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Chinese students rethink studying abroad in the US

The Nikkei Asia has a lengthy article about how Chinese students are rethinking studying abroad in the USA due to COVID and tensions between the USA and China albeit Chinese students demand for overseas education remains strong. In fact, the … Continue reading

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China’s factories struggle without key import: Foreign talent

The Nikkei Asia has noted that while China’s internal lockdowns have been lifted, some makers of electronic parts remain cut off from a vital resource for expanding production: international talent. Travel restrictions have complicated the ability of engineers from Japan, … Continue reading

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China’s college graduates hit by jobs downturn amid coronavirus

The Nikkei Asia has reported a chilling job market in China as the outbreak has wreaked havoc on the country’s economy. Companies are reluctant to expand their operations and even if they are hiring, few are interested in those fresh … Continue reading

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Young Chinese workers aren’t like their elders

Jason Tu, co-founder and chief executive of MioTech (an artificial intelligence platform for financial institutions), has written a piece for the Nikkei Asia noting how outspoken young Chinese employees are no longer rare given the 400 million Chinese born between … Continue reading

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American Entrepreneurs Who Flocked to China Are Heading Home, Disillusioned

The Wall Street Journal has a lengthy article about how it’s gotten much harder for expat entrepreneurs in China. Specifically, “soaring costs, creeping taxation, tightening political control and capricious regulation that makes it ever tougher to maneuver the market and … Continue reading

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The American Dream Is Alive. In China.

According to a recent New York Times’ article, the American dream is alive – in China. The article noted how not only are incomes drastically rising within families, but sons are outearning their fathers. For example: “It feels like there … Continue reading

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Belt and read: How China is exporting education and influence to Malaysia and other Asean countries

The South China Morning Post has a lengthy article about how Xiamen University Malaysia, a China-backed university that opened last year, is the model for President Xi Jinping’s vision of exporting education in order to marry Beijing’s trade ambitions with … Continue reading

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Asia has some of the most expensive cities for expats

Mercer’s annual Cost of Living Survey finds African, Asian, and European cities dominating the list of most expensive locations for expats working abroad: Five of the top 10 cities in this year’s ranking are in Asia with Hong Kong (2) … Continue reading

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Why it’s much harder for expat bankers to land a Hong Kong job

Bloomberg has reported that more and more, even experienced expat bankers are struggling to find and keep jobs in Hong Kong if they don’t speak Mandarin. The same goes for those without a mastery of China’s business culture or connections … Continue reading

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China’s booming ‘rent a foreigner’ industry

The South China Morning Post has profiled China’s “rent a foreigner” industry as it’s not uncommon for Chinese companies to hire foreigners, especially white Westerners, to represent them in public relations-type roles. Many Chinese equate Caucasian faces with business success … Continue reading

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