TOKYO: “Caution, robot!” chirps the green self-driving delivery vehicle as it trundles down the street to a pork cutlet restaurant in Tokyo to pick up a meal ordered on Uber Eats. Starting on Wednesday (Mar 6), robot deliveries will be offered in a small area of the city by the United States-based food app, which … Read more
In Beijing, local authorities gave similar positive responses on Jan 30 to residents calling for the nursing leave to be extended. Employees in the capital get 10 days’ paid parental care leave, but only if they are the sole child in the family. The Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau said it “fully appreciates” the urgent needs … Read more
Why is this happening? Observers attributed China’s latest population decline to a wave of pandemic deaths early in 2023, after the world’s second largest economy abruptly dismantled its strict zero-COVID regime. Last year, overall deaths went up 6.6 per cent to 11.1 million, with the death rate reaching its highest level since 1974 during the Cultural … Read more
