China announced on Tuesday that two days will be added to the public holiday calendar next year, taking the total to 13. The move does not create new holidays but extends two existing ones, including Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest festival. 02:41 Millions flock to China’s main tourist attractions to celebrate National Day Millions … Read more
While the demand for a union is sub-judice, the Samsung workers have called off their strike. | Photo Credit: MAHESH KUMAR A. When workers at Samsung India Electronics’ factory in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, went on strike for more than a month recently, many people argued once again that strikes are harmful to business. This view … Read more
The number of visitors – from 15 countries across Europe and Southeast Asia included in China’s visa exemption scheme – who used Alipay during the holiday was up fourfold this year, according to Ant. 13:33 Tourism trouble: post-pandemic hurdles of China travel Tourism trouble: post-pandemic hurdles of China travel Since the middle of last year, … Read more
The cave-in occurred at around 2am in Dabu County of Guangdong’s northern Meizhou City. Nearly 18 metres (59 feet) of the mountainous highway crumbled into the forested slope below, trapping 20 vehicles and 54 passengers in all, the local government said, issuing revised casualty figures. It had earlier said 18 vehicles and about 50 passengers … Read more
