Brain-drained HK workforce marks historic decline

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Confronted with an emigration wave and an aging population, Hong Kong has just registered the biggest decline in its working population in decades. The workforce in the former British colony, which was handed over to Beijing in 1997, fell by 94,100, or 2.4%, to 3.87 million in 2022 from the previous year, according to the […]Continue Reading

Hong Kong workforce sees biggest drop in decades

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Confronted with an emigration wave and an aging population, Hong Kong has just registered the biggest decline in its working population in decades. The workforce in the former British colony, which was handed over to Beijing in 1997, fell by 94,100, or 2.4%, to 3.87 million in 2022 from the previous year, according to the […]Continue Reading

America’s will in Taiwan is at stake in Ukraine

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More than once recently, critics of US arms shipments to Ukraine have argued that the weapons should go to Taiwan instead. In the long run, these critics say, China is the more worrisome adversary and its threats to take Taiwan by force must be countered. They’re half right. Yes, the US must stop China from […]Continue Reading

Failure to respond to rise in cost-of-living tops EY telecoms risk radar

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Security function undermined by weak relationships with wider business
Response to cost-of-living is entrant at No.1 on Top 10 telecoms risk radar The rise in the cost-of-living has driven consumers to readjust spending priorities. Telcos’ failure to respond to this changing mindset is now the biggest threat facing the industry, according to…Continue Reading

Webinar video: Digital Revolution in the Global South

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Watch the webinar video Mobile broadband, Cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence are transforming the Global South. The International Monetary Fund wrote this year, “Digital technologies can increase the efficiency of the public and private sectors, expand financial inclusion, improve access to education, and open new markets by allowing companies to serve distant customers.” At the grassroots […]Continue Reading