Business / Economy Jun 15, 2021
Millions of missing jobs should make inflation hawks think twice
by Enda Curran
The global employment shortfall from the pandemic is predicted by the International Labour Organization to be 75 million this year.
Business Jun 12, 2021
Workers in Japan offered early retirement tops 10,000 as pandemic drags on
The number of those offered voluntary early retirement by listed companies in Japan was three months faster than in 2020, a private survey has shown.
Business / Economy | FOCUS Jun 10, 2021
Japan pushes higher wages in bid for regional revitalization
A draft of the government's annual economic and fiscal policy guidelines calls for efforts to raise minimum wages, aiming to achieve a national average of ¥1,000 per hour.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 10, 2021
Young voter anger over housing and jobs threatens Moon's legacy in South Korea
by Cynthia Kim
With one year left in his single five-year term, Moon's promise for a more just, compassionate and equitable society rings hollow to many.
Business Jun 9, 2021
Employment nears pre-pandemic levels in South Korea as economy recovers
by Sam Kim
The country has now recouped more than 80% of the positions lost during the COVID-19 crisis, its finance ministry said in a statement.
Business Jun 8, 2021
Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs
by Laura Millan Lombrana, Will Mathis and Joao Lima
Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.
Business | ANALYSIS Jun 7, 2021
AI is taking over job hiring, but racism concerns persist
by Avi Asher-Schapiro
The risk of discrimination is a central issue for lawmakers around the world as they weigh how to regulate the use of AI technology, particularly in the labor market.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Jun 4, 2021
China's disenchanted youth 'lie flat' to cope with modern life
by Beiyi Seow
Ground down by the sapping realities of modern city life, China's youth are "lying flat," the latest buzzword for those tapping out of a culture of endless work with little reward.
Commentary / World Jun 2, 2021
Is a CEO worth 1,000 times the median worker?
by Michelle Leder
What now gets disclosed is often subject to manipulation, presumably to make the numbers look better.
Business Jun 1, 2021
COVID-19 trauma has changed economics — maybe forever
by Matthew Boesler
The 2008 crash triggered a rethink, but the framework in place since the 1980s emerged relatively intact. The pandemic then cast those conventions aside around the world.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Kyushu May 31, 2021
Pandemic wreaks havoc on Japan's homeless as government touts 'self-reliance'
As the coronavirus scourge continues to wreak havoc on the economy, the burden is unduly falling on so-called nonregular workers whose employment is unstable.
Commentary / World May 31, 2021
Hong Kong's old boys club is living on borrowed time
by Matthew Brooker
Blame Hong Kong’s clubby world of family-controlled and male-dominated businesses. Close to a third of the city’s 2,500-odd listed companies had no women on the board as of the end of 2020.