Hundreds of millions of blue-collar workers were the backbone of China’s astounding economic rise through the 1990s and 2000s, enabling the country to post year after year of double-digit economic ...

China's struggling job market is pushing a growing number of workers toward an enormous gig economy. The episode cites projections that China's gig workforce could reach 320 million people, equivalent ...

A deadly fire that claimed at least 28 lives at a shoe factory in southeastern China underscores the country’s continued reliance on manufacturing—and the danger of that work, even as the country ...

UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen plan new humanoid robot trials for factory logistics in China, building on earlier tests as ...

The biggest workforce in the world has undergone an extraordinary transformation. China’s farm labourers and industrial proletariat have been joined by an army of gig workers. Tens of millions now use ...

China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted for the first time in five months and construction slumped to the lowest since the start of the pandemic, pointing to a further loss of momentum in the ...

This article is republished from Jumpstart, a Group publication. The robot could follow the route. The worker knew when to skip ...

Manufacturer criticises erratic U.S. tariff policy Clients hoard products ahead of tariffs, then freeze orders Beijing's forceful retaliation stabilises business Limited expectations seen for upcoming ...