Category : China Watch

Female Discrimination In The Job Market China’s graduates are finding it difficult to get a job. Research shows that a record high of 10 million fresh graduates are affected and female students are finding it especially hard to get hired. In April, Zhaopin, a Chinese professional development platform that has been compared to LinkedIn, released […]Read More

Singles’ Rights China’s population of singles is skyrocketing. The country’s marriage rate plunged 40% between 2013 and 2020, as millennials rejected traditional social mores that pressure young people to settle down early. According to government estimates, the number of people living alone touched 92 million in 2021 — more than Germany’s total population. Yet Chinese […]Read More

Govt Offers $15,000 For National Security Tipoffs Authorities are offering cash handouts worth thousands of yuan and certificates of acknowledgement for those providing tipoffs on actions that breach national security, domestic media outlet Legal Daily reported. The four-tier reward system, effective Monday, has cash rewards starting from less than 10,000 yuan to over 100,000 yuan […]Read More

Wedding Woes Shanghai’s severe Covid-19 lockdown restrictions spiked the plans of thousands of couples hoping to tie the knot on the country’s unofficial day dedicated to love. Most of the city’s Civil Affairs Bureau offices where marriages are registered were shut. Many couples across China pick “520” as their marriage registration date as its Chinese […]Read More

Dealing With The Economic Fallout Of The Pandemic China has deferred payment of social insurance premiums for the sectors severely hit by the COVID-19 to alleviate the financial burden of these industries. Premium payments of old-age insurance, unemployment insurance, and workplace injury for the hard hit catering, retail, tourism, civil aviation, highway, waterway and railway […]Read More

China Aiding Foreign Firms Through Pandemic, Says Govt The authorities claim that despite the pandemic, foreign investment and industry is doing fine. Policies involving logistics and supplies to aid pandemic-affected businesses, including foreign-funded enterprises, have helped these firms. The People’s Daily reported that a German-funded company in Jiangxi Province, maintained steady expansion, with its exports […]Read More

Graduates Face Tougher Prospects China’s top education authority has warned fresh university graduates of a turbulent employment scenario as coronavirus-related restrictions and lockdowns hit businesses and the economy. Officials from the Ministry of Education said the job market this year would fare worse than in 2020 when China had largely contained COVID-19 by the summer. […]Read More

Young Chinese “Confident, Aspirant Responsible” Says Govt Paper The government released its first nationwide official document recently, focusing on its youth. The document, titled “Youth of China in the New Era,” was published by the Chinese State Council Information Office ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China. […]Read More

Large Scale Layoffs In Tech Industry China’s tech workers are going through some anxious moments with large-scale layoffs taking place across tech companies. Analysts say layoffs by Alibaba and Tencent could impact up to 20% of their staff. Some loss-making units will be cut entirely, and the companies will downsize areas with high regulatory risks. […]Read More

Shanghai’s Delivery Workers Locked Out Of Homes Shopkeepers and delivery drivers are a lifeline for millions of locked-down Shanghai residents. But to keep food deliveries running, many left their homes for improvised housing in workplaces or vehicles. As infections rose, some have stopped making deliveries as they are marooned outside their locked-down homes. Many are […]Read More