Tag: Asia-Pacific

China's booming gig economy masks job market pain, strains welfare system

National flexible workspace operators continue to charge significantly higher prices than independent coworking providers, with enterprises paying a premium for established brands and multi-city networks, according to a new report ...

Office leasing across India's eight largest cities declined in the second quarter of 2026, but strong demand from Global Capability Centers (GCCs) continued to support the market, helping vacancy fall ...

Coworking operators leased a record 8.6 million square feet of office space across India's seven largest office markets during the first half of 2026, as businesses continued to increase their ...

Smartworks Coworking Spaces is expanding its international footprint with a planned acquisition of Singapore-based Workstudio Spaces Pte. Ltd., a move that will deepen its presence in one of its key ...

Rising temperatures across India are creating an unexpected workplace crisis: more women are being pushed out of jobs as repeated heat-related school closures leave them with no choice but to ...

Singapore’s workplaces are confronting a convergence of disruptive forces — artificial intelligence, an aging workforce, rising business costs, and changing expectations around flexibility — at a time when employee engagement ...

China's State Council, the cabinet, issued the country's next five-year plan for implementing the "employment-first strategy" on Wednesday, pledging to keep the job market broadly stable and prevent large-scale unemployment ...

India’s flexible workspace sector closed FY26 with its strongest financial performance to date, signaling a market that is moving beyond rapid expansion and proving its long-term commercial strength. According to ...

A new Australian study published in Nature is adding to the growing body of evidence that a four-day workweek can improve employee well-being without hurting business performance. Researchers tracked 15 ...