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PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...- The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
- Supply-chain stress that peaked in covid heads higher againRising logistics costs and delivery times are pressuring central banks, with some indicators reaching multi-year highs, signaling potential...
- IMF cuts global growth outlook for 2026, warns of potential recession if Iran war worsensThe International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth outlook, warning the economy could near recession if the Middle East conflict kee...
- Nearly half of Japan’s high-skill visa workers paid less than recent graduatesJapan's high-skilled visa program faces scrutiny as many foreign workers earn less than new graduates. These skilled professionals often en...
- Japan’s foreign worker record puts immigration in focus ahead of electionsJapan's foreign workforce reached a record 2.57 million, fueling a debate on immigration ahead of elections. The rise in foreign workers, c...
- Japan to cap foreign workers at 426,000 under new skill-based work system from 2027Japan is set to overhaul its foreign labor system. A new program, Employment for Skill Development, will replace the existing Technical Int...
- India's most valuable export: Tens of millions of workersIndia is actively working to export its large workforce to nations experiencing worker shortages. This initiative aims to connect young Ind...
- India's most valuable export: Tens of millions of workersIndia is actively promoting labor mobility, aiming to export millions of its able-bodied workers to countries facing labor shortages. New l...
- Japan will take 50,000 "skilled and semi-skilled personnel" from India in 5 years: MEAIndia and Japan have finalized a human resource action plan to facilitate the exchange of 500,000 individuals over five years. This initiat...
- Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?Japan is commemorating workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site with a controversial past. Hundreds of ...
- Japan introduces dating app to boost marriage and birth ratesTokyo City Hall is introducing "Tokyo Futari Story" to combat loneliness and declining marriage rates in Japan. This initiative includes a ...
- Japan expands its foreign worker visa programme for the first time since inceptionThe Japanese government has expanded the skilled worker visa program to address labor shortages by admitting up to 820,000 foreigners in va...
- Microsoft president Brad Smith sees 'new era' of stagnating labor poolThe trend of around 5 million people expanding the US working age population every five years since 1950 has shifted, starting in the perio...
- Supply chain crisis: Shoppers are facing shortages of beer to popcorn this summerWhen manufacturers can’t make enough glass bottles and aluminum cans, it trickles down to people’s ability to buy things like soda and beer.
- Get rid of the traditional résumés: Modern-day job seekers should be asked - 'what can you do?'The Recruit Japan CEO says most job seekers can’t write résumés or don’t have the skills.
- In Paradise and beyond, wage hikes lag global recovery"Businesses are trying to cope with the (labor) shortage in different ways but we aren't seeing industry-wide wage pressures," said Daniel ...
- Why immigrant-shy Japan is luring foreign workersJapan’s population peaked in 2008 and the number of workers is expected to decline to 56 million in 2030 from 64 million in 2014.
- Keep older workers or face skills shortage: StudyIndustrialised nations must convince older workers to stay on the job beyond retirement age or face a skills shortage and higher labour cos...
- Japan's labour force to contract 7%Japan’s labour force is projected to contract 7% between now and 2015 due to its ageing population, a new International Labor Organization ...
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