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Survey: Expats prefer Taiwan over Hong Kong

The South China Morning Post has reported that Hong Kong’s overall ranking in the Expat Insider survey, published by expatriate networking website InterNations, fell further than all but two of 66 other countries this year – from 26th to 44th … Continue reading

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How Hong Kong’s professional landscape has changed over the past decade

Advance (“Connecting Australians Globally”) recently interviewed Australian Fiona Nott (a Governance and Compliance Consultant and non-executive director of Aesop Hong Kong; founder and chair of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Women In Business Network; and a Board member of the 30% Club) … Continue reading

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Study: International students at US universities cheat more than local students

A Wall Street Journal analysis of data from more than a dozen large U.S. public universities found that in the 2014-15 school year, the schools recorded 5.1 reports of alleged cheating for every 100 international students. They recorded only one … Continue reading

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Fewer Hong Kong expat bankers getting “fat” expat housing packages

A Bloomberg article says the days where Hong Kong expats working in banking or finance enjoy lavished and guaranteed expat housing benefits is fast ending – especially in the wake of layoffs since the start of the year (e.g. Barclays … Continue reading

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South Korea’s entrepreneurial spark has yet to ignite

The Wall Street Journal has noted that South Korean President Park Geun-hye is pledging to boost growth by developing a “creative economy” through growth in the underdeveloped service sector and by encouraging entrepreneurship. However, progress has been slow. In a recent report, … Continue reading

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Expat or Overseas Filipinos start to return home

The Wall Street Journal has a lengthy article reporting that some expat or overseas Filipinos are starting to reverse the decades long brain drain by returning home to work or start businesses. According to the government’s Commission on Filipinos Overseas … Continue reading

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China to create an expat talent database

AsiaOne reports that Zhang Jianguo, director of the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, has said that China will build a database of overseas expat talent as part of a digital platform to match foreign experts with potential employers. The … Continue reading

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A warning for wealthy Asians who send their children abroad

In a recent article entitled, The Golden Generation: Why China’s super-rich send their children abroad, the New Yorker delves into why wealthy Chinese are increasingly sending their children abroad to be educated and/or to emigrate. However, the article also offered … Continue reading

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A history of international students in the U.S.

International students have been coming to study at American universities since 1854. WSJ Live has a short video segment looking at the both the history and controversies involving international exchange programs in the United States.

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Are there too many international students studying in the U.S.?

WSJ Live recently had a segment noting that in places like California, many people are starting to worry the influx of international students is depriving qualified American youths of slots in top schools. After all, up to 20% of the … Continue reading

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