post-pandemic

Chinese cities fight lying flat mentality with ‘snail awards’ for poor workers

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Chinese cities fight lying flat mentality with ‘snail awards’ for poor workers

Several Chinese cities are awarding a “snail award” to sluggish cadres among their measures to eliminate a “lying flat” mentality among workers, after repeated calls for greater diligence by President Xi Jinping and Chinese disciplinary authorities. In the eastern city of Taizhou in Jiangsu province, a snail award has been given to workers who do … Read more

China ends 9-year decline in new marriages in 2023, but divorces also climb

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China ends 9-year decline in new marriages in 2023, but divorces also climb

“As the pandemic gradually ends, the wedding industry has rebounded significantly, and there was a hot wave of consumption during the 2023 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays,” He said in a blog post on Saturday, referring to a spike in spending during the eight-day holiday break in September and October last year. Wedding-related spending … Read more