Tag: Asia-Pacific

Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, with government officials expressing optimism that wage hike momentum ahead ...

Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a row, meaning squeezed profits for companies, more spending money for ...

China is set to impose a 1 million yuan ($137,309) cap on the annual income of staff at central government-owned financial institutions, three sources said, expanding a campaign against excess ...

Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, as the country's population continues to shrink and age ...

WeWork India has successfully raised ₹500 crore (approximately US$57.7 million) through a rights issue, bolstering its financial position as the company continues to expand its footprint in the country.  The ...

Coworking operators in India have leased a record 125 lakh square feet (approximately 12.5 million square feet) of premium office space in 2024, marking a 44% year-on-year increase as the ...

A record 3.4 million young Chinese workers flocked to the civil service exam this year, lured by the prospect of lifetime job security and perks including subsidised housing as an ...

Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose ...

India's small businesses spanning the manufacturing, trade and services sectors added about 11 million jobs in the year to the end of September, with total employment rising to 120.6 million ...

Over the last decade, Masato Shiota brought his papermaking business back from the brink, paying down debt and buying machinery to automate some production. But he struggles to find workers ...