(Apr.17) The 127th Canton Fair Will Be Held Online

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The 127th Canton Fair Will Be Held Online

In response to the severe situation of the global epidemic, the 127th Canton Fair will be held online in the middle and late June 2020.

The Spring Canton Fair 2020 will be held online in the middle and late June in response to the critical global epidemic situation.

Domestic and overseas traders are widely invited to display products, by using advance new IT online trade platforms online, which provides 24/7 online promotion, online negotiation, and other services. So that Chinese and foreign merchants can place orders and do business remotely.

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New Job Postings Drop by Over a Quarter in First Three Months

▲ Job hunters attend an employment fair Tuesday in Hangzhou. Image/Caixin

Though a new report shows the number of job postings in China recorded a steep drop in the first quarter, the figure for the period wasn’t quite as dire as that for the first two months, indicating a minor recovery across the economy as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic eased.

The total number of postings across all sectors, decreased by 27% year-on-year in the first three months of the year, according to the report (link in Chinese) from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, which was based on data gathered from recruitment platform Zhaopin.com.

However, this was an improvement from the period covering January and February, in which total job postings declined by 32.4%. The report said that by the end of March, the number of new jobs being posted daily had almost recovered to 2019 levels.

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