Undercover as a delivery boy – Wang Lin, the deputy director of the Labor Relations Department of the Beijing Municipal Bureau, worked undercover for a day as a delivery boy for Meituan and was accompanied by a television station. After the 12-hour shift, during which he earned the equivalent of just over $6, he said, according […]
Collector’s picture with bell – tens of thousands of rental bikes have now been discarded in China and stored at collection points outside cities. There are more pictures on the pages of the StraitsTimes.
US President Joe Biden’s image has improved in his first months in office – except in China: The percentage of respondents expressing a positive opinion of the US rose in 13 of 14 countries surveyed between January 20th and April 25th, according to a poll by US data firm Morning Consult. China was the only […]
On the backs of delivery messengers: Beijing’s antitrust regulator takes aim at delivery app Meituan. The investigation, announced on Monday, comes two weeks after authorities fined Alibaba a record $2.8 billion. Just over a week ago, Meituan had raised $10 billion in fresh capital from investors.
Winter wheat was harvested in Shandong province this week. Shandong is China’s second largest wheat growing region. Most recently, China’s agriculture minister warned of the consequences of climate change on harvests. China risks losing up to 20 percent of its harvests in the long term if countries around the world fail to reduce CO2 emissions. […]
What is still a controversial topic in Germany is now being implemented in China: The vaccination of 12- to 17-year-olds. The nationwide vaccination campaign launched on Wednesday.
China’s southwestern province of Yunnan is becoming increasingly popular among elephants. While the population declined to 193 in the 1980s, according to China’s official news agency, there are now around 300 again. Most of them live in a national park set up by the provincial government, especially for the pachyderms. However, one herd has now […]
Today, at 12:00 PM CEST, the Olympic Games will start in Tokyo. Athletes are already preparing in their respective disciplines, like athlete Zeng Wenhui of the Chinese skateboarding team.
“In-Fa” is approaching: China’s east coast has felt the first effects of the approaching typhoon. A staff member patrols the Zhapu port area in Pinghu located in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. “In-Fa” reached the mainland on Monday with winds reaching up to 100 kilometers per hour, according to the province’s flood control center. […]
Synchronized Olympic gold: the world champions Chen Yuxi (15) and Zhang Jiaqi (17) won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the synchronized 10 m platform final. For their second of five jumps in the finals, the two teenagers even scored three perfect 10s for their performance.