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The retirement age is gradually being raised as the country grapples with a looming demographic crisis and an older population. Photo: AFP

‘No one is happy’: China’s move to lift retirement age unpopular among workers

Uncertainty over further changes and concerns over economy and jobs market are fuelling discontent over the decision.

Uncertainty over further changes and concerns over economy and jobs market are fuelling discontent over the decision

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Mainland China puts exit ban on Taiwan Formosa Plastics Group exec

19 Sep 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Child from Japanese school stabbed in China on sensitive 918 anniversary

18 Sep 2024 - 6:34PM

Why China is sending southern officials north to rusting economic front lines

More than a dozen senior cadres from the central government and powerhouse provinces have taken up new northern posts this year alone.

17 Sep 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

A series of central government and southern officials have been given the job of helping revitalise the country’s former heavy industry heartland. Photo: Xinhua

Mouldy armour, expired ammunition in US military shipments to Taiwan

Such deliveries risk loss of confidence, US probe warns Pentagon, as Taipei says it is jointly addressing the issue with US authorities.

17 Sep 2024 - 9:00AM

China cracks down on academic misconduct as part of push to beat US in tech war

By naming and shaming Chinese researchers for misconduct, China’s science ministry is doubling down on its push towards tech prowess.

17 Sep 2024 - 11:35AMvideocam

Shanghai mops up as Typhoon Bebinca reaches eastern China’s Jiangsu province

Financial hub of 25 million people lashed by winds and rains from strongest tropical cyclone to hit the city since 1949.

16 Sep 2024 - 9:13PMvideocam

The Bund in Shanghai, China on Monday morning, as Typhoon Bebinca became the strongest storm to hit the city in more than 70 years. Photo: AFP

China’s security chief calls for crackdown on separatists in Tibetan areas

Chen Wenqing’s four-day visit comes as security is tightened in sensitive Tibet region ahead of National Day on October 1.

16 Sep 2024 - 9:00AM

Chen Wenqing (third from right), head of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, in Lhasa, as part of his tour of Tibet and Sichuan’s Ganzi prefecture. Photo: CCTV

China’s Xi puts culture and ecology front and centre on Gansu inspection trip

Four-day tour of Gansu province sees President Xi Jinping emphasise cultural and environmental protection alongside deeper reform.

15 Sep 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

China’s pension reform a ‘milestone’, but will it fix funding woes?

Beijing has ‘no choice’ but to raise retirement age as working population shrinks, but more is needed to fill fiscal gaps, analysts say.

15 Sep 2024 - 6:05PMvideocam

Chinese students join military as stepping stone to university degree

Enlisting lets recruits skip qualifying exams and switch to popular majors, but they sometimes struggle to adjust to studies after service.

15 Sep 2024 - 1:33PM

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China is poised to amend its anti-corruption law for the first time

Changes would include allowing bail during investigations but also extending the period suspects are denied access to a lawyer.

14 Sep 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

The National People’s Congress Standing Committee has reviewed a proposed amendment to China’s Supervision Law. Image: Shutterstock

China’s university students in fierce battle for majors with best job prospects

Many are relying on outdated advice from parents who found it easier to transfer to their preferred disciplines after enrolment.

17 Sep 2024 - 5:38PMvideocam

China raises retirement age by up to 5 years in face of ageing population

The top legislative body agreed the measures following warnings the pension system could run out of money by 2035.

13 Sep 2024 - 7:38PMvideocam

How ‘times have changed’ at Sino-foreign joint universities in China

Students and faculty at the institutions, once known for liberal campus culture, report clampdown on clubs, curriculum and classroom speech.

16 Sep 2024 - 4:22PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

In China, university students face internship paradox in bid for job prospects

Young Chinese hoping for a top job after graduation meet increasing competition and pitfalls on the way to building an eye-catching resume.

15 Sep 2024 - 7:51AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Lawmakers discuss plan to gradually lift retirement age in China

The move comes as the country is grappling with a declining birth rate and rapidly greying population.

11 Sep 2024 - 10:26PMvideocam

Chinese students face more national defence education

Proposals being considered by China’s top legislative body, include the first significant updates to a law first adopted in 2001.

11 Sep 2024 - 7:00PM

Taiwan probes fighter jet crash after latest incident involving Mirage planes

Island’s air force launches task force to investigate why warplane lost power while returning to base after routine training mission.

11 Sep 2024 - 2:51PM

Taiwan’s Mirage jets have encountered a range of operational issues, such as cockpit fogging and electrical problems. Photo: EPA-EFE

Chinese companies navigate challenges in hunt for EV metals in Latin America

Latin American countries, such as Chile, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru, are placing extra scrutiny on overseas investment in their lithium industries.

16 Sep 2024 - 5:38PMvideocam

Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile. Photo: AFP

China to train 3,000 foreign police officers to protect overseas interests

Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong says Beijing will also send consultants to help countries improve law enforcement and tackle cross-border crime.

10 Sep 2024 - 10:00PMvideocam

Taiwan firms less worried about possible US-China war

A survey by a US think tank found that companies from the island are continuing to do business with the Chinese mainland.

10 Sep 2024 - 9:00AMvideocam

Harris and Trump set for debate that could help decide US presidential election

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump go head to head on Tuesday night, less than two months before Election Day.

10 Sep 2024 - 10:04AMvideocam

Former US president Donald Trump and US Vice-President Kamala Harris are to debate in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Photos: Reuters

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