The booming Chinese economy means that technology firms – particularly e-commerce companies – are struggling to find skilled candidates and managers to help fuel that growth. The latest Salary and Employment Forecast from international recruitment company Michael Page shows that there is strong growth in demand for technology professionals across sectors such as finance and retail, … Continue reading
Canada and Europe are not alone in dealing with important demographic shifts. And worries about increasing recruitment problems, workforce shortages and skills gap are widespread. But there might be more critical situations. For instance, China is just beginning its huge demographic transition. In an article published on brookings.edu, Wan Feng qualifies China as a “demographic overachiever” and analyses … Continue reading
China Daily: The most important task facing China’s economy in 2012 is to improve the quality of economic growth, including energy conservation, emissions reduction, and industry restructuring, said renowned economist Li Yining, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, at a panel discussion of economic experts on Tuesday. The 2011 Central Economic Work Conference, … Continue reading