Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week
Amazon is instructing corporate staffers to spend five days a week in the office, CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo on Monday.
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Direct India-China flights could take off again after 4-year halt amid thaw in frosty ties
India looks set to resume direct passenger flights to China after a four-year halt, signalling a potential thaw in relations between the two nations as border tensions ease and industry voices call for increased economic cooperation.
A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia’s’s biggest casino
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A union leader freed from prison Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done.
Why House Republicans Are Targeting China Weeks Before the Election
The House this week tackled a long-promised package of bills to get tough on China, but few if any have a chance of becoming law after Republicans opted to prioritize a handful of politically divisive measures that Democrats oppose.
Young Chinese Émigrés Confront America’s Brutal Visa Lottery
For the past three years, luck failed David Zheng in the lottery for the American work visa known as the H-1B. He was in good company: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants apply for a limited number of H-1B visas every year, and a vast majority fail to make the cut.
Cash-strapped consumers are giving Australia’s liquor makers a headache
A recent slump in sales means Sydney liquor store owner Louise Dowling has to work an additional 40 hours a week to make up for the staff she had to let go, as a prolonged cost of living crisis in Australia drives more people to drink less.
