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A student waves a sign during a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, rally to demand the university protect students regardless of immigration status on April 24. Photo: TNS
India

‘Things have gone haywire’: Indian students rethink US study plans

Analysts say universities in Europe, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as some local institutions stand to benefit.

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Hong Kong workers/labour rights

‘All for nothing’: Hong Kong workers complain of losing jobs to imported labour

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Putting Hong Kong’s workers first on this Labour Day

China economy

New law to protect China’s private enterprise can spur greater growth

Firms have been at the mercy of opaque rules that have stifled innovation and development; that is now to change with greater legal clarity.

A new Chinese law promises to promote fair market competition, encourage private sector involvement in science and technology development, and protect private firms’ economic rights and interests. Pictured is Shenzhen. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

Business lobby group urges lowering of tariff ‘temperature’ to save US jobs

US-China Business Council says ‘precipitous decline’ in bilateral trade could destabilise US economy.

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The Philippines

Philippines’ new digital nomad visa: a boost for tourism or Pogo loophole?

Strict laws should be put in place to prevent these visas from being exploited by banned offshore gaming operators, critics warn.

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China’s private sector

China passes private sector law, addressing gripes of beleaguered businesses

The highly anticipated law aims to inject dynamism into China’s private sector amid a trade war with the United States.

China has passed a highly anticipated new law to promote the private sector, in a move that is aimed at boosting the morale of private companies. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong politics

Editorial | No room for iron rice bowl in Hong Kong’s civil service

Hong Kong government seeks to streamline disciplinary mechanism to counter delaying or uncooperative tactics by staff facing action.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | ‘Sackings’ cloud push for imported labour in Hong Kong

Reports of Hong Kong catering workers being fired to make way for foreign staff need to be investigated and acted on.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Amid Hong Kong’s focus on tourist numbers, have we forgotten our workers?

Marches for workers’ rights may be a thing of the past but serious issues remain, from imported labour to sexual harassment and construction safety.

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Workers at a construction site in Mong Kok on September 17, 2024. The Observatory recorded a temperature of 35.5 degrees in the afternoon, the hottest ever for mid-autumn. Photo: Jelly Tse
Metaverse

Facebook owner Meta lays off more than 100 employees in Reality Labs

The job cuts affected staff focused on creating VR experiences for Meta’s Quest headsets, and those working on hardware.

A person tries out a MetaQuest 3 headset at the Facebook parent’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Call for regular review of Hong Kong labour scheme after ‘200 workers sacked’

Union says it has received a surge of complaints from sacked restaurant employees replaced by imported workers.

Japan

‘Have to change:’ Japanese firms reshape work culture to close gender pay gap

Japan’s finance sector is shaking up workplace gender equality, as top firms are axing clerical roles mainly held by women, aiming to close the gender pay gap.

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Semiconductors

Intel to announce plans this week to cut over 20% of staff

This would be the company’s first major restructuring under new CEO Tan Lip-Bu.

The Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Photo: dpa
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong airport subcontractor charged by ICAC for allegedly exploiting workers

Subcontractor director Chan Sin-tai is accused of taking a cut from salaries of 21 workers, amounting to HK$1 million.

The ICAC headquarters building in North Point. Photo: Jelly Tse
United States

Opinion | What Trump should be making great again are the lives of Americans

Tariffs won’t shrink the inequalities in US society that result from globalisation. A better safety net, starting with healthcare, would.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | What Hong Kong must do to benefit from talent dislocation in the US

Instead of focusing on the quantity of talent scheme applicants, the city should prioritise quality of outcomes for arrivals.

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Tencent

Tencent offers 28,000 internships amid youth unemployment in China

With 12 million fresh graduates entering the job market this summer, Chinese Big Tech companies are ramping up their recruitment efforts.

Tencent has kicked off a new round of hiring. Photo: Reuters
South Korea

South Korea’s new visa to resolve labour shortage faces backlash

A popular petition to abolish a region-specific skilled worker visa reflects rising worries among citizens about competing with non-citizens.

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Japan

Fading optimism in Japan as only 13% satisfied with quality of life: survey

Experts say a deepening sense of crisis has overwhelmed young Japanese amid rising living costs, demographic strain and political inertia.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s brain drain deepens as 1 in 6 state-funded scholars opts to work abroad

Government data shows over 2,800 scholarship recipients have chosen not to return and fulfil their public service commitments since 2010.

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Students prepare for an exam in front of their computers at Kuala Lumpur-based Asia e University (AeU). Photo: AFP
Japan

Work with a smile? But that’s harassment, say nearly half of Japanese polled

45.7 per cent of respondents say they think asking store staff to smile is harassment, suggesting growing sensitivity to pressures on service workers.

Sales staff discuss specialty chocolates with shoppers at a chocolate store in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Getty Images
China jobs

China vows support to help graduates find jobs as trade war weighs on economy

New system will cover skills training, career guidance, recruitment and more as Beijing moves to prop up employment and domestic demand.

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Japan

Japan store worker’s suicide after working half year straight deemed job-related

His case highlights the issue of the ‘death from overwork’ culture in Japan.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Deliveroo riders to take legal action over compensation as it exits Hong Kong

Sixteen couriers plan to file claims with Labour Tribunal over employee entitlements.

Deliveroo is leaving the Hong Kong market after a nine-year run. Photo: Jelly Tse
China jobs

Chinese pay it forward with free meals for jobless, homeless in tough job market

Even restaurateurs and other vendors hit by economic pressures are promoting free meals and other charitable offers to help others.

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Wang Yingmei is offering free food at her restaurant in Shenzhen. Photo: Phoebe Zhang
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | As an international business hub, Hong Kong needs its NETs

Hong Kong schools may enjoy greater flexibility of new employment model for native-speaking English teachers, but recruits must be happy too.

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Parsi community shrinks as young migrate

Many young and skilled Pakistanis want to leave a country wracked with political uncertainty, security challenges and a struggling economy.

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