The tutoring company Zuoyebang, backed by Jack Ma’s Alibaba, is reducing its sales staff numbers as government authorities continue to increase restrictions on the after-school training industry, reports Caixin. Zuoyebang, registered as Xiaochuan Chuhai Education Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd., said the company is making business adjustments, including normal personnel optimization and turnover, and recruitment of […]
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European companies are having problems with hiring people from overseas for their China operations due to the country’s strict Covid-19 border controls, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China officials told Caixin at a press conference Saturday. Although European companies in China can hire locals, some of their new projects in high-end manufacturing and biopharmaceuticals […]
The Senate on Thursday approved by unanimous consent — without a roll-call vote — a bill that would increase oversight on Confucius Institutes, China-funded cultural centers that operate on university campuses, reported CNBC. “Confucius Institutes are under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in all but name,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., who introduced the bill. “This […]
US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has caused a peak loss of 245,000 US jobs, but a gradual scaling back of tariffs on both sides would boost growth and lead to an additional 145,000 jobs by 2025, a study commissioned by the US-China Business Council (USCBC) shows, reported Reuters. The group, which represents […]
China’s manufacturing recovery, fueled in part by demand from COVID-constrained consumers abroad, has soared past expectations this year, so much so that factories are now struggling to fill a shortage of blue-collar workers to clear mounting orders, reported Reuters. The country’s output of industrial robots, computer equipment, and integrated circuits has roared back from its […]