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- Xtep plans to expand in China’s lower-tier cities to entice budget consumers with low-priced running shoes
- As consumers on the mainland become more health conscious, demand for athletic apparel has soared
If China’s restrictive coronavirus-control measures drive away foreign talent, it could spell trouble for international schools. Photo: SCMP
China’s international schools face dire fate if zero-Covid drives away teachers, BritCham warns
- April survey of more than 200 businesses finds that turnover rate among teachers in coming school year could surpass 40 per cent
- Foreign talent is being driven away, and businesses are struggling to find new workers as Beijing sticks to its strict lockdown and containment measures
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If China’s restrictive coronavirus-control measures drive away foreign talent, it could spell trouble for international schools. Photo: SCMP
International schools across China may not survive the loss of teachers resulting from lockdowns and strict Covid-19 measures that are driving away foreign talent, according to the head of the British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham) in China.
“It could just wipe out international schools, and it’s not just the schools, per se. It’s about the ecosystem,” said Steven Lynch, managing director at BritCham in China.
His warning came as survey results released by BritCham this week showed that a high concentration of British companies operating in China’s education sector expects to see a loss of teachers.
Chongqing (pictured) has teamed up with Chengdu to create an economic hub in and around Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
China’s EU firms want a say in the policymaking behind Chengdu-Chongqing economic cluster
- EU Chamber of Commerce in China publishes third stand-alone paper focusing on economic development of region in and around Sichuan province
- Local municipal authorities are implored to establish a task force, address labour-supply problems and be more open and transparent
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China-EU relations
Chongqing (pictured) has teamed up with Chengdu to create an economic hub in and around Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
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