people travelling cheaply at a time when the economy is faltering and job prospects are scarce. The trend was started by four university students who cycled the 50km (30 miles) from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng in June to try guantangbao, a type of soup dumpling.

Thousands of Chinese students were seen riding their bikes at night in a quest for good soup dumplings, disrupting the daily traffic.