19 h. ago China's job market preps for impact as record graduate wave approaches

Despite an easing of China’s youth unemployment rate in June, the country is steeling itself for a challenging job-hunting season as a record number of fresh graduates prepares to enter the labour market. The urban jobless rate for those aged 16 to 24, excluding students, dipped to 14.5 per cent last month – more than one in seven people – from 14.9 per cent in May, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday. While this marked the fourth consecutive month...

Politics

4 d. ago Opinion | China must carefully balance economic imperatives with job creation

Opinion | China must carefully balance economic imperatives with job creation  South China Morning Post

Economics

7 d. ago ‘I cook instant noodles’: anxiety grips China’s workforce amid dire job market

This is the final story in a three-part series exploring the domestic economic challenges China faces as it navigates an unprecedented trade war with the United States. In this piece, we explore the country’s cloudy employment outlook for workers across all sectors, and how truck drivers and high-powered lawyers alike are learning to adjust their expectations. When his chemical company laid off a third of its team, Liang Wang felt a mix of emotions: relief that he was not among them, but dread...

Society

1 week ago Government program launched to assist China's young job seekers

Government program launched to assist China's young job seekers  China Daily

Politics

1 week ago PhD And Oxford Graduate Becomes Food Delivery Worker In China: "It's not a bad job"

PhD And Oxford Graduate Becomes Food Delivery Worker In China: "It's not a bad job"  NDTV

Society

1 week ago Chinese model lured to Myanmar with scam job rescued after sister raises alarm

A Chinese model from the southern province of Guangdong has been rescued from Myanmar after he was lured with the pretext of an overseas work opportunity last month, according to the Chinese embassy in Thailand. “The Chinese citizen surnamed Zhong has been rescued under the collaborative efforts of all parties,” the embassy said in a statement on Friday. “We once again warn Chinese citizens to beware of overseas ‘high-paying job’ scams. Foreign nationals need proper work permits for employment...

Events

2 w. ago Chinese national missing in Thailand rescued, embassy warns of shady job offers, China News

Chinese national missing in Thailand rescued, embassy warns of shady job offers, China News  AsiaOne

Events

2 w. ago Trailblazing mathematician Yitang Zhang leaves US for job at Chinese university

Chinese-American mathematician Yitang Zhang has left the United States to join Sun Yat-sen University in southern China as a full-time professor. The 70-year-old number theorist has been appointed to the university’s newly established Institute of Advanced Study Hong Kong and will live and work in the Greater Bay Area, the university announced at a ceremony on Friday afternoon. While the university did not give further details about his appointment, it noted that Zhang had relocated to China...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘It helps me survive’: inside the UK’s thriving Chinese gig economy

Mark Lin had always dreamed of a career in the arts. As he finished his fine arts degree at a top London university in 2020, he began applying for dozens of roles at galleries, agencies and dealers across the capital. But the British economy was still reeling after months of pandemic lockdowns, and Lin hit a brick wall. After weeks of effort, he had an inbox full of rejection emails but not a single callback – and he was rapidly running out of money. That is when Lin decided to take a leap of...

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