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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.
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9 September, 2024
Attendees at the 2024 Pink Dot rally in Singapore, an annual event in support of the LGBTQ community, form the word ‘equality’ with light torches. Photo: Reuters
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.

Malaysia

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

India

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

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.

A driver cleans his truck before loading stalks of bananas outside a market, at dawn in Mumbai on Tuesday. India’s economic growth is expected to remain at 6.5 per cent through this year and the next. Photo: AFP
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.

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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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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Illustration: Brian Wang
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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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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Illustration: Craig Stephens
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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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.

Workers operate a machine at a manufacturing facility in Kanchipuram district in India. Photo: AFP
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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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils his Government’s AI Opportunity Action Plan, aiming to make Britain a world leader in the AI sector. Photo: dpa
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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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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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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Younger Japanese workers are clocking fewer hours in the office than at any time since the turn of this century, fuelling hopes that deaths from overwork may finally begin to decline. Photo: Shutterstock
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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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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A delivery worker rides near a giant screen showing President Xi Jinping, on May 10, 2022. Photo: Reuters
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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Banking & finance

Hong Kong employers seek more relationship managers and data analysts next year

Human resource professionals also say customer due diligence officers are in demand.

Singapore

SingPost downplays concerns over operational integrity after terminations

Company says it remains ‘confident of our legal position’ after two of three executives claimed their termination was unfair and ‘without merits’.

A Singapore Post branch at Bras Basah Complex. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China faces AI talent shortage in otherwise booming industry, report finds

A quarter of ‘new economy’ job openings this year on the Maimai platform have been directly related to AI, as Big Tech firms fight for top talent.

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AI has emerged as a bright spot in a bleak domestic job market in China’s “new economy”. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong could try an evolved approach to workfare, like Singapore

Readers discuss unemployment support, the call for ‘integration’, and the current sad state of the Airport Express.

Macau

Macau youth ‘happy to stay’, but will economic revamp create the right jobs?

Lack of career prospects frustrates many, while observers say push to diversify economy needs focus on training to nurture talent.

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