This is the second story in a three-part series about China’s employment environment, from migrant workers and fresh graduates to new job sources and the private sector.
For less than a cup of coffee at most major chains, a migrant worker in a major Chinese city can rent a bed...
Amid soaring tensions between the United States and China, Beijing has firmly opposed the meeting of Joe Biden administration's top official on human rights, Uzra Zeya, with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in New Delhi.
Strongly objecting to the meeting, Beijing has asked Washington to stop meddling in the...
The Chinese Communist Party and its People’s Liberation Army are in the process of developing weapons that may pose a new kind of biologocal threat to the world. The Chinese army has established itself as the leader in ‘neurostrike’ weapons, which have been designed to attack or even control...
European Union officials are working to narrow the scope of export controls that China announced this week on two key metals used in semiconductors, solar panels and electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.
The EU wants to make sure that export restrictions on the two metals are based on clear...
ISLAMABAD: British airline Virgin Atlantic stopped flight operations to Pakistan as its last flight from Islamabad International Airport, VS379, flew to London Heathrow.
Virgin Atlantic commenced operations at Islamabad Airport in December 2020 with seven weekly flights. It initially operated four flights to Manchester and three to London Heathrow.
Later, the...
ISLAMABAD: The government is compelled to increase electricity prices, despite the fact that circular debt continues to inflate and the state is unable to control it.
The circular debt is increasing on a daily basis, sucking precious financial resources and forcing Pakistan to seek financial help from the International Monetary...
Expressing his gratitude to "trustworthy friend" India for saving Sri Lanka and preventing a "bloodbath" during its unprecedented economic crisis last year, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said that not a single nation has extended that kind of assistance to Colombo as done by New Delhi.
Sri Lanka was...
As the economic crisis is turning severe, the impact is hurting Pakistan Army. The severity has hit the entire military logistics, prompting the regional command to issue massive cuts in ration for troops and fuel for the military equipment.
The Pakistan army has issued a letter to all field formations...
SHANGHAI: The China Association of Auto Manufacturers (CAAM), citing antitrust law, on Saturday retracted a pledge to avoid "abnormal pricing" made two days earlier by 16 automakers, including Tesla..
Thursday's CAAM-organised pledge by the companies, including Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng, had been interpreted by...
TOKYO: Japan on Saturday marked one year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during an election speech by a man angry at his links to the Unification Church.
The death of Japan's longest serving prime minister, which was caught on video, rattled a nation unused to gun...
