The Chinese province of Shaanxi is planning to extend paid maternity leave to just under a year. The proposal is intended to increase the birth rate. So far, mothers are entitled to 168 days of maternity leave. Extending it by another six months would put Shaanxi’s standard on par with Germany and Norway, Reuters reported. […]
For Berlin and Washington, Beijing has been part of the problem so far. “China’s role is disappointing,” Environment State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth said on Tuesday at the world climate summit in Glasgow. The commitments made so far by the largest greenhouse gas emitter were not enough. The US had also criticized China, saying that the […]
China’s economy “faces new downward pressure,” China’s Premier Li Keqiang said during a visit to the market regulator ministry. The government needs to cut taxes and fees to solve the problems for small and medium-sized businesses, Li said, according to Bloomberg. The premier did not provide details on the causes of the downward pressure or […]
With winter being just around the corner, it’s important to keep your feet warm. This saleswoman advertises socks via livestream from the eastern province of Zhejiang. Whether they also keep warm from afar is not clear.
The heads of state are currently wrestling with the direction of climate policy in Glasgow. As a major polluter, China has to curb its CO2 emissions particularly hard. Within just 30 years, emissions are to be reduced to zero, at least in the overall picture. This poses major economic and social challenges for the People’s […]
Zhang Yiming has resigned as CEO of ByteDance. Zhang had already announced his retirement at the end of the year in May. He will remain an advisor to the company, but will no longer hold an official position.Shouzi Chew is stepping down from his position as Chief Financial Officer of ByteDance to devote his time […]
More than a quarter of a century spent in China, that can change perspectives considerably. “What fascinates me, even when I travel, is the size of the country and its diverse regions. I had the chance to experience the development of China in person for a period of more than 30 years,” says Bettina Schön-Behanzin, […]
China’s climate goals are ambitious. Within the next eight years, it wants to reach the peak in national CO2 emissions. By 2060, emissions are then to fall to “net-zero” – at which point only greenhouse gases that are offset elsewhere may be emitted.The climate targets require action “at an unprecedented speed and scale,” according to […]
EV start-up Byton, which was facing troubles for years now, is no longer able to pay wages to its employees. The company is in a serious financial crisis, as business magazine Caixin reports. According to the report, a creditor had filed for bankruptcy proceedings against Byton. A court in Nanjing has also already held an […]
At the Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), which started yesterday, Xi Jinping only participated in the first meeting of Heads of State with a written statement. In it, Xi called on all nations to take “stronger action against the climate challenge.” Xi stressed the responsibility of developed countries to do more and provide greater […]