6 h. ago Will China’s ‘emergent’ jobs help its youths find stable work?

The city of Xian in western China – renowned as the country’s ancient capital and home of the Terracotta Army – has long been a prime destination for tourists from home and abroad. But Chang Youli, a stylist of traditional Chinese clothing (hanfu) based in the city, has noticed many people are joining her trade to cater to a particular type of traveller. “Thanks to government promotions, the tourism industry here has grown, and more people are coming to experience hanfu,” said Chang, who now...

Politics

6 h. ago Can ‘emerging occupations’ solve China’s youth job crisis? Not everyone is sold

The city of Xian in western China – renowned as the country’s ancient capital and home of the Terracotta Army – has long been a prime destination for tourists from home and abroad. But Chang Youli, a stylist of traditional Chinese clothing (hanfu) based in the city, has noticed many people are joining her trade to cater to a particular type of traveller. “Thanks to government promotions, the tourism industry here has grown, and more people are coming to experience hanfu,” said Chang, who now...

Events

7 h. ago Richardville: Don’t let Congress send our manufacturing jobs back to China

Richardville: Don’t let Congress send our manufacturing jobs back to China  The Detroit News

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4 d. ago China Forced to Keep Unprofitable Firms Alive to Save Jobs and Avoid Unrest

China Forced to Keep Unprofitable Firms Alive to Save Jobs and Avoid Unrest  Bloomberg.com

Society

6 d. ago CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: AI hits an already weak jobs market

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: AI hits an already weak jobs market  CNBC

Events

8 d. ago Newsquawk Week Ahead: US CPI, China CPI and trade data, UK jobs & GDP and AAPL WWDC

Newsquawk Week Ahead: US CPI, China CPI and trade data, UK jobs & GDP and AAPL WWDC  Forexlive | Forex News, Technical Analysis & Trading Tools

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1 week ago Citi to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China as part of global revamp

Citi to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China as part of global revamp  Reuters

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1 week ago Citi to cut 3,500 technology jobs in China as part of global revamp

Citi to cut 3,500 technology jobs in China as part of global revamp  Yahoo Finance

Politics

1 week ago Sorry, but the ‘China shock’ was actually pretty good for America

The idea that China has stolen millions of American jobs in recent decades, causing a collapse in the manufacturing labour market, has long been a staple anti-Chinese narrative on both sides of US politics. Even economists and media pundits who grudgingly acknowledge that cheap Chinese goods have made life easier and more affordable for the average American would complain about these alleged mass job losses. And the blue-collar voters most severely affected by sectoral lay-offs and the decline...

Events

1 week ago A tale of two cities: why views of China differ so much in Barcelona and Prague

In a gleaming white technology campus half an hour’s drive north of Barcelona, Josep Maria Gomes wants to turbocharge an already thriving partnership between Spain and China. His job at TecnoCampus, a hybrid facility housing a university and business and technology park in the city of Mataro, is to connect local start-ups with cutting edge tech innovations. More and more these days, he sees these coming from China. “In sectors like cybersecurity, Internet of Things, sensory robotics and...

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2 w. ago US tariffs to stay in place, China graduate jobs dwindle: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US appeal court allows Donald Trump’s tariffs to stay in effect A US federal appeal court has temporarily halted a lower-court ruling against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, as well as a separate set of fentanyl-related levies on China, Mexico and Canada, the latest in a string of twists that leave the state of global trade...

Politics

2 w. ago Chinese university canteen recruits manager who must have PhD, sparks debate

A university in eastern China recruiting a canteen manager has sparked controversy online by requiring job candidates to hold a doctoral degree. Southeast University in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, posted a recruitment advertisement on its official website on May 22. As a top institution in China affiliated with the government’s “985” and “211” projects, Southeast University is among only 39 mainland universities, including the prestigious Tsinghua and Peking universities, considered an entry...

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2 w. ago China already had a graduate jobs crisis. The trade war is making it worse

Even a master’s degree from a top Hong Kong university and a string of impressive internships have not been enough to help Jethro Chen land a decent graduate job. The final-year marketing student sent out dozens of applications to Chinese internet and consumer goods companies last year, but got nothing back except a folder full of polite rejection emails. With his attempts to land a marketing internship in Hong Kong also ending in failure, Chen has been forced to push back his graduation from...

Events

3 w. ago China should mull a 4% GDP target, focus on jobs, debts in next 5 years: former official

If job creation is robust and debt is contained, annual economic growth of around 4 per cent is feasible for the 2026-30 period, former economic official Xu Lin says.

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3 w. ago China should mull 4% GDP target, support jobs, for next 5 years: former official

China should mull 4% GDP target, support jobs, for next 5 years: former official  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Job creator or industry killer? Europe’s EV sector faces Chinese investment dilemma

Truck maker Windrose wants to be ‘first of many’ to bring EV ecosystem to Europe, matching Macron’s ambitions for ‘Battery Valley’ in France.

Events

3 w. ago House republicans vote to send US EV jobs to China, give trillions to US elites

House republicans vote to send US EV jobs to China, give trillions to US elites  Electrek

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4 w. ago China's job, economic stabilisation policy to be implemented by end

China's job, economic stabilisation policy to be implemented by end-June, NDRC says  Reuters

Economics