Posted 4/5/2024, 7:55:00 AM
Tech Turmoil in Asia: Tencent Sues Ex-Employees, TikTok Faces US Ban, Workers Struggle Amid Growth
- Chinese tech giant Tencent taking dozens of former employees to court over perceived broken noncompete agreements
- Asia's tech industry is labor-intensive, with intense pressure on workers to stay on the job
- U.S. Congress trying to force TikTok to cut ties with Chinese parent company ByteDance or be banned
- In Asia, economic growth often leaves workers behind, as seen with marginalized workers in Seoul
- Nostalgia growing in Japan for Showa era as economy nears end of 30 years of deflation
