Beijing seen shifting stance over control over IT giants
Beijing had levied fines and sanctions against China's IT giants over a two-year period, but shifted its stance due to a perceived slowdown in the national economy.
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Shanghai sets GDP target above 5.5%
Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng tressed that Shanghai will continue to pursue high-quality development and further deepen opening-up, making the city the pioneer of Chinese-style…
Hong Kong moots promotion exercise in Feb to lure visitors, businesses: John Lee
He also noted that 17 per cent of the daily quota of 60,000 Hong Kong allowed to travel to the mainland in the next eight weeks have been booked.
Talent-hungry HK approves more than 200 work passes a day under new scheme
The scheme’s roll-out comes as Hong Kong, which had been cut off from much of the world for nearly three years, scrapped the last of its pandemic restrictions.
Law minister wants quick digitisation of Indonesia’s immigration services
Yasonna said, the new director-general could copy the success of other countries that conduct immigration reform.
Japan’s labour ministry to investigate financial burden on foreign trainees
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry believes it will be difficult to secure human resources if the current unfair treatment of trainees is not rectified.
Overcoming labour shortage key to stronger manufacturing
The writer state, "shortage of workers in the manufacturing sector reflects the structural contradictions in the labor market".
India wants Bangladesh to review food import demand
India believes the quantity is too high.
BOJ modifies monetary policy, expanding 10-year government bond yield fluctuations
They are to fluctuate in a range of around plus or minus 0.5%, against the previously accepted range of around plus or minus 0.25%.
Local govt spending to bolster China’s fiscal policy: Experts
According to an official, efforts will be made to ensure more efficient use of fiscal funds so as to directly energise the country's proactive fiscal policy.