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CNY Weekly #5: Rabbit sells beef πŸ‡, love/hate Paxlovid β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή, machine gun fireworks πŸŽ† | Following the yuan

"Let's meet up after Chinese New Year!" is as sincere as "Let's meet up after Thanksgiving/Christmas!" We feel it in the moment but we may not follow through.

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No one’s in the mood to do work in China. The whole country will take off 7 days from Jan 21 to Jan 27 for Chinese New Year (CNY), except for some service workers 🫑. Plus, it’s common for professionals to use holidays to spend more time with the fam.

So, when you hear β€œsorry, many of our colleagues are off” when you reach out for interviews, that means…

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