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In China, managers are the new labor activists

August 25, 2021 at 12:28 a.m.

By Alexandra Harney and John Ruwitch SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Behind China's biggest strike in decades last month was a new player in Chinese labor activism: management. A previously unpublished account...

China’s Xi issues veiled warning to Asia over military alliances

November 3, 2021 at 8:48 p.m.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to warn some Asian nations on Wednesday about strengthening military alliances to counter China, saying this would not benefit regional security. But...

China’s Xi issues veiled warning to Asia over military alliances

December 23, 2018 at 5:55 p.m.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to warn some Asian nations on Wednesday about strengthening military alliances to counter China, saying this would not benefit regional security. But...

Vietnam’s commitment to investors in doubt after riots: China Daily

August 25, 2021 at 12:05 a.m.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam last week have raised doubts about its commitment to foreign investment, the state-run China Daily newspaper said on Monday, as China reported it...

Fired from Walmart, Mrs Wang is now gunning for China’s state labor union

August 24, 2021 at 11:53 p.m.

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - When Wang Yafang was fired from her job at a Walmart in southern China in July 2011 for dishonesty, she refused to sign the termination papers...

Yue Yuen counts cost of China shoe strike, says most workers returned

August 24, 2021 at 11:10 p.m.

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most of the thousands of shoe factory workers who staged one of China's biggest strikes over the past two weeks have returned to work after the...

China activist missing after trying to help striking workers

August 24, 2021 at 11:15 p.m.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A prominent Chinese labor activist has been missing for more than 24 hours and his wife suspects he was detained by state security agents after trying to...

Huang’s tale: from Walmart cashier to labor leader in China

August 24, 2021 at 10:45 p.m.

DENGFENG, China (Reuters) - Huang Xingguo took a job as a cashier at a new Walmart store in his hometown in southern China for a steady paycheck and the prospect...

How rumor sparked panic and three-day bank run in Chinese city

November 3, 2021 at 8:33 p.m.

YANCHENG, China (Reuters) - The rumor spread quickly. A small rural lender in eastern China had turned down a customer's request to withdraw 200,000 yuan ($32,200). Bankers and local officials...

How rumor sparked panic and three-day bank run in Chinese city

September 9, 2018 at 1:39 a.m.

YANCHENG, China (Reuters) - The rumor spread quickly. A small rural lender in eastern China had turned down a customer's request to withdraw 200,000 yuan ($32,200). Bankers and local officials...

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