SHANGHAI: Youth unemployment in China climbed to 18.8 per share in August, its highest level this time, as the state struggles to raise a failing economy. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics ( NBS ) on Friday ( Sep 20 ), the unemployment rate among 16Continue Reading
A doctor in South Korea has been detained for allegedly issuing and disseminating a “blacklist” of coworkers who are n’t taking part in a planned walkout over medical training reforms, according to reports and a doctor’s organization on Saturday ( Sep 21 ). The event marks the second apprentice doctor’sContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday ( Sep 21 ) as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and landslides. As of 11am ( 2am GMT ), a dozen rivers in the area had burst their banks, according to land ministryContinue Reading
A 44-year-old believe, surnamed Zhong, confessed to attacking the child, according to a record by Southern Metropolis Daily and Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, citing a police source.
Political observers urged caution against a rise in violence against foreigners and Beijing’s transparent approach, which might undermine China’s efforts to re-enter foreign visitors. To stifle people issues, they urged the authorities to release more information about the incidents.
China expanded its visa-free transit program last year, allowing travelers from some nations to stay in specific locations for up to 144 hours, and it just expanded it.
Despite China’s various methods to attract foreign investment and travelers, the new problems was” significantly undermine these attempts”, according to Zheng Zhihua, an associate professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Zheng noted that the most recent victim was only identified as a small with the record Shen in police statements about like incidents, which tend to “downplay the participation of foreigners in the piercing incidents.”
It appears to be making a conscious effort to avoid any anger or hostility toward foreigners in Chinese culture.
The assault happened on a considerable time in China – the celebration of the 1931 “918 Hazard” – also known as the Manchurian, or Mukden, Incident– which led to the Chinese conquest of the area and has come to represent national disgrace.
Japan had requested that Chinese regulators increase security measures at Asian schools prior to the celebration. Before the delicate day, it was unclear whether this had occurred at the Shenzhen school.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa stated,” We are deeply disappointed that the affair still took position.
Chong Ja Ian, an associate professor of political research at the National University of Singapore, warned that more of these incidents could lead to a decrease in people-to-people interactions.
Violence does give the impression that China was n’t a welcoming place for immigrants, he added.
As a result, “foreigners and international businesses could keep away.” He added that this could even make it easier for businesses to relocate to other countries.
” If this trend increase and became persistent, people-to-people markets in China may diminish. There could well be a watch that people-to-people call in the country may be harmful rather than beneficial”, Chong said.
Mr Emily Li from the public relations department at President Chain Store Corp , – one of the largest companies operating convenience stores, including 7-Eleven, in Taiwan – said that formerly, its outlets had only one cheap rate for two periods.
Last month, the company added another time with a 20 per cent reduction. Businesses have since observed an increase in buyer demand, she added.
Customers can listen to their favorite stores on our app to follow promotions. The program is very popular among office staff, younger people and kids”, she said.  ,
On average, Mr Lin takes house about US$ 1, 500 a quarter, a five of which goes to his pocketbook.
With the remaining wealth, he has to help his family, and pay rent and additional charges.
Latest standard data showed that Taiwanese under the age of 30 earned about US$ 1, 300 a fortnight, around three times lower than their peers in South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Taiwan’s income had stayed sluggish for the past three years, observers said.
Mr. Lin has a fear that his dream does not materialize even though he hopes to finally own a home. The major city centers of Taiwan are regarded as having one of the lowest-cost housing markets in the world.
It’s unlikely that I can afford to buy a house, he said, based on my current earnings and the kind of benefits I have.
He, nevertheless, continues to keep his motivation intact.
” I hope that in five to 10 times, my income will grow higher and higher, and I will be able to save up money for a down payment for a house”, he said.  ,
” It is a really big shock”, the professional told Reuters. Additionally, this is yet another example of a Chinese institution being targeted. ” As for the temporary making, yes, that is true, and many Japanese businesses may do so”, he said. ” We need to know why this happenedContinue Reading
BEIJING: China announced on Friday ( Sep 20 ) that it would “gradually resume” importing seafood from Japan after enforcing a blanket ban in August of last year over the release of water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. According to a statement from the foreign government,” China will beginContinue Reading
After a 10-year-old Asian boy was killed this week in a knife strike that was the next to specific school students, the Chinese ambassador to Beijing has demanded more protection for Chinese citizens there. The embassy said ambassador Kenji Kanasugi had a phone conversation with China’s vice foreign minister SunContinue Reading
Shanghai, the country’s largest city, was hit by its second typhoon days after it received its strongest storm in 75 years when roads and neighborhoods were flooded on Friday ( Sep 20 ).
Typhoon Pulasan made land on Thursday evening in the state’s Fengxian city, with a peak wind velocity of 83kmh, according to state-run Xinhua news agency.
Although downpours continued in the area on Friday day, the storm is “is forecast to gradually diminish as it moves inland,” according to Xinhua.
Although no serious harm or deaths have been reported so far, movies that were posted on social media Friday showed Shanghai people wading through calf-level waters in some neighborhoods.
As the wind made its way toward Shanghai on Thursday, parts of the city’s typhoon call levels increased.
Typhoon Bebinca, which was the biggest storm to strike the megacity since 1949, wreaked havoc on Monday with Pulasan.
Bebinca felled more than 1, 800 branches and left 30, 000 communities without power, with government evacuating more than 400, 000 people across Shanghai ahead of the storm.
According to experts, severe weather is becoming more frequent and intense because of climate change, which is being exacerbated by greenhouse gas emissions.
China produces the most greenhouse chemicals globally, but its per capita emissions are insignificant in comparison to the United States’.
TAIPEI:  , Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples are now legally able to register their marriages in Taiwan, Taipei said on Thursday ( Sep 19 ). Taiwan has long been at the vanguard of Asia’s burgeoning LGBTQ rights activity, becoming the first country in the region to legalize wedding justice in 2019. Cross-straitContinue Reading