Tag: Asia-Pacific

Sri Lanka is reducing its national workweek as rising energy pressure tied to conflict in the Middle East strains fuel supplies, forcing the government to limit consumption across the economy, ...

India is taking a more structured approach to its fast-growing gig economy, with lawmakers calling for mandatory worker registration and clearer rules for platform companies, according to The Economic Times.  ...

India’s office sector posted a record year in 2025, suggesting that advances in AI have not yet slowed demand for workspace. Commercial real estate leasing reached 86.4 million square feet ...

China's scramble to adopt artificial intelligence will spawn new jobs and propel the world's second largest economy, say policymakers and company executives, as they play down growing global fears that ...

Japan's real wages climbed in January for the first time in 13 months as inflation cooled, with base salaries growing at their fastest pace in 33 years, government data showed ...

South Korea is expanding its visa system as the country faces a shrinking workforce and rapidly aging population. New immigration measures announced by the Ministry of Justice aim to attract ...

Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend or risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President ...

Sri Lanka has approved two new visa pathways aimed at attracting remote workers and extended-stay visitors, expanding entry options as travel increasingly overlaps with location-independent work. The Cabinet of Ministers ...

Google-parent Alphabet is planning to dramatically expand its presence in India, with the possibility of taking millions of square feet in new office space in Bengaluru, India's tech hub, Bloomberg ...

WeWork India plans to expand its Hyderabad operations with a ₹100 crore ($12–13 million USD) investment, adding roughly 3,300 desks by June 2026. The move reflects strong demand for flexible ...