This is a master thread about Ctrip.com layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Do you know there is a plan to grow headcount, how many employees currently work here? How about the HQ at Shanghai?

Okay, I was reading an article I ran into and it looks like the announced layoffs have been reduced, and instead of 300, only 70 people were let go. I am not sure, because it looks like the article is a Google translation gone wrong. If anybody can... —  read more 

I thought that we were safe (oh, well - wrong), even tough many competitors were cutting people, do you think we'll cut here in Shanghai.

But this is focusing on China and China is stable but things change fast