Why a '4-Day Week' Job Offer in China Went Viral

Four days at work and three days off wasn't quite what it seemed.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 23 May 2023

Man Works So Much Overtime that Can’t Open His Eyes

The man had recently been working a lot of overtime in Fujian province.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 28 September 2022

Trip.com to Implement Work from Home in China

As China's brutal 996 work system comes under intense scrutiny, could work-from-home culture be on the horizon?

by Lars James Hamer, 17 February 2022

Death of Tech Worker Renews Concerns Over '996' Work Culture

While the cause of death is still unknown, Chinese netizens have criticized the company for mishandling the incident.

by That's, 05 January 2021

China's Tech Scene Entices Overseas Professionals to Return Home

More and more overseas-educated Chinese are returning home in favor of China’s fast-paced environment.

by Phoebe Kut, 23 July 2019

Jack Ma Encourages Newlyweds to Have Sex ‘6 Times in 6 Days’

‘At work we emphasize the 996 spirit, and in life we want 669, ’ Jack Ma told newlyweds at an Alibaba mass wedding.

by That's, 11 May 2019

Generation Gap: On the Tech World's '996' Phenomenon

'Generation Gap' is a monthly series where we talk to two Beijingers from two different generations.

by Edoardo Donati Fogliazza, 02 May 2019

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