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Asia Times has another article about the rise of social unrest in China, “Recent protests have been sparked by the near-fatal beating of a migrant worker, an illegal hike in taxi fees and low wages in an electronics plant – to name a few. These are but the tip of the iceberg in the nation […]
Read MoreThe Straits Times has reported on a suicide bid by migrant construction workers in Shenyang who had not received their pay and were worried about their families’ survival: “The group suicide bid was discovered in time by a co-worker. The man, surnamed Liu, had returned to the hostel from a nearby town where he had […]
Read MoreChina Daily has reported that almost 7,000 officials have been investigated in China for “abuse or dereliction of duty” in the first nine months of the year. Of these cases, “A total of 1,780 officials were found to have been involved in 1,456 cases of abuse of power or negligence… The crackdown aims to prevent […]
Read MoreAccording to TheStreet.com: “Investors were looking at big profits in Chinese Internet stocks Wednesday after Sina (SINA:Nasdaq) reported a blowout third quarter after the bell. The aggressively traded Web portal said first-quarter earnings rose 24% from a year ago to $14.5 million, or 27 cents a share, on a 65% revenue increase to $52.5 million. […]
Read MoreLabor unrest is on the upsurge in China, according to the International Herald Tribune: “About 6,800 workers at China Resources, a Hong Kong-listed retailer, are on strike for a seventh week in northern China, alleging that the company is forcing them to sign “unfair” labor contracts, according to China Labour Bulletin, a research group in […]
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