Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Central Economic Work Conference is an annual meeting held in China which sets the national agenda for the economy of China and its financial and banking sectors.It is convened jointly by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council of the People's Republic of China, following themes and keywords set by the CCP Politburo Standing Committee.
23 January – 2024 Uqturpan earthquake: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Uqturpan County in Xinjiang Province, killing three people, all in Xinjiang, and injuring at least 50 people, the majority of whom are in nearby Kazakhstan. Forty-seven buildings in China collapse, while a further 78 are damaged. [4] [5]
Fan Weiqiu is executed for committing the 2024 Zhuhai car attack. [3] Xu Jiajin is executed for committing the 2024 Wuxi stabbing attack. [3] 22 January – A truck rams into 12 vehicles in Bazhong, Sichuan, killing five people. [4]
Since 1978, when China began labor force reforms, the overwhelming majority of the labor force were either working at State owned enterprises or as farm workers in the rural countryside. However, over time China began to reform and by the late 90's many had moved from the countryside into the cities in hopes of higher paying jobs and more ...
From about 1921 until 1928 warlords continued to fight over northern China, but the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government controlled southern China and used the Gregorian calendar. After the Kuomintang reconstituted the Republic of China on 10 October 1928, the Gregorian calendar was officially adopted, effective 1 January 1929.
China is holding the most important meeting in its political calendar, the five-yearly Communist Party congress, where President Xi Jinping is expected to gain an unprecedented third term as the ...
Another important factor is the extent to which part-time work is widespread, which is less common in developing countries. In 2017, the Southeast Asian state of Cambodia had the longest average working hours worldwide among 66 countries studied. Here, the working time per worker was around 2,456 hours per year, which is just under 47 hours per ...
The 14th Five-Year Plan, officially the 14th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development and Long-range Objectives Through the Year 2035 of the People's Republic of China, is a set of Chinese economic development goals designed to strengthen the national economy between 2021 and 2025.