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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
A man looks at residential buildings in Jakarta. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Young Indonesians yearn to ‘run away’ overseas for work as frustration grows

There is rising unhappiness over what these Indonesians see as few job opportunities and inadequate government policies in their country.

The Philippines

Seoul’s Filipino carer programme faces uncertainty amid private sector takeover

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong lawmakers cast doubt on new care home role to attract talent

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Petronas will cease to exist ‘in 10 years’ without job cuts, CEO says

The state-owned energy giant has nearly 50,000 employees. Its president and CEO did not say how many jobs might be affected.

The logo of a Petronas petrol station is seen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the Petronas Twin Towers in the background. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba bolsters consumer AI team as race for top tech talent heats up

Veteran AI researcher Steven Hoi was named a vice-president at Alibaba, joining its Intelligent Information Platform unit based in Singapore.

Singapore

Transgender Singaporeans still face work bias, survey shows

Most transgender persons in Singapore have faced negative experiences in the workplace, according to the survey.

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Malaysia

Malaysian restaurants call for Rohingya refugees to fill 25,000 job vacancies

Malaysian Indian business owners are urging the government to lift a ban on the hiring of new foreign workers amid a staffing crisis.

A boat carrying suspected ethnic Rohingya migrants in Malaysian territorial waters. Photo: Reuters
India

Gloom in India as more lose hope of better quality of life under Modi: survey

Survey results highlight India’s continued struggles with tackling unemployment and high inflation despite fast-growing economy, analysts say.

India

India could tackle economic slowdown, US tariff threat in annual budget

Broad policy reset needed to address stagnant consumption, boost investment and drive far-reaching reforms, economists say.

India

My Take | How Asian workers can play their tech cards right amid US visa uncertainty

Asian nations including India must take steps to empower workforces to take advantage of talent shortages in US firms.

Students working on their laptop on campus in India. Educators have acknowledged that there is a digital divide in the country. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Millions of US federal workers offered 8 months’ pay to quit their jobs

Some 3 million workers have until February 6 to make the decision, amid warnings of future downsizing from Donald Trump’s administration.

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A worker cleans the armoured presidential vehicle at the White House on January 20. Photo: Reuters
China's economic recovery

Pet healthcare booms in China as furry friends outnumber infants and toddlers

Pet economy offers better career prospects as clinics and hospitals open across country.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How AI can help Hong Kong deepen its talent pool

Hong Kong must choose between being a passive observer of the AI revolution and an architect of change that controls its destiny.

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Malaysia

‘We work to live’: Malaysians push back against Chinese business norms

Many prioritise work-life balance over money, but recruiters say Malaysians need to find ways to boost productivity as staffing issues persist.

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Many Malaysian employees say work-life balance is more important than earning more money as a wage slave. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Sweet surrender? The Thai sugar farmers being pushed to the brink

Farmers say they feel besieged as global price collapse, Chinese ban on syrup imports and government’s fight against air pollution add to dilemmas.

A sugar factory in Thailand’s Korat province. Photo: Aidan Jones
China-Philippines relations

Opinion | Manila and Beijing can still choose cooperation over conflict

While violent clashes and bilateral disputes between Manila and Beijing have reached new heights, so can economic engagement.

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United States

Biden’s semiconductor law will boost US chip production at high cost: report

Subsidies behind the expected chipmaking boom mean that each job created will cost taxpayers about US$185,000 a year.

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Regulation

Opinion | How Asia’s gig economy can become a driver of economic innovation

The gig economy has the potential to transform lives across Asia, but only if regulators, insurers and platforms rise to the moment.

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Delivery drivers sit on electric scooters in Beijing on September 14, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
India

‘More dangerous than Covid’: outrage over call for 7-day work week in India

The comments betray a traditional mindset that equates productivity with long hours of work and are ‘removed from reality’, experts say.

Britain

Starmer unveils plan to make UK an ‘AI superpower’, but critics warn of job losses

Starmer believes AI will “turbocharge” the UK’s economic growth, but critics argue that Labour’s economic mismanagement could hinder the plan’s success.

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India

Indian nurse’s death sentence in Yemen spotlights migrant workers’ woes

Nimisha Priya’s claims of passport confiscation among ‘problematic practices’ experienced by migrant workers in the Middle East, analysts say.

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Nimisha Priya, who travelled to Yemen from Southern India’s Kerala in 2008 to look for a nursing job, was found guilty of murdering her business partner in a clinic, a Yemeni man named Talal Abdo Mahdi, in 2020. Photo: Handout
Technology

Opinion | How the Global South can defend against Trump’s AI offensive

US removal of AI safeguards risks widening the global divide. Global South must invest in AI regional partnerships, education and infrastructure.

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Attendees are given a sneak peak on January 5 into the latest gadgets at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, where gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention. Photo: AFP
Japan

Work less, live more: is Japan finally starting to reject death from overwork?

Younger Japanese are turning their backs on grind culture. The result? Shorter workweeks, higher wages, and hope for an end to karoshi.

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China jobs

China’s controversial jobless rate needs to be reformed, scholar urges

After a revamp of the youth-unemployment rate sparked concerns over data transparency, calls have come for comprehensive metrics to convey economic reality.

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China jobs

As Gen Z take on greater role in China’s workforce, bosses feel rattled

‘Frankly, extra work is required to meet the emotional needs of young colleagues’.

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Recent surveys have shown that companies in China are finding they must change their approach when working with Gen Z staff, compared with older generations. Photo: Shutterstock
Taiwan economy

Taiwan launches ‘digital nomad’ visas in bid to confront talent shortage

So-called foreign digital professionals will be allowed to stay for half a year as Taiwan boasts ‘best digital-nomad environment in Asia’.

From January 1, Taiwan will be issuing six-month visas to “digital nomads” to lure more foreigners to the island. Photo: EPA-EFE
China economy

Opinion | Why upskilling is so important for China’s workforce

Far from being passive, Chinese workers are reacting to a shifting economic landscape defined by technological and demographic changes.

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Japan

‘Very worrying’: record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, survey shows

Economy, rising prices, uncertain job prospects and the state of the world among reasons for concern, as more feel standard of living declining.

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