Li Kang

Li Kang

Journalist, Lianhe Zaobao

Li Kang was a digital content journalist focusing on Singapore news before joining Lianhe Zaobao's China Desk. She now covers a wide range of China news with a focus on financial and social topics.

Visitors at a job fair for university graduates in Hefei, Anhui province, China, on 4 September 2023. (China Daily via Reuters)

Unemployment woes abound even for graduates from China’s top schools

Even with a bachelor’s or master’s degree from top universities in China, graduates are facing a tough job market. While some are choosing to remain unemployed in hopes of better opportunities, others are exhausting all avenues to make a living, from taking the civil service examination to becoming "full-time children". Lianhe Zaobao journalists Li Kang and Zhu Yuxuan look into the issue.
Attendees at the ChinaJoy Expo in Shanghai, China, on 30 July 2023. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)

China’s first half GDP growth: Has the economy bottomed out?

While the latest economic data from China show encouraging GDP growth, taken in context, many provinces are actually seeing slower growth as compared with the first quarter of this year. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Li Kang examines the figures and speaks to economists to find out more.