China is launching an annual recruitment of college graduates in large and midsize cities, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, as authorities double down on efforts to meet a more ambitious job creation goal this year, reports Reuters. The recruitment drive, hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, will last […]
Category: Employment & Education
Unemployment in China is on the rise despite the government having ended its strict zero-COVID restrictions in December, as the economic boost from the shift fails to reach the country’s smaller cities, reports Nikkei Aisa. New data from China’s statistics bureau shows that urban unemployment stood at 5.6% for the first two months of 2023, […]
Chinese companies plan to ramp up hiring in the coming year as the economy rebounds and operations return to normal following the end of Covid restrictions, S&P Global said, reports Caixin. The net balance measuring whether Chinese firms project an increase in headcount over the next 12 months was 11% in February, the highest level […]
International schools are targeting a growing middle-class in Asia, Africa and the Middle East after COVID-19 restrictions and clampdowns on foreign education stalled a boom in expansion in China, reports the Financial Times. UK institutions are leading the way in switching focus to new markets in pursuit of stable revenue streams. In 2019 education consultancy […]
China’s urban employment fell for the first time in six decades last year and per capita spending also marked a rare decline, as harsh COVID-19 curbs ravaged the world’s second-biggest economy, reports Reuters. The new data from the National Bureau of Statistics also showed the smallest income growth in more than three decades. The number of […]