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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

Finance Workers Live In Offices During Lockdown Shortly after the authorities announced a two-phase lockdown in Shanghai to curb the spread of COVID-19, many employees raced to office carrying enough clothing to last a week. They have been asked to work in a so-called closed-loop system, which entails living inside their work premise for a […]Read More

China Looks To Improve Mental Health In Midst Of Pandemic The Ministry of Education is placing increased emphasis on mental health as a follow through on its pandemic control programme. At a recent video conference on epidemic control and prevention, ministry officials stressed providing timely psychological help for teachers and students. Officials called for monitoring […]Read More

China Tightens Regulations On Livestreaming, Short Videos The Cyberspace Administration of China is stepping up its crack down on wrongdoing and malpractice in livestreaming and short videos. Chinese streamers have come under pressure for using methods such as “tipping” i.e. inducing viewers to donate money while streaming fake viewer counts and sales data. Entertainers who […]Read More

Covid-19 Hits China’s Fashion Industry In worrying signs for China’s fashion industry, the Shanghai Fashion Week 2022 has been postponed amid the new coronavirus outbreak in the city and other parts of China. A poster announcing the cancellation ended with these lines, “The winter will eventually go away. Let’s wait for the flowers to come,” […]Read More

Surge In Book Sales On Russia And Ukraine Publishers report that sales about Russia and Ukraine have soared since the outbreak of the conflict. Demand is so high that some books are out of stock and are being urgently reprinted. According to e-commerce platform dangdang.com, three books about President Vladimir Putin rank among the top […]Read More