If China gives cash handouts to low-paid… Some economists say cash allowances for young people, particularly fresh graduates, would help stimulate the…
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‘I can’t get work’: Covid knocks back China’s… China’s sluggish economy and strict zero-Covid policy have hit low-income earners hard, leaving them vulnerable to…
‘I have nothing but loans’: China’s economic rut… From business owners to office workers, rising debt and falling incomes are becoming a reality for many Chinese, as…
Hiring freezes, lay-offs, pay cuts: China’s… For years, Chinese manufacturers worried about labour shortages over summer months when production is typically at…
Lay-offs in China’s export heartland add to… In the Pearl River Delta, factories are laying off workers and young people are struggling to find casual jobs as…
China’s job market ‘shifting’ as virus,… Zhang Qijing left China for the United Kingdom in October last year to pursue a master’s degree she hoped would…