4 in 5 employees in Asia have moderate to high mental health risk, study shows
South Korea, Malaysia and Japan had the highest percentage of workers with a high risk of experiencing mental health issues, said a Aon and TELUS Health report.
Japanese companies warm up to employee stock incentives
ANA will offer 100 shares worth about $20 each to about 70% of nearly 45,000 employees in November, following major Japanese firms such as Omron and Sony Group.
Canadian union Unifor reaches tentative agreement with Ford
Unifor, which represents about 5,600 Canadian auto workers, were threatening to go on strike if a deal was not reached by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday.
Ford avoids Canadian auto strike with Unifor union deal
Ford and Unifor announced the agreement, which must still be ratified by members, hours before an extended 11:59 p.m. Tuesday deadline.
‘Everything Everywhere’ Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan on Asia’s ‘huge influence’ on how Hollywood stories are told
Asia has a “huge influence” on how Hollywood stories are being told, and that’s due to how much the Chinese market has grown, said Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan.
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged in September
China’s banks kept their benchmark loan rates unchanged for September, after the economy showed signs of stabilization following recent policy support.
Japan’s top currency diplomat says Tokyo in close contact with U.S. on FX moves
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government plans a supplementary budget for this fiscal year, which could aggravate the industrial world’s heaviest debt burden.
Oil markets’ decades-long dependence on China could be ending
China’s oil demand is peaking by the end of the decade, and with its economic recovery still in limbo, how much can the global oil markets still rely on it?
Xi’s economic policies are leaving many China watchers perplexed and confused
Most, though not all, China watchers point to Xi himself as the instigator of those recent changes.
UNESCO names new sites to its World Heritage List – including one in the West Bank
The World Heritage Committee named 27 new sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Two sites in Ukraine were named to its “in danger” list.
