A boy is in hospital after he was attacked by a man with a knife on the way to his Japanese primary school in Shenzhen, southern China on Wednesday morning. A Japanese government source has told Kyodo News that the boy – whose condition is unknown – was the victim of a stabbing. Earlier reports … Read more
Samsung Electronics has notified employees in mainland China of a restructuring that will eliminate about 130 positions – equivalent to 8 per cent of domestic sales staff – according to South Korean media reports, as the company continues to grapple with sluggish smartphone and television demand in the world’s second-largest economy. This marks the start … Read more
The hi-tech manufacturing hub of Suzhou in eastern China has called on civil servants to “get used to living a tight life”, rolling out spending cuts in response to Beijing’s nationwide austerity call to cope with a sluggish economy. The cutbacks include not replacing official cars until they are 10 years old or have done … Read more
Hu Youping, the Chinese woman who was killed stopping a knife attack on a Japanese school bus, has been honoured by her local government as a “righteous and courageous role model”. The leadership in the eastern city of Suzhou, including party chief Liu Xiaotao and mayor Wu Qingwen, presented a “model of selfless heroism” certificate … Read more
But other online posts still sought to defame Hu and stir up anti-Japanese sentiment. There has been a wave of online Chinese ultranationalism directed at Japan in recent years amid rising tensions between the two countries, especially over Tokyo’s support for Taiwan and territorial disputes in the East China Sea, apart from historical enmities. Tech … Read more
The woman who was seriously injured while trying to stop a knife-wielding attack on a Japanese school bus in Suzhou has died. Police in the eastern Chinese city posted an announcement on their website on Thursday saying they would give the title of “righteous and courageous role model” to a woman who died after stopping … Read more
A small child and two women were injured when a man, who appeared to be armed with a knife, attacked a bus used by a Japanese school in Suzhou, eastern China on Monday, according to Tokyo’s consulate in Shanghai. According to a Reuters report, the Japanese woman was standing at the bus stop with her … Read more
Earlier, the culture and tourism bureaus in the cities of Shanghai and Suzhou announced that except for some key scenic areas, all tourism attractions, and cultural venues would cancel their registration system. Before the pandemic, reservations were required for many sites to help control congestion and pressure on facilities. But ticket sales and visitor numbers … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding is pushing CEOs to live-stream on its domestic e-commerce platform Taobao, as the tech giant ramps up efforts to win back consumers from rising rival Pinduoduo and other budget-focused platforms during China’s midyear shopping festival. Taobao launched a new live-streaming service on Wednesday that features business executives looking to promote their companies … Read more
Taiwan’s King Yuan Electronics Co (KYEC), one of the world’s largest semiconductor testing and packaging services firms, has divested its entire stake in a subsidiary at manufacturing hub Suzhou, in eastern Jiangsu province, as part of efforts to exit mainland China amid geopolitical tensions and cross-strait chip supply chain changes. KYEC unit KYEC Microelectronics Co … Read more
