It shows a woman holding a tray of piping hot red bean paste balls being prepared for the holiday celebration, which traditionally also includes dishes such as dumplings and glutinous rice, in Xiangshan, Zhejiang. The woman who has made the food, weary, carries in yet another tray. Her role is to labour and to serve, … Read more
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan at 7.58am local time, causing buildings to collapse and killing at least nine. There are 934 people reported to be injured, while efforts are continuing to rescue 56 trapped in the wreckage. While Taiwan’s eastern Hualien county suffered the brunt of the quake, its effects … Read more
The fund will underpin promising start-ups in the fields of artificial intelligence, biotechnology and semiconductors, and is expected to attract more technology firms to Shanghai, the municipal government said in a statement on Friday. The local state-owned assets watchdog will be responsible for the fund’s establishment and operations. It will be the city’s largest government-backed … Read more
A job advertisement in China seeking cashiers aged 18 to 30 at a grocery store ignited debate on social media about the perils of “middle-aged unemployment,” amid a scramble to fill jobs across age groups and energise a sluggish economy. With tens of millions of college graduates set to join the workforce in the next … Read more
The decision was made among the villagers themselves, who concluded that Zhou’s case was not valid because she married someone from outside the village. The court stayed out of what it said was the village’s democratic decision. In rural China, there are thousands of other cases just like Zhou’s, usually referred to as “ married-out … Read more
