6 d. ago Nexperia’s China plant workers fear being caught in dispute crossfire

Workers at a large Nexperia packaging plant in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan said they are worried about becoming collateral damage in a simmering political dispute between the Netherlands and China that has upended the management of the Dutch semiconductor maker. During a visit by the Post on Thursday, operations at the factory appeared normal even as staff were aware of the power struggle between Nexperia’s Dutch management and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, over control of...

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2 w. ago China’s visa scheme for global tech workers draws backlash at home

China’s visa scheme for global tech workers draws backlash at home  Financial Times

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3 w. ago Ex–Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns U.S. tech workers: Competing with China’s grueling 12

Ex–Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns U.S. tech workers: Competing with China’s grueling 12-hour workdays means sacrificing work-life balance  Fortune

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4 w. ago Why I left Silicon Valley: Chinese tech workers talk about returning home

Why I left Silicon Valley: Chinese tech workers talk about returning home  Rest of World

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4 w. ago ‘It felt like it was roaring’: Super Typhoon Ragasa shakes Shenzhen awake

Tech industry worker Zhou Keyi has lived in Shenzhen for three years but had never heard such a roar from a typhoon. “I was woken up by the sound of the wind at around 3am on Wednesday – it felt like it was roaring,” Zhou said on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa hit southern China, battering the region. “The window next to my bed shook as the storm swept past, which made me feel a little scared.” While no deaths had been reported in the southern tech hub as of Wednesday afternoon, the storm’s...

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4 w. ago Chinese tech workers miss mainland wedding, rethink plans amid H

Chinese technology workers in the United States saw their travel plans disrupted and reassessed their future in the world’s biggest economy, after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation requiring companies to pay US$100,000 per year for new H-1B applications. The policy change, which initially appeared vague on who was responsible for paying the fee, prompted H-1B visa holders Selena Tang and her husband to skip their planned Chinese wedding on Tuesday in Wuxi, in eastern Jiangsu...

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4 w. ago Chinese tech workers miss mainland weddings, rethink plans amid H

Chinese technology workers in the United States saw their travel plans disrupted and reassessed their future in the world’s biggest economy, after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation requiring companies to pay US$100,000 per year for new H-1B applications. The policy change, which initially appeared vague on who was responsible for paying the fee, prompted H-1B visa holders Selena Tang and her husband to skip their planned Chinese wedding on Tuesday in Wuxi, in eastern Jiangsu...

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