Today, Vivian Wang explains Chinese work culture and the debate around working conditions.
Author: Vivian Wang
Hong Kong Targets Student Unions to Tame Universities
The authorities are clamping down on universities, which they consider hotbeds for unrest. The groups say they are fighting for survival.
Men Who Beat Hong Kong Protesters in Mob Attack Are Sentenced to Prison
In his ruling, a judge in Hong Kong said that the seven defendants had “viciously” attacked innocent people in a train station in July 2019.
Students Arrested in Hong Kong Bomb Plot, Days After Police Stabbing
Six teenagers were among those arrested in connection with a bomb plot. Some democracy activists say Beijing’s crackdown is fueling radical ideas.
Hong Kong, Newly Constrained, Tries to Remember Tiananmen Massacre
Officials banned the annual June 4 vigil, as a new security law looms over commemorations of the 1989 crackdown. Hong Kongers wonder how long the memory will remain.
15 Chinese Elephants Are On a 300-Mile Journey. Why, No One Knows.
The elephants have roamed 300 miles across southern China, in the longest movement recorded in the country by the animals. Researchers are mystified.
China Reports a Human Case of Rare H10N3 Bird Flu
The World Health Organization said that such an infection was “a vivid reminder that the threat of an influenza pandemic is persistent.”
China’s Three-Child Policy Sparks Indignation and Concern
Intense workplace competition, inadequate child care and widespread job discrimination against pregnant women have made childbearing an unappealing prospect for many.
For China’s Single Mothers, a Road to Recognition Paved With False Starts
Unmarried mothers are often denied government benefits. A debate over the policy is being propelled by a declining birthrate and a new generation of independent Chinese women.
For China’s Single Mothers, a Road to Recognition Paved With False Starts
Unmarried mothers are often denied government benefits. A debate over the policy is being propelled by a declining birthrate and a new generation of independent Chinese women.