Hong Kong continues to woo foreign talent with first-ever global summit

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HONG KONG ADVANTAGES

Jobseeker Lois Lin from Jiangsu province in China, who was attending the conference to look for work in the financial and consulting industries, claimed she did not realize the benefits of studying in Hong Kong that her capital had provided.

I” immediately understood the benefits of residing in a town that links the world with the continent.” Hong Kong has a number of skills plans in place, making it simpler for expats like me to get a job, Ms. Lin continued. &nbsp,

People from the middle of China are even venturing out, according to Leapin Gabriel Cheung, managing lover of recruitment companies organization, despite the notion that Chinese residents living in the Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Greater Bay area may want to work there because of the contact.

” From the information, unexpectedly, in the last 12 times, we see more and more qualities from major towns in the middle of China, like in Shanghai or Beijing. They are submitting more resumes to Hong Kong, according to Mr. Cheung.

Foreign nationals who have leave testimonials for company travel to Hong Kong are now permitted to stay for up to 14 weeks, an increase from the previous seven. The plan, which was originally implemented for people in the nine Greater Bay Area places, such as Shenzhen and Dongguan, has also been expanded to Beijing and Shanghai.

It is a shift that Hong Kong says reflects the advantage of its one country, two systems process, and creates greater markets.

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Two dead, 21 injured after knife attack in hospital in China’s Yunnan province

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Authorities in southwest China reported that two people were killed on Tuesday ( May 7 ) as a result of a knife attack. &nbsp,

In a statement posted on the company’s official Twitter account, Zhenxiong County police claimed that 21 people were also hurt in the hospital assault in Zhenxiong County, in the southwest of Yunnan province. &nbsp,

” According to investigations, the suspect is a male villager from Zhenxiong County’s Poji Town” .&nbsp,

According to the local authorities, the injured are now receiving treatment, and examinations are pending. &nbsp,

Police officers who were on the field as well as a man pointing a weapon at another guy wielding a stay in a hospital hall appeared to be in the pictures, which were published by the state-run news website The Paper.

” It happened around 11 in the morning… it’s still a little disorganized, they’re still determining the quantities”, a nearby resident told The Paper.

Although China strictly forbids citizens from possessing firearms, there have been numerous stabbings in recent years, large violent crime is uncommon it.

After a person with a history of mental illness knifed a person with a weapon in Yunnan in August, two people died and seven others were hurt.

In a school stabbing in Guangdong province in southeastern China, six people were killed and one injured the day before that.

In a weapon attack at a school in Jiangxi province in east China, three people were killed and six others were hurt in August 2022.

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Japan town begins blocking Mount Fuji view from ‘bad-mannered’ tourists

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As Japan’s population grows due to overtourism, especially at famous sites like the narrow private alleys of Kyoto and even Mount Fuji trails, where visitors love to take selfies and upload photos to social media, the town’s decision has drawn national and international attention.

Phone calls from Chinese people, many of whom are not native residents, have been flooded into the Fujikawaguchiko city hall, who have expressed their disapproval of the decision to obstruct the view.

” We do not want people to view Mount Fuji,” the statement continues. The issue is that there are so many people who ca n’t follow basic guidelines, according to a town official.

“BASIC Habits”

Residents of the area claim that having the online barrier is unfortunate but probably necessary.

” We welcome foreigners for the revitalisation of the area, but there are so many violations of simple manners, like crossing the road, dumping wastes and trespass into people’s properties”, a 60- yr- old resident told AFP.

” After all, they are here for Mount Fuji, but having that challenge is really unfortunate”, said the lady, who identified herself as Watanabe.

She said,” There might have been other ways to deal with it, but I do n’t think it can be helped right now.”

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