The Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57) of Hong Kong outlines statutory holidays, rest days, and leave that every employer must provide to employees. For foreign domestic helpers (FDHs), these legal holidays are significant because they often work and live in their employers’ homes, relying on clear holiday arrangements to rest, attend to religious obligations, and maintain […]

What defines beauty in China today—and why is the world paying attention? From porcelain skin to V-shaped faces, Chinese beauty standards are more than personal preference; history, media, and digital culture shape them. Rooted in imperial ideals and refined over centuries of art, these standards now evolve in real-time on platforms like Douyin and RedNote.  […]

China’s overtime policy, dubbed “996”, was officially ruled illegal in August 2021 by Chinese authorities. China’s top court has ruled that the controversial overtime work policy is illegal, taking aim at the excessive working hours commonly practised at Chinese tech companies. The ban was met with cheers and overwhelming positivity by Chinese netizens, having witnessed […]

The fan economy has been on the rise in China ever since the explosive growth of the China idol industry back in 2018. The market size of China’s fan economy reached over 3.5 trillion RMB back in 2019 and is expected to surpass 6 trillion RMB by 2023. This is no surprising matter as Gen […]