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Macau. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Macau, Middle East, Vietnam

Vietnamese woman arrested for working illegally in Macau sauna

by Asia Times staff October 27, 2017February 18, 2020
Maruli A. Hasoloan, Indonesian deputy minister of labor. Photo: Asia Times / Lin Wanxia
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, South Asia

Indonesian officials to visit HK on elderly care scheme

by Lin Wanxia October 13, 2017February 18, 2020
Kwun Tong, Kowloon.
Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia

Raids against illegal workers, employers net 25 suspects

by Asia Times staff September 15, 2017February 18, 2020
Taipei Neihu Technology Park in Taiwan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Meow
Posted inChina, Taiwan, World

Taiwanese firms shocked by mid-year job-changing wave

by Asia Times staff August 16, 2017February 18, 2020
A young Vietnamese man working on a laptop on a Hanoi balcony. Photo: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Brunei, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asean Economic Community fails to bridge skills gap

by Alan Boyd July 31, 2017February 18, 2020
The adoption of mindfulness by so many hi-tech companies may be problematic, because it could effectively paper over the real problem: chronically overworked, stressed-out employees. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inUncategorized

Making sense of mindfulness

by Mia Zaharna and Henry I. Miller June 30, 2017February 18, 2020
Tokyo, Japan. Corporate restructuring may be on the horizon.
Posted inUncategorized

Peter Tasker: Labor crunch may be just what Japan needs

by Peter Langan June 29, 2017February 18, 2020
Easier said than done — economists, bankers and policymakers have theories, but no over-arching agreement on the cause of weak productivity that persist among the world's developed countries. And solutions are equally scarce. Image: iStock
Posted inFrance, Germany, United Kingdom, World

The perplexing productivity puzzle defies workable solutions

by Howard Davies June 22, 2017
AKB48 when they aren't selling Japanese government bonds. Wikimedia Commons.
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Women have the hots for men who buy Japanese bonds

by William Pesek June 16, 2017February 18, 2020
Traveling in Japan just got easier. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Posted inAT Finance, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

By paying women less, is Japan deepening its own deflation?

by William Pesek June 14, 2017February 18, 2020
The Madras High Court in Chennai. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inUncategorized

Sweeper who was paid Rs2 a day for 17 years seeks justice

by Asia Times staff May 26, 2017February 18, 2020
Cathay Pacific A330 airbus Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific flight cancelled due to fuel leak

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2017February 18, 2020
An employee works at a production line inside a Geely factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAustralia, China, Oceania, Shanghai, United Kingdom, World

Our 24/7 economy and the wealth of nations

by Jianghong Li and Wen-jui Han May 22, 2017February 18, 2020
Image: Flickr
Posted inEuropean Union, World

Restoring competition in the digital economy

by Dalia Marin May 21, 2017
Bus service in Tamil Nadu has been disrupted by an indefinite strike. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Striking bus drivers turn up the heat across Tamil Nadu

by Asia Times staff May 16, 2017February 18, 2020
Tuck in Lord Patten! The cost of your favorite custard tarts is lagging behind the average 3.9% wage rise. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

The silver lining in Hong Kong’s pay story proves paper thin

by Ben Kwok April 26, 2017February 18, 2020
A local columnist called for better protection on domestic workers in Singapore. Photo: Google Map
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore

Maids should be given employer details before job offer

by Asia Times staff April 12, 2017February 18, 2020

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