Taiwan is looking to attract 400,000 foreign workers by 2030, with its domestic workforce set to shrink after its population declined by last year due to a historically low number of births and the most deaths ever. Source link
Read More »Lockdowns prompt Chinese studying overseas to think twice about returning home
Studying abroad has always been seen as a stepping stone to emigration and the pandemic has made graduates more eager to explore that option. Source link
Read More »Cross-border parents’ group fears chaotic return to in-person classes in Hong Kong
Wong Ching-hong, president of the group, says most parents do not want a return to classes before the Lunar New Year holiday. Source link
Read More »First Hong Kong primary school students return to full-day, in-person classes
More are expected to resume regular schedules from early next year, with only a handful of the city’s pupils returning on Thursday. Source link
Read More »Blast kills at least 16 in north Afghanistan school
More than 20 people were also wounded in the explosion at a religious school in the ancient provincial capital of Aybak. Source link
Read More »Indian tech, finance workers set to benefit from Hong Kong’s pursuit of talent
Hong Kong needs to further relax policies on recognition of credentials to attract more Indian talent, stave off competition from Singapore and Dubai, analyst notes. Source link
Read More »Number of axed Form One classes in Hong Kong increases almost threefold
Education Bureau says 14 Primary One and 22 Form One classes have been cut this school year. Source link
Read More »Imperial Japan’s little-known university for occupied lands’ elite students
Students from Japan, China, Korea, the Soviet Union and Mongolia studied at Kenkoku University under the banner of ‘the harmony of five ethnicities’, even as imperial Japanese troops brutalised much of the region. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong police arrest three 15-year-olds, 13 other suspected drug traffickers
Police target criminals who use social media to promote narcotics abuse among young people. Source link
Read More »It’s our leaders who need to work harder to tackle poverty, not the poor
The ‘Strive and Rise’ scheme, taken from the chief executive’s manifesto, fails to address the underlying causes of poverty. The poverty trap is exacerbated by our widening wealth gap, inadequate support for working families and single parents, and the rising cost of living. Source link
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