by Itamar Medeiros | April 2, 2010 | 0 Comments The average salary of Shanghai employees reached 3,566 yuan (US$522) a month in 2009, an 8.3-percent year-on-year rise, said the Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau [...]
Read More » by Itamar Medeiros | March 9, 2010 | 0 Comments According to Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), 85 percent of Chinese families can not afford housing expenditure, and house prices are much higher than their incomes [...]
Read More » by Itamar Medeiros | January 21, 2010 | 1 Comment Stimulus policies spurring Chinese domestic consumption will be maintained in 2010, while high sales growth of home appliances and automobiles due to the stimulus packages will not affect consumption, analysts predict [...]
Read More » by Itamar Medeiros | December 12, 2009 | 0 Comments Foreigners and overseas Chinese who hold a Shanghai residence card and stay in a work contract with a Shanghai employer can now enjoy the city’s social security and benefits, just as their local counterparts do: The Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau has put up a notice on its Website, stating that the policy has been in effect since October 10, 2009 [...]
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