China’s jobless youth left in the lurch

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THIN PROSPECTS Analysts blame the slowing economy crippled by COVID-19 lockdowns, as well as the large cohort entering the labour force during the graduation season in July and August, for that slim prospects facing China’s youth. Official data will not track unemployment among rural youth, and the real jobless humanContinue Reading

Surge launches its seventh cohort of 15 Southeast Asian and Indian startups adopting bolder approaches

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One-third have one or more female founder, other people 2nd/3rd time creatorsTill date, Rise startups have raised over US$1. 7bil follow-on funding Surge, Sequoia India & Southeast Asia’s speedy scale-up program, offers launched its seventh cohort, featuring thirty seven founders across fifteen early-stage startups.Rise has grown fast in the last three…Continue Reading