In this GBJ Explainer, Global Business Journalism reporter Nouha Boughabi of Morocco describes the emergence of ESG in the business world. ESG stands for Environment, Social and Governance. Corporations around the globe are committing themselves to more than just profits. They are also pledging to work toward sustainability, corporate social responsibility and responsible governance. Check out this and other GBJ Explainers on our YouTube channel.

The past decade has shown the limits of China’s investment-driven growth model. To continue its economic rise, the world’s second largest economy needs to rely more on the purchasing power of its massive middle class, economic analysts contend.   “China doesn’t need to build as fast and excessively as in the past," Chinese economics journalist Wu Chen told Global Business Journalism students. "China needs to move from an investment-led economy to a consumption-driven econom

The best business journalists translate complexity into clarity, and data into human stories. These are five of the finest in the world.

The global pickleball craze has reached China, and the activity is popular on the Tsinghua University campus. Students at Tsinghua recently competed in a campus tournament, and students from the Tsinghua School of Journalism and Communication were among the top finishers. This video reports on the stunning growth in popularity of pickleball in China, the United States and around the world. Take a look.

This month, the Global Business Journalism community continued to demonstrate its commitment to rigorous reporting, cross-cultural exchange and on-the-ground learning. From newsroom insights on covering policy in an era of misinformation to international academic partnerships and student exchanges, GBJ faculty and students engaged deeply with the forces shaping global media today. Highlights include a distinguished guest lecture by veteran journalist Angela Greiling Keane.

From AI to Asia’s economic boom, the world is changing fast. The Global Business Journalism program's top five global business trends of 2026 reveal where opportunity, innovation and disruption meet. At GBJ — a partnership among Tsinghue University, Bloomberg News and the International Center for Journalists — we help future journalists and storytellers decode these shifts through data, insight and global perspective. Let us know what you think of our choice of trends.

In today's crowded and fast-moving business information landscape, journalists need more than traditional reporting skills. They need to explain complex economic and global stories clearly and accurately, says Lee Miller, director of the Bloomberg Lab at Tsinghua University and a professor in the Global Business Journalism program. In a new video produced by Global Business Journalism reporter Nguyen Quan Huy, Miller emphasizes that modern journalism is about storytelling acr

The end of 2025 is also the end of the first round of applications to the Global Business Journalism program. And while the final application deadline for the 2026-2027 academic year is not until April 15, 2026, there are significant benefits to applying early. International applicants can get informationcan get detailed information and tips for applying on the GlobalBusinessJournalism.com website. They must formally apply on the official Tsinghua graduate school site.

Li Fangfang, a senior editor at Beijing Review, urged young journalists to rethink how China’s history and contemporary realities are told to global audiences, arguing that narrative framing and on-the-ground reporting are critical to international understanding. Speaking at Tsinghua University on Dec. 15, Li reflected on her 15-year career in journalism and shared case studies on media coverage of the historical events of World War II and the contemporary developments in Xin

In an age of policy whiplash, economic uncertainty and information overload, explaining complex issues to the public has become one of journalism’s most demanding tasks. Drawing on decades in U.S. business and political journalism, Mark Hamrick and Angela Greiling Keane told Global Business Journalism program students that clear reporting begins long before the first sentence is written. “You have to understand what you’re dealing with before you can translate it for someone