Greg.D. Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Here's the SCMP link:http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2122527/meet-men-and-women-behind-iphone-x-theyre-stressed-overworked-and-under-age Meet the men and women behind the iPhone X: they’re stressed, overworked and underage With a harsh spotlight cast once more on Foxconn Technology Group’s labour practices in China, some employees at Apple’s biggest supplier say their working conditions are better than at other electronics manufacturers, where salaries can get delayed or cancelled Link to comment
Randy W Posted December 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) On 12/5/2017 at 4:02 AM, Greg.D. said: Here's the SCMP link: http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2122527/meet-men-and-women-behind-iphone-x-theyre-stressed-overworked-and-under-age Quote Meet the men and women behind the iPhone X: they’re stressed, overworked and underage With a harsh spotlight cast once more on Foxconn Technology Group’s labour practices in China, some employees at Apple’s biggest supplier say their working conditions are better than at other electronics manufacturers, where salaries can get delayed or cancelled Thanks - When I taught at the University here, some of the students would head for Shenzhen during breaks or after graduation because they could earn DOUBLE the salary they could here. Edited February 23, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) From SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/10155885174509820/ MORE than you ever WANTED to know about China's Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple . . . South China Morning Post 17 hrs · Quote Everything you need to know about China's Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple - and how staggeringly big they are Edited February 23, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) The only living human in Shanghai ?? on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/10155884498339820/ South China Morning Post Yesterday at 9:27am · Quote We spent a day in Shanghai's unmanned stores without talking to anyone. Here's what we managed to do. Edited February 23, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/videos/1759077750810701/ People's Daily, China 22 hours ago · 3-dots-h Quote The monkeys are coming: Several hundred monkeys are seen going down the mountain to look for food at Qianling Park in #Guizhou on Dec. 7 as temperatures drop. Edited February 23, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Hey, it does happen - a little graphic here right at the front https://youtu.be/IR0_3nyGmn0 Wu Yongning, who calls himself #China's first #unprotected high-altitude #extreme #challenger, fell to his death from a high building in south China’s #Changsha in Nov 8, confirmed by his girlfriend on Dec 8 https://t.co/HIAwARvdbi pic.twitter.com/T7XQbPxpTF — People's Daily, China (@PDChina) December 8, 2017 Chinese unprotected high-altitude extreme challenger Wu Yongning fell to his death in S China People's Daily, China 人民日报 Quote Published on Dec 8, 2017 Wu Yongning, who calls himself China's first unprotected high-altitude extreme challenger, fell to his death from a high building in south China’s Changsha in Nov 8, confirmed by his girlfriend on Dec 8. Quote Fans feared the worst after the popular online star abruptly stopped posting videos on Weibo. . . . and the SCMP Chinese rooftopping star confirmed dead after fatal fall from skyscraper News of accident comes month after Wu Yongning took on rooftopping challenge with prize money of US$15,000 Edited February 23, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Wow! Asia's tallest wooden pagoda destroyed by fire South China Morning Post Published on Dec 13, 2017Asia’s tallest wooden pagoda in Mianzhu, Southwest Sichuan Province, caught on fire. The 16 storey Ming Dynasty pagoda was under reconstruction when it went up in flames, previously wrecked by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. 1 Link to comment
Randy W Posted December 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 How do you make money with bike-sharing? DON'T give them a deposit - Hellobikes comes to Yulin How did bike-sharing schemes in China fall apart? South China Morning Post Published on Dec 30, 2017Subscribe our YouTube channel for our latest news update for free: https://sc.mp/2kAfuvJThe bike-sharing industry in China is worth US$ 3.6 billion. Also referred to as 'uber for bikes', bike sharing is digital bike renting that can cost as little as US$ 0.75 for 3 months. Dockless bikes became popular in the country, all transactions can be completed online and they use GPS tracking. Given its popularity, many invested into the industry propping up new companies increasing the supply of bikes. China now has 17 million bikes. However, only 3 companies remain down from the 40 companies that had been previously present in the market. Many of whom went bankrupt. While prices are low for users, companies had to incur the high costs of buying and maintaining the bikes and did not benefit from economies of scale. Many players in the industry chose to consolidate. There have been rumours about Ofo and Mobike merging but they have denied this according to local media. The main question in everyone's mind is whether companies can make a profit from bike-sharing schemes. Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) in the Sixth Tone - Wins and Losses in China’s Bike-Sharing War Edited February 22, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
amberjack1234 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 What a terrible waste. I hate to see waste like that. Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 What a terrible waste. I hate to see waste like that. recycled metal - I used to think that their plan to take over the world's steel supply was to make crappy cars, so that everyone would buy FOREIGN cars, and then have to recycle them after 12 years. Now it's 15 years, plus a possible extension on that. Link to comment
amberjack1234 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Yep, The wife use to tell me, 18 years ago, that they use to have to turn them in after just 10 years. They must have been really crappy to have to be turned in after just 10 years back then but now they have all those Buicks, and many others, so perhaps they last a little longer is the reason for the extensions. Link to comment
Randy W Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Chinese beer price bubbles up South China Morning Post Published on Jan 9, 2018Chinese beer breweries raised the prices of their beer as the new year started - first time in ten years. China is now the largest beer market and hundreds of thousands of beer-lovers have to pay 10-20 per cent more for their favourite drinks Link to comment
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