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2 min read At Friday’s Ali Day, Alibaba’s annual event to celebrate employees, Jack Ma said that employees’ sexual activity should happen six times every six days, and that it should last a long time. The remarks make reference to the 996 working regime, for …

After spending many years in Silicon Valley as a technology writer covering venture capital and the dot-com boom, Rebecca Fannin followed the VC money to China, where she became one of the first American journalists to report on the astronomical growth of Chi…

Tencent and AlibabaChinas tech superpowers, with a combined market value of almost $1 trillionhave clashed repeatedly since they were created in the earliest days of the countrys internet economy. Some 20 years later, one of the most important pieces of turf …

Since the election, Trump has made 35 claims that companies would create 8.9 million jobs in the U.S. thanks to his policies and actions. Some of the new jobs he touted failed to materialize. Many of the new jobs he took credit for were, in fact, planned befo…

Winner of the week: Bosch Bosch is a true jack-of-all-trades among the big names in industry. Founded in 1886, the company is particularly active in the automotive sector - and soon even stronger. Bosch has significantly stepped up its activities and investm…

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin China's 996 working hour system  Photo credit: Getty Getty Yes, China's 9-9-6 work culture does make Silicon Valley look sleepy.  Startup teams in China routinely work 9-9-6 or 12 hou…

ReutersApr 30, 2019 00:09:41 IST By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Monday it will pay $250 million to settle a U.S. lawsuit faulting the Chinese e-commerce company for concealing a regulatory warning about its abilit…

Digital skills are as important as language or behavioural mathematics. (Source: Getty Images) By Mohit Bansal Teachers, schools and parents always deal with some fundamental questions: How can we prepare children to realise their full potential? How to put…

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Female entrepreneurs in coworking space. Photocredit: Getty Getty Supporting women to pursue higher education and find meaningful work have been proven to have a positive impact on th…

Tencent(NASDAQOTH:TCEHY), Alibaba(NYSE:BABA), and other Chinese tech companies were recently called out in an escalating debate about overtime policies. Workers claim that these companies use an unofficial "996" schedule -- 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. workdays, six days…