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US-China relations

Opinion | Trump’s tariff obsession is no match for China’s growth model

While tariffs raise costs and disrupt trade, China’s approach fosters internal economic resilience and positions it as a leader in sustainable growth.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | How Hong Kong can prepare top talent arrivals for success

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s jobs market dims as 46% of workers show weaker confidence about prospects

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Health & Fitness

China’s top fitness app slashes jobs as online users drop out

Keep is reportedly cutting more than 100 jobs, as online gym memberships lose their appeal in a challenging economy.

Keep is reportedly cutting more than 100 jobs. Photo: SCMP
United States

Opinion | North American ports must automate or risk losing out to Asia and Europe

While automated hubs in Asia and Europe attract more trade, ports in the US and Canada are mired in inefficiency and recurring labour disputes.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Where are the nurses? Will higher pay lure non-locals to Hong Kong?

Worries persist despite rule change to open door to professionals trained elsewhere, as city set to be short of thousands of nurses by 2045.

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India

India’s female gig workers facing unsafe conditions, seek change and justice

Female gig workers in India have formed a union to advocate for rights and visibility, and confront harassment, unsafe conditions, and exploitation.

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Female gig workers at a rally organised by India’s first dedicated union for female gig workers. Photo: GIPSWU
China jobs

An advanced degree in China? Think again, students say, as exam numbers plunge

China’s graduate entrance examination is not seen as the golden ticket to employment that it once was.

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Indonesia

Indonesians urge ‘structural frugal living’ boycott of planned VAT hike

Analysts say the hike could add to the middle class’ financial burden, with some Indonesians planning to avoid buying goods subject to VAT.

Australia

Australia’s gender pay gap narrows as ‘change is happening’

But women employees on average still earn A$28,425 (US$18,590) less each year than their male colleagues.

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Pedestrians at Sydney’s Westfield shopping centre. A report in February showed the gender pay gap at some of Australia’s biggest firms was bigger than the national average. Photo: Reuters
Boeing

Boeing to cut nearly 2,200 jobs in Washington state, home to many of its oldest factories

Boeing’s layoffs are part of plan to cut 17,000 jobs globally, or 10 per cent of the planemaker’s workforce.

A Boeing 737 jetliner at an assembly plant in Renton, Washington. File photo: Reuters
China jobs

China’s youth-jobless rate hovers above 17% for fourth consecutive month

Unemployment rate for the 16 -24 age group, excluding students, stood at 17.1 per cent in October.

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Low-altitude economy

Why is demand for drone pilots soaring in China?

Training programmes becoming increasingly popular as more job opportunities open up for UAV operators.

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India

Trump 2.0 sparks concern in India about mobility of skilled workers to US

Experts say Trump’s administration could reintroduce tougher immigration policies and pull back on the H-1B visa for skilled professionals.

Donald Trump previously described the H1-B programme as “very bad” and labelled it “unfair” to US workers. Photo: TNS
Women and gender

Opinion | Faster, bolder action needed to empower women across the Asia-Pacific

Great strides made since 1995 Beijing Declaration of women’s rights but progress still uneven and often fragile. True equality remains elusive.

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A woman operates a drone under the government-backed “Drone Sister” programme, at a training centre in Manesar in the northern Indian state of Haryana. Women’s empowerment is key to unlocking the full potential of Asia-Pacific economies. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singapore’s workplace fairness law hailed but rights group points to gaps

Employers who discriminate against workers based on characteristics such as race, age, sex and nationality could be prosecuted under the proposed law.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s labour shortage to hit 180,000 by 2028 amid rapidly ageing population

By 2028, more than 2 million people, or 28 per cent of the population, will be aged 65 or above.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong office attracts firms to live up to its name

City is being reinvigorated as regional business hub thanks to success of body bringing in hi-tech talent.

Hong Kong has attracted 17 new companies that cover an array of hi-tech industries, including artificial intelligence and big data, life and health technology, fintech, robotics, advanced manufacturing and green energy technology. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong youth

Opinion | Hong Kong government can’t turn the tide on youth disenchantment on its own

Government initiatives are expensive and not enough. For effective youth development, collaboration is needed with businesses and the community.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong unions seek 5.5% pay rise in 2025 as survey shows workers cut expenses

‘Workers have said that the average salary increase of 4.5 per cent this year will help them a little, but it is not enough to handle their actual expenses,’ federation vice-chairwoman says.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong youth take a stab at juggling part-time jobs under ‘slasher’ trend

A pool of younger workers seeking satisfaction doing multiple jobs is challenging employers to change.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong cannot afford to lose talent as it wins over snooker great O’Sullivan

With snooker star latest big name to gain Hong Kong residency under admission scheme, care must be taken to ensure those already here stay.

Ronnie O’Sullivan plays a shot at the Snooker World Open in Yushan in eastern China’s Jiangxi province, in March. Photo: Xinhua
Business of climate change

China’s clean-energy boom creates 7.4 million jobs

The sector is expected to keep on generating job growth, but perhaps not enough to cure the country’s unemployment woes.

Nepal

The Nepali women behind village's blooming business

US-China relations

How many Americans think China trade has made jobs in their state? Just 30%

Comparably low percentage of Americans are ‘moderately or extremely concerned’ about mainland outcompeting them in trade.

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The survey by the East-West Centre involved 2,000 respondents, half categorised as belonging to the American general public and half from political and business elites. Photo: AP
Nepal

Nepali women bloom amid garland industry’s flowering prosperity

Nepal is set to export 200,000 garlands, valued at US$1.4 million, providing jobs and income for women who weave flowers into garlands.

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A farmer harvests marigold flowers. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s goal of retaining 50,000 talent scheme visa holders is ‘extremely low’

Legislator Jesse Shang Hailong also says the low bar may send the wrong message that the city has limited opportunities.

Indonesia

He left Indonesia seeking opportunity in the UK, but found only debt and despair

‘Budi’ is bringing a case against the UK Home Office, claiming his seasonal worker experience made him a victim of human trafficking.

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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
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