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Garbage pickers sort waste strewn around the corner of the formerly clean and tidy Sohrab Katrak Parsi Colony, which was nearly deserted by its original inhabitants, in Karachi. Photo: AFP
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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The Philippines

Filipinos find a new way to earn extra pesos – as virtual assistants

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong should have system to pause labour import scheme, workers’ union says

Singapore

Singapore rolls out unprecedented unemployment payouts – will it help?

The policy ‘U-turn’ is brought about by global disruptions that Singapore has been experiencing in recent years, an analyst says.

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People walk in the Central Business District in Singapore. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must persevere with reforming civil servants’ pay

The pay scales, which include automatic annual increments, are a misalignment between compensation and output that undermines efficiency.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong grant for hiring native English teachers to be based on median salaries

Post learns proposed grant system offers public schools alternative to city’s current allocation-based NET scheme for recruiting educators.

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South Korea

South Korea’s foreign population hits record high, but many struggle with low pay

South Korea’s record surge in foreign residents reveals wage disparities and education challenges for immigrant families.

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People walking through Seoul’s Myeong-Dong shopping street. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time to take stock in Hong Kong’s talent programmes as they pass second year

While billions of dollars are added to the economy, there is a need to address concerns of those struggling to find work or to adapt to life in Hong Kong.

Banking & finance

The custodian of a third of China’s US$3.2 trillion reserves is hiring in Hong Kong

The firm is seeking trainees for fundamental research and systematic trading, according to a posting on HKCampusRecruitment.

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s demand for AI talent surges, with more than 2,000 open jobs

About 70 per cent of recruiters attending the coming Cyberport Career Fair are looking to hire AI professionals, organiser says.

Pedestrians cross a road in Central at noon time on March 14, 2025. Photo: Elson Li
United States

US judge orders Musk’s Doge to release records: ‘unusual secrecy’

Last week, Trump responded to growing criticism over unprecedented cuts by Doge, saying they should be carefully targeted.

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Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House on March 9, 2025. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong union calls on Deliveroo to clarify staff arrangements after closure

Head of Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions says a third of about 200 delivery riders contacted are worried about livelihoods.

Indonesia

Over 1 in 5 young Indonesians are out of work. Fixing that won’t be easy

Southeast Asia’s largest economy has the world’s fourth-largest workforce, but it’s outshone by its neighbours like Malaysia and Thailand.

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Two Sessions 2025

China to give gig workers and training a lift to keep lid on unemployment

Social security minister says some positions are going unfilled as demand for skills goes unmet.

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More than 12 million university graduates will join the labour market in China this year. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Workers protest over unpaid wages at Hong Kong airport totalling HK$6 million

Dozens of construction workers gather near Airport South Interchange over labour dispute involving Gammon Construction.

About 60 workers gathered at the Airport South Interchange over a labour dispute. Photo: Facebook/Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union
Indonesia

Emas or gelap? Prabowo’s golden dream and Indonesia’s ‘dark’ realities collide

With a shrinking middle class, falling commodity prices and youth unemployment on the rise, experts warn of an economic paradox in the making.

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Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Opinion | Hong Kong must find the courage to reform its public finances

Reliance on salary freezes and workforce reductions has become a recurring theme. But they fail to address the public sector’s inefficiencies.

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Two Sessions 2025

Amid ‘serious unemployment’, China wants to create over 12 million urban jobs

With migrant workers in mind, leadership is looking to ‘ensure there’s no large-scale relapse into poverty’.

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A migrant jobseeker from Sichuan province speaks with a recruiter during a job fair in Beijing on February 28. Photo: Xinhua
Australia

Australia’s gender pay gap narrows but women still paid 18.6% less

Finance, mining and construction industries showed the biggest differences, a government report found.

Indonesia

Job losses, rising food prices threaten Indonesians’ Ramadan spending spree

Eid-related incentives may not be enough to boost people’s purchasing power amid the economic slowdown, analysts warn.

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China economy

Opinion | Behind loud headlines, China’s economy is quietly making strides

Contrary to simplistic narratives of vulnerability is a dynamic and evolving economy still playing a pivotal role on the global stage.

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Workers checking fabric for export to Africa at a workshop in Binzhou in east China’s Shandong province on February 25. While trade tensions exist, China is diversifying its trade relationships. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong minimum wage rise to benefit working poor

While proposed first hourly increase is a modest one, every little bit helps for Hong Kong’s cleaners and other low-paid workers.

A cleaner wipes handrail at a commercial building in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
China jobs

As AI disrupts China jobs, could a dedicated insurance fund protect workers?

NPC representative and founder of an AI-powered voice-recognition firm joins chorus calling for more to be done to mitigate impact of jobs lost to automation.

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South Korea

The PhD paradox: high education meets record unemployment in South Korea

Among the hardest hit were young scholars under 30, with nearly half of new PhD holders in that category unable to secure employment.

Indonesia

‘Severe blow’: over 10,000 Indonesians lose their jobs in Sritex collapse

Sritex, once Southeast Asia’s largest textile manufacturer, used to provide military uniforms for Nato and the German Army.

A former Sritex textile factory worker weeps as she listens to a farewell speech on Friday in Sukoharjo, Central Java. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Buns over bytes: Laid-off tech workers pursue culinary dreams

In Hangzhou, four ex-Alibaba employees have launched a thriving eatery that aims to inspire career reinvention.

The Ummy Mummy bun restaurant in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Time to start preparing for the AI-in-everything era

While AI will not completely replace the work of humans, it will completely transform the way we live, learn, work and think.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s digital economy ambition faces disconnect in workplace and schools

The country’s workers are ill-equipped to meet the needs of the digital economy with AI threatening to leave them in the shade, analysts say.

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