Hong Kong’s new Security Minister Chris Tang has defended the arrest of 90-year-old Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen in mid-May. Tang told the South China Morning Post newspaper that the cleric had been arrested for his actions, and thus the arrest was in accordance with the values of the Catholic Church. The argument was that […]
These two bottlenose dolphins in the Yangtze River near Yichang belong to an endangered species. Photos of them are accordingly rare. They are not to be confused with the Yangtze River Dolphin, which has been considered extinct for about 15 years.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has named Kanyi Lui as Head of China. The financial services expert takes up the position following a senior management restructure in the firm’s Asia Pacific network. Lui joined Pinsent Masons in 2020 and is based in Beijing.
Due to the lockdowns in numerous major cities, the Chinese government has announced another package of tax cuts. On Monday, the State Council approved concessions for companies and car buyers amounting to $21 billion. Around $9 billion of this is for a reduction of VAT on the purchase of a new car.This brings the total […]
For several weeks now, a number of companies in China have been operating in a so-called closed loop. For employees, this means that they eat, sleep and live at their place of work – usually in or near the factories. With European labor laws in mind, this seems an unimaginable situation. But even in the […]
Shanghai authorities have announced a relaxation of the Covid lockdown for June 1. At a press conference on Monday, Deputy Mayor Zong Ming announced plans to replace strict measures with “normal virus control” next month. Infection numbers in the city have been on the decline recently. The lockdown has been severely restricting the lives of […]
Du Wei, China’s ambassador to Israel, has died. The 57-year-old diplomat had just moved to the Middle East from Ukraine in February. The cause of death is not yet known, however, local police already ruled out outside influence.
Since December, two assessments by the International Labor Organization (ILO) Commission of Experts have been on the table with far-reaching implications. However, they will only be able to unfold their full impact at the upcoming ILO annual conference starting on May 27 in Geneva. The 110th session of the UN organization will discuss details that […]
It is exactly 27 years to the day that Gedhun Choekyi Nyima became the world’s youngest political prisoner. It was May 17, 1995, when Chinese security forces abducted the then six-year-old. To this day, there is no conclusive sign of life from Nyima. His parents also disappeared that day.The official Communist Party version claims that […]
For Sayragul Sauytbay, the award is a tribute to her courage. She has not only risked her freedom, but also her life, when she exposed the systematic human rights crimes committed by Chinese authorities in the autonomous region of Xinjiang. Sauytbay will be officially honored at the city’s Opera House next Sunday morning.The 45-year-old worked […]
