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'Bedmates' are a hot commodity for China's broke and jobless youth, who say they need to sleep next to strangers just to survive in the country's megacities
While "hot-bedding," or taking turns to use a bed, is gaining traction in the West, Chinese "bedmat…
Matthew Loh
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China will lose half its population by the end of the century and the ripple effects will be catastrophic
Fewer children = fewer workers = a shrinking economy. China's declining population will have catast…
Sebastian Dettmers,Chris Form…
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A woman working in a preschool was caught washing dishes in a urinal on China's version of TikTok and people online are freaking out
In the video posted on Douyin a woman was shown washing metal plates in the urinal at Sunshine Kind…
Marielle Descalsota
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China's millennial managers are confronting a pissed-off wave of Gen-Z staff out to 'rectify' the workplace
China's Gen-Z workers are done with their millennial managers and pushing back on working "9-9-6" s…
Cheryl Teh
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All 132 people aboard a plane that crashed into a mountain in southern China are dead, officials say
Authorities have so far identified 120 of the 132 people aboard, and are examining one of the black…
Michelle Mark
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Here are the winners and losers of China's economic slowdown as it ripples though global markets
A weaker China, BofA said, helps lower US inflation via a strong dollar but could also spur supply …
Phil Rosen
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A man says his daughter died after being denied care at a COVID quarantine center in China. Social-media posts calling for an investigation managed to evade China's heavy censorship.
The man said his 14-year-old daughter was incoherent on her third day of quarantine, but workers at…
Matthew Loh
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India’s population is on track to exceed China’s, but a report says its workforce is weighed down by thousands of people with worthless college degrees
While India's tech talents have risen to top jobs globally, small private colleges have been churni…
Aditi Bharade
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How China turned a Tiananmen Square memorial into one of the most sought-after sculptures in the world
The "Pillar of Shame" was meant to spread all around the world. It didn't — until now, thanks…
Cezary Podkul
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Chloe Kim says Eileen Gu is 'an inspiration to young girls' after the Chinese skier's Olympic breakout
The American gold medal-winning snowboarder said she has "nothing but pride" for Gu, the American-b…
Meredith Cash
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Hong Kong's 'Pillar of Shame' statue, which commemorates the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre, was removed in the middle of the night
The "Pillar of Shame" was erected in 1997, the same year Hong Kong was returned to China. Its remov…
Matthew Loh
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TikTok's owner is pushing back against China's notorious '996' work culture by telling staff to log off by 7pm, reports say
TikTok's owner ByteDance told staff in China that they should work no later than 7 p.m. unless give…
Kate Duffy
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People are pouring into the streets in China to protest COVID lockdowns. It's a rare moment of mass dissent, and experts say it's a demonstration to Xi and the world.
Over the weekend, students gathered on campuses in protest. People shouted in the streets of Beijin…
Cheryl Teh,Lina Batarags
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Young Wall Streeters are going wild for crypto. Their bosses don't know what to do about it.
In Insider Weekly: the young Wall Streeters investing in crypto, the rise and fall of Clubhouse, an…
Matt Turner,Phil Rosen
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We now know exactly what Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg think about before they acquire a startup
We now have a unique insight into the thought processes of these powerful men on the eve of big pur…
Matt Turner
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This is 996 culture, a grueling 72-hour work week popular in China that's been criticized for ruining work-life balance
The 72-hour work week is favored among fast-growing Chinese tech companies, but workers and experts…
Heather Schlitz
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10 Things in Politics: Biden's EV arms race against China
And the shipping crisis isn't going away.
Brent D. Griffiths
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Costa Rica rejected a Chinese vaccine, saying it is not effective enough, as China's shot come under increased scrutiny
Questions about the vaccine's efficacy linger, as somecountries using the shot are seeing less pro…
Marianne Guenot
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More and more Chinese 20-somethings are rejecting the rat race and 'lying flat' after watching their friends work themselves to death
By going prone both literally and metaphorically, China's young people are protesting against 9-9-6…
Cheryl Teh
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Inside the rise of 'antiwork,' a worker's strike that wants to turn the labor shortage into a new American Dream
"I think that it has a lot to do with Gen Z," one antiworker said. "They just don't put up with emp…