43 h. ago China delivery rider saves US$160,000 in 5 years to pay off debts, is dubbed ‘Order King’

A frugal food-delivery worker in China who has saved 1.12 million yuan (US$160,000) over the past five years has won admiration online. Zhang Xueqiang, 25, came to Shanghai to take up the delivery job with a major platform in 2020. His move came after a breakfast shop operated by him and his friend in his hometown of Zhangzhou, Fujian province, southeastern China, closed down, leaving him 50,000 yuan (US$7,000) in debt. At the end of November, Zhang released a video on social media showing that...

Economics

43 h. ago China delivery rider saves US$160,000 in 5 years, pays off debt, is dubbed ‘Order King’

China delivery rider saves US$160,000 in 5 years, pays off debt, is dubbed ‘Order King’  South China Morning Post

Economics

53 h. ago China's Clean Energy Push is Powering Flying Taxis, Food Delivery Drones and Bullet Trains

China's Clean Energy Push is Powering Flying Taxis, Food Delivery Drones and Bullet Trains  The New York Times

Society

67 h. ago China CCTV removes short film that ‘romanticises’ food delivery work after public backlash

China’s state broadcaster CCTV has come under fire over a short film that romanticises food delivery jobs. The film told viewers that such jobs offer “the freedom to enjoy the scenery along the way” and “brings delivery workers closer to their dreams”. Netizens slammed the video for glorifying hardship and suffering, describing it as being tone-deaf to the real struggles faced by delivery workers. On November 28, CCTV and Meituan, the operator of China’s major on-demand delivery platform,...

Society

67 h. ago China CCTV removes short film that ‘romanticises’ food delivery work after backlash

China CCTV removes short film that ‘romanticises’ food delivery work after backlash  South China Morning Post

Society

6 d. ago Filipino helper killed in Hong Kong fire ‘was going home for good to be with son’

A domestic helper who died in Hong Kong’s devastating Tai Po fire last month planned to return home permanently to the Philippines to be with her 10-year-old son and was due to leave on Saturday, the Post has learned. Maryan Pascual Esteban, 39, died with her ward, five-year-old Hannah, in the inferno at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, which killed at least 160 people and displaced more than 4,000 residents. Ten domestic workers – Esteban and nine Indonesians – were among the fatalities when...

Events

1 week ago Hong Kong steps up probes, crackdown on firms linked to Wang Fuk Court blaze

Hong Kong authorities and professional bodies have stepped up investigations into the city’s deadliest fire in decades and started taking disciplinary action against any parties found to have breached regulations, the Post has learned. The probes follow last month’s blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate, which killed at least 160 people, including a firefighter, and left nearly 5,000 homeless. Six people remain uncontactable. So far, 21 people have been arrested by police and the...

Events

1 week ago Benin thwarts coup amid economic growth, rising jihadist violence

Benin’s government on Sunday said that it had thwarted an attempted coup after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon. West Africa has experienced a number of coups in recent years, including in Benin’s northern neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso, as well as Mali, Guinea and most recently, Guinea-Bissau. Talon, a 67-year-old former businessman dubbed the “cotton king of Cotonou”, is due to hand over power in April next year after 10 years in...

Events

1 week ago Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite outcry

For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of critics. The state-sanctioned hunt began on Saturday, after drawing more than 160,000 applications for a far more limited number of hunting permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed in this year’s hunt, the state’s first since 2015. The Florida Fish and...

Politics

2 w. ago Tesla Model Y demand in China is through the roof, new delivery dates show

Tesla Model Y demand in China is through the roof, new delivery dates show  Teslarati

Politics

2 w. ago Tesla China delivery centers packed as Q4 2025 enters its final month

Tesla China delivery centers packed as Q4 2025 enters its final month  Teslarati

Politics

3 w. ago Meituan swings into loss in ‘milk tea’ subsidy war with instant commerce rivals

China’s food-delivery giant Meituan swung to a deep quarterly loss, as a costly battle with Alibaba Group Holding’s instant commerce business eroded margins and kept revenue growth modest. The Beijing-based company on Friday reported revenue of 95.5 billion yuan (US$13.3 billion) for the three months to September, up 2 per cent year on year, missing analysts' estimates of 97.5 billion yuan. However, it booked an operating loss of 19.8 billion yuan, compared with a 13.7 billion yuan operating...

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