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People sit by the road near the main Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

North Korea petitions Russia to let workers stay despite sanctions

by Reuters November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Macau. Photo: Google Maps

AT 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

AT 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

AT 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

China, 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

AT 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

Uncategorized

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.

Uncategorized

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

France, 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.

AT 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

AT 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

Uncategorized

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

China, 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

Australia, 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

European 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

India, 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

China, 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

AT Finance, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore

Maids should be given employer details before job offer

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