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Young worker sits in office
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China’s youth unemployment is so bad that Gen Z job-seekers are paying $7 a day to pretend to work in an office

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang looks on during a signing ceremony with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Tech

Tesla is suing critics and customers in China alike—and can count on its ties to the regime to tip the scales in its favor

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Aerial view of MG new energy vehicles waiting to be loaded onto a ro-ro ship for export
Tech

Chinese electric vehicles could be ‘weaponized’ and should be banned from government use, report warns

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Shanghai battered by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm since 1949: ‘If I step out…I can barely speak’
Finance

Shanghai battered by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm since 1949: ‘If I step out…I can barely speak’

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Tiffany is shrinking its China flagship store by half as luxury spending collapses
Finance

Tiffany is shrinking its China flagship store by half as luxury spending collapses

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The architect behind Shanghai’s stylish shopping district and Soldier Field’s controversial redesign wants to end the ’50 Shades of Grey’ in today’s cities

The architect behind Shanghai’s stylish shopping district and Soldier Field’s controversial redesign wants to end the ’50 Shades of Grey’ in today’s cities

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November 10, 2023
London’s famous department store Harrods is opening a private club in China for the ultra-rich
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London’s famous department store Harrods is opening a private club in China for the ultra-rich

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July 18, 2023
Aerial view of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory

Tesla workers in Shanghai push Elon Musk to U-turn on bonus pay cut after fatal factory accident

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April 17, 2023
Ikea shoppers seen battling their way out of a Shanghai store after security staff tried to lock them in over COVID alert

Ikea shoppers seen battling their way out of a Shanghai store after security staff tried to lock them in over COVID alert

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August 15, 2022
Elon Musk blurted out Tesla faced a dangerous cash crunch. That’s usually a red flag, so why is the stock up?
Tech

Elon Musk blurted out Tesla faced a dangerous cash crunch. That’s usually a red flag, so why is the stock up?

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July 21, 2022
Musk forced to halt Tesla assembly line in struggling Berlin plant for 2 weeks over production problems
Tech

Musk forced to halt Tesla assembly line in struggling Berlin plant for 2 weeks over production problems

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July 4, 2022
Shanghai residents outside after the city's lockdown ends

After two months of COVID lockdowns tanked the local economy, Shanghai residents might not be in the mood to go out and spend

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June 1, 2022
Health workers in Shanghai wearing protective gear

Shanghai will exit two months of COVID lockdowns on Wednesday. The hard part will be restarting the city’s economy

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May 30, 2022
Top Chinese official warns of zero-COVID policy’s threat to economic growth

Top Chinese official warns of zero-COVID policy’s threat to economic growth

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May 27, 2022
An Apple store in Shanghai

Workers at an Apple supplier in Shanghai are in revolt after being locked down for two months

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May 27, 2022

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