China has decided to reform the retirement age. This was reported by the state news agency Xinhua on Friday. Following a decision by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the retirement age will be raised from 60 to 63 for men and from 55 to 58 for female office workers. Female blue-collar workers, […]
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has warned the country’s car manufacturers of the risks of investing in foreign automotive markets. At an industry meeting in early July, ministry representatives “strongly advised” local car manufacturers against investing in India, Russia and Turkey, referring to a central government directive, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources. They also classified […]
Visitors to the Hunan Museum in Changsha admire a garment from the Han tombs of Mawangdui. “Thin as a cicada’s wing,” the 48-gram textile is the thinnest and lightest complete garment ever found during archaeological excavations, according to the museum.The Mawangdui tombs, uncovered between 1972 and 1974, are certainly among the most important archaeological finds […]
Christian Roettinger has been the Project Lead Vehicle Data Collector at Audi China since August. The electrical engineering and information technology graduate previously worked in Software Development Charging Systems for VW in Suzhou.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Several bizarre topics emerged at the TV duel between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Trump’s outbursts about pets at risk of being eaten and sex changes for migrants were extensively covered in the media follow-up. The topic of China fell by the wayside. Although both opponents quickly and urgently brought it up.As expected, Trump celebrated […]
Taiwan will take its French-made Mirage fighter jets out of service for maintenance purposes for the time being. This was announced by the country’s air force on Wednesday. The measure was triggered by the crash of one of the jets off the north-west coast of the island.The Mirage was on its way to night exercises […]
US rapper Kanye West plans to hold a listening session for his new album in Haikou on the Chinese island of Hainan on September 15. What many fans in the West don’t know is that “Ye” lived in Nanjing as a child, where his mother worked as an exchange teacher. The controversies surrounding Kanye West’s […]
Christina Cen becomes General Manager of Ekimetrics China, a provider of data science and AI-powered solutions. Cen has almost 20 years of experience in business strategy, marketing, sales and digital transformation. Her previous employers include McKinsey, Bain and Deloitte. Is something changing in your organization? Send us a note for our executive moves section to […]
What may seem like a temple is the Beer Niu, a craft beer museum docked onto a concert venue in Nanjing. In the early 2000s, craft beers only accounted for around one percent of the national beer market. Today, more than 13,000 companies in China brew their own beer. And even large companies such as […]