Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to China as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
China: Revised measures on cybersecurity review over network operators
Revised measures in respect to mandatory Cybersecurity Reviews will begin to apply from 15th February 2022 …
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China: Guangdong marks milestone as GDP exceeds 12T yuan
GDP in south China’s Guangdong province reached 12 …
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China: Unemployment insurance benefit increased to 2,124 yuan in Shenzhen
Rise in provincial unemployment benefit safety net in key city …
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China: Working time good practice guidelines
Working time good practice guidelines have been issued jointly by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Supreme People’s Court …
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China: Alibaba pumps up employee perks
Alibaba is giving employees additional time-off to visit family members and care for newborns …
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China: Gig economy workers in Hunan province (2021)
In 2021, nearly 100,000 Gig workers joined trade unions in Hunan province …
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China: CAC publishes draft regulations for network data security management
Restriction on cross-border personal data transfers will favour localization …
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China: As China pushes more births, mothers find it harder to work
An eight-year study of working mothers in 25 Provinces has found that women perceive a declining prospect of being able to return to work after childbirth …
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China: Denied benefits
Employers in China remain not obliged to offer maternity leave to single mothers …
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China: Seafarers’ basic salary to rise by 7%
The Chinese Seamen & Construction Workers’ Union and China Shipowners’ Association have signed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective from 1st January 2022 …
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China: Gree Electric cancels overtime, shortens work week
The leading home appliances manufacturer Gree Electric Appliances, the world’s largest residential air-conditioning manufacturer, has announced the implementation of a new system of two days flexible time-off per week …
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China: Regions extend maternity leave to encourage births
A dozen regional governments have lengthened maternity leave allowances during the past month to incentivise families to have more children …
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China (Macau): Public consultation on trade union law kicks off
The government of this Chinese Special Administrative Region is currently consulting interested parties about a Bill on trade unions and collective bargaining …
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China: Yahoo shuts down remaining China services
Yahoo has discontinued operations in China following the introduction of the country’s Personal Information Protection Law …
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China: Incentives to attract companies (Wuhan)
Wuhan’s provincial government is offering incentives to companies that wish to locate their headquarters in the city …
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