Category: China
From pets to holidays, what gets China’s young adults to spend their hard-earned money this year?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The nation’s pet economy is booming, mental health concerns are on the rise, and young adults are keen on holidays and tech splurging in a post-pandemic China, according to a large nationwide survey. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3219972/pets-holidays-what-gets-chinas-young-adults-spend-their-hard-earned-money-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTikTok’s Chinese sibling Douyin asks creators on the platform to label content generated by AI as Beijing moves to regulate ChatGPT-like tools
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ByteDance-owned Douyin said creators on the platform must be held responsible for the consequences of posting content made via generative AI. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3219929/tiktoks-chinese-sibling-douyin-asks-creators-platform-label-content-generated-ai-beijing-moves?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWe can’t solve the climate crisis without China, head of German environment body says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With a third of global carbon emissions coming from China it is critical to the fight, according to Dirk Messner. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3219914/we-cant-solve-climate-crisis-without-china-head-german-environment-body-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhat sidelined China’s once powerful Communist Youth League?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In the country’s ‘new era’, the youth league is no longer the path to political power it once was. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3219931/what-sidelined-chinas-once-powerful-communist-youth-league?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese tycoon Zhang Jin, who owns Fortune Global 500 company, arrested for alleged illegal fundraising worth US$3 billion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Zhang Jin, the billionaire owner of commodities giant Cedar Holdings, has been arrested for illegal fundraising estimated at about 20 billion yuan (US$2.9 billion), according to officials an mainland Chinese media reports. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3219923/chinese-tycoon-zhang-jin-who-owns-fortune-global-500-company-arrested-alleged-illegal-fundraising?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow to solve a problem like China’s jobless, ‘lying flat’ youth
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In a tough job climate, some young Chinese are ‘lying flat’, ‘letting it rot’ or considering leaving the country. Recent regulatory clampdowns on sectors like tutoring have not helped job prospects. To solve the…
Read MoreSpaceX’s Chinese rivals had a theory about Starship rocket explosion, and Elon Musk has confirmed it
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Starship’s ‘intelligent control’ appears to have gone offline when it was needed most, according to analysis by Chinese scientists developing similar rocket. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3219498/spacexs-chinese-rivals-had-theory-about-starship-rocket-explosion-and-elon-musk-has-confirmed-it?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina retaliates in Canada diplomat row, with consul ordered to leave
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A Canadian envoy based in Shanghai has until Saturday to leave the country, as Beijing hits back at Toronto-based Chinese diplomat’s expulsion. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3219901/china-retaliates-canada-diplomat-row-consul-ordered-leave?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLinkedIn shuts down last China app amid global job cuts, ending a platform that trailed far behind domestic rivals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. InCareer is shutting down as LinkedIn cuts more than 700 jobs globally and turns its China focus to cross-border hiring, joining US peers without a social media presence in the country. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3219889/linkedin-shuts-down-last-china-app-amid-global-job-cuts-ending-platform-trailed-far-behind-domestic?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina trade: export growth accelerates in April, fall of imports deepens further
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s exports rose by 8.5 per cent in April compared with a year earlier, while imports fell by 7.9 per cent last month, data released on Tuesday showed. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3219876/china-trade-export-growth-accelerates-april-fall-imports-deepens-further?utm_source=rss_feed
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