Vietnam News – 27/7/2023

One company is trying to help former drug addicts find a new lease on life while helping reduce environmental waste at the same time. They produce environment-friendly straws and herbal tea from wild reeds with a workforce made up of a number of recovering addicts.

South China Morning Post – 6/8/2023

For more about the movement: https://sc.mp/4t0b

A new generation of Chinese are challenging the values and traditions that have been the foundation of the nation’s modern successes. Hard work, whether to build your future, beat your competitor or just get rich before you are too old, have long been core values in China. But what happens when a new generation of workers starts to question such ideas? Terms like “lying flat” and more recently “let it rot” have been used to describe a movement brewing among young Chinese who seem ready to give up when faced with challenges such as widespread unemployment and a high cost of living.