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India, China and Brazil lead planned salary increases

According to data released from the WorldatWork 2014-15 Salary Budget Survey, India, China and Brazil averaged the highest 2014 total salary budget increases at 10.5%, 8.2% and 7.2%, respectively. These three countries are also projecting similar salary increase budgets for … Continue reading

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Asia-Pacific outsourcing deals most likely to include recruitment

According to a report by global management consulting firm Everest Group, recruitment outsourcing was included in 59% of MPHRO (multi-process human resources outsourcing) deals in APAC in 2013. This compares with 36% in EMEA and 24% in North America. When … Continue reading

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Working overseas gives you a “new way of thinking that is global”

The May issue of the newsletter for Advance, an organization that connects the global Australian Diaspora, interviewed Australian expatriate Fiona Lawrie, who has lived half her life in Asia, primarily working in the area of environmental sustainability, before deciding to … Continue reading

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Wheat vs. Rice: How China’s Culinary Divide Shapes Personality

A recent study published by a group of psychologists in the journal Science finds that China’s noodle-slurping northerners are more individualistic, show more “analytic thought” and divorce more frequently. By contrast, rice-eating southerners show more hallmarks traditionally associated with East … Continue reading

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Asian countries fill the top 7 slots in a key OECD education study

According to the recently published 2012 results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial international benchmarking study organized by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Asian countries filled the top seven places with Singapore (their … Continue reading

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Setting up or working for an Australian brand in China

Advance, an organization that connects the global Australian Diaspora, recently interviewed Maria Liu, the General Manager of ANZ’s Beijing branch who talked about her leadership ethos, the opportunities for Australian businesses in Asia and what it is like working for … Continue reading

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Western MNCs are loosing their edge in recruiting Chinese talent

Alan Pang of Aon Hewitt recently told the Wall Street Journal’s Kathy Chu about why China’s job seekers are increasingly preferring domestic Chinese employers over Western MNCs: According to Alan, macro economic trends such as inflation, manufacturers and western MNCs … Continue reading

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Studying abroad makes China’s second-generation entrepreneurs different

The Wall Street Journal has an article along with a video segment about how China’s private economy will change hands in the next decade, from the first-generation entrepreneurs to their children – many of whom studied abroad and have a … Continue reading

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More South Korean students study abroad in China

The number of South Korean students enrolling in Chinese colleges has tripled from less than 20,000 in 2003 to around 63,000 according to the Wall Street Journal’s Jeyup S. Kwaak. That’s significant because South Korean students are a significant market … Continue reading

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Chinese students increasingly stay home for a western education

William Vanberge of BE Education was interviewed (also see: Some Chinese Students Stay Home to Get Ahead) by the Wall Street Journal’s Wei Gu about why Chinese students are more willing to stay in China to study instead of studying … Continue reading

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