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News about job creation, job losses, labour disputes, wage trends and other developments from around the world with a focus on Hong Kong and China.
A university student inquires about employment opportunities at a recruitment fair for science and engineering universities in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, in March. Photo: Getty Images
China jobs

AI skills required for 4 out of 10 graduate jobs in China: recruitment portal

University of Hong Kong professors say ‘messy jobs’ that span multiple tasks more immune to challenges posed by technology.

Hong Kong economy

Employee training hours in Hong Kong hit 14-year high amid AI push: survey

Artificial intelligence

Letters | Society must act to save youth careers amid the AI cull

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Why Hong Kong firms looking to integrate AI must consider fresh grads

Tech-savvy and keen to work, young people already have the tech fluency Hong Kong firms lack in integrating AI into corporate operations.

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An advertisement at Central MTR station, Hong Kong, on April 6. Photo: Eugene Lee
United States

US job growth falters, testing Republicans ahead of midterm election

Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 57,000 in June – well below forecasts – amid rising inflation and wage stagnation.

South Korea

Robots to the rescue as South Korea battles severe labour crunch

South Korea’s current population of 51.8 million is expected to shrink by almost a third to 36.2 million by 2072.

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Singapore

Singapore’s migrant worker wage saga spotlights potential loopholes

Analysts point to laws that empower employers over migrant workers, who could face job loss and repatriation in any wage dispute.

Migrant workers listen to Singapore officials speak about the measures to help those who have not been paid wages for months. Photo: Facebook/Ng Chee Meng
The Philippines

No future at home? Inside the endless Filipino exodus

The Philippines exported 2.74 million workers last year. For many, leaving is still the most reliable path to a better life.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI push needs a broader vision and more realistic goals

The city is unlikely to outspend Silicon Valley or outscale Shenzhen. But it doesn’t need to.

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Artificial intelligence

Letters | AI hasn’t killed entry-level jobs. It’s raising the bar

Readers discuss the more demanding skill set now required of fresh grads, health authorities’ commitment to protecting patient privacy, and Cathay’s fuel levy reductions.

People visit booths at a job fair at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on May 12. Photo: Dickson Lee
Singapore

‘Ashamed’: Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market

With AI eating entry-level roles and hiring on ice, a stopgap government scheme is the best some university leavers can get.

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People look out from a jetty overlooking the city skyline in Singapore. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

For China’s tech workers, AI ‘optimisation’ sounds like ‘unemployment’

China’s office workers are worrying whether their jobs can be done by artificial intelligence – and whether their companies will make the switch.

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China society

Opinion | Young Americans feel more threatened by AI than young Chinese. Why?

It starts with the fundamentally different economic outlooks and job prospects for young people in China and the US.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek on hiring spree – seeks newcomers, not just AI geniuses

The Chinese AI giant is looking to double in size as it seeks to become a ‘driving force’ in the creation of artificial general intelligence.

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Keep the imported worker scheme in line with Hong Kong market needs

The scheme aimed at easing chronic labour shortages must strike a balance between sustaining healthy economic growth and preventing abuse.

Restaurant staff in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
Malaysia

Bangladesh urges Malaysia to ease labour hiring curbs amid exploitation concerns

Both sides seek to ensure that the hiring process for Bangladeshi workers is transparent to protect their interests.

China jobs

China’s youth unemployment rate edges down in May as economic strains persist

Those aged 16 to 24 are still struggling to catch a break in the job hunt, a trend worsened by external wars and geopolitical strife.

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Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong excels at educating its youth. Now it must create the jobs to match

Readers discuss tapping the city’s competitive edge to expand opportunities abroad, the need for EV battery recycling plants, and reducing data centres’ carbon and water footprints.

Students sit for the DSE Chinese language paper on April 9. Photo: Handout / SCMP Pictures
Artificial intelligence

Outside In | AI’s looming impact on jobs warrants some brakes on development

Just as drugs can’t go to market without thorough testing, the uncertainty surrounding the effect of AI means it must face globally agreed regulations.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong tightens imported worker scheme but open to making it permanent

Two-tier vetting system for employers comes into effect on Tuesday, with tougher rules for catering industry.

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China jobs

Why more Chinese university graduates turn to flexible work, skip higher degrees

China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS.

Recruiters talk to jobseekers at a job fair in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on May 22. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s domestic helpers need safe places to work and play

As climate change intensifies and urban space dwindles, migrant workers’ needs must be prioritised.

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Domestic helpers rest in makeshift shelters in Tsuen Wan on May 24. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong economy

‘I kept crying’: Hong Kong grads struggle to find jobs as AI takes over

Graduates are applying for hundreds of positions only for dozen or so firms to show interest, as entry-level roles vanish and AI changes job market.

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Indonesia

Opinion | Indonesia’s labour movement is deeply divided over political patronage

Rival rallies reveal a fundamental clash between a co-opted union elite and an independent grass-roots movement.

China jobs

China’s gig economy is an employment reservoir – but is the well drying up?

More than 200 million people in China are flexibly employed, but AI adoption, unstable income and poor social security make positions precarious.

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China jobs

As millions graduate, China urges SOEs, internet firms to offer more jobs

A record cohort of university graduates is entering a relatively weak Chinese job market.

A job fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on March 15. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey

About 74 per cent of companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific have deployed or piloted AI programmes.

United States

US adds 172,000 jobs in May, strongly beating expectations

Unemployment remained steady, with the labour market in the world’s largest economy sustaining recent gains.

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