Singapore's high-earning foreign workers double to 8,500; city-state steps up talent pushSingapore's special work visa has more than doubled its high-earning foreign holders. The Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass now has 8,50...
12 Aug, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Chinese AI drives price competition among US labsA new generation of cost-efficient, high-performance Chinese AI is putting pressure on Silicon Valley's leading labs to lower prices to gra...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
After making inroads into healthcare, private equity players are targeting India's schoolsAs private equity firms turn their attention to India's school education sector, they are adopting innovative investment strategies. By foc...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
China's record consumer defaults undermine Beijing's push to boost spendingChinese banks are reluctant to increase lending as bad loans rise. The government wants borrowing to boost consumption and economic growth....
16 Jul, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
DOGE slashes research funds to private medical sector, scientists warn China could snatch America’s brightest mindsThe policy has faced legal challenges, with a federal judge temporarily blocking it, as reported by news agencies, leaving some universitie...
22 Feb, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
China said to cut pay by half for staff at top financial regulatorsChina implements significant pay cuts for staff at its top three financial regulators, including the central bank, starting in 2023. Staff ...
14 Jan, 2025, 02.34 PM IST
Indegene looks to integrate its Fair Pay app into performance management reviewsThe app uses information like the current and expected salary of the candidate, benchmarks them with external salaries and compares for int...
17 Jun, 2016, 12.16 PM IST
China orders salary cuts of top executives of State owned enterprisesCommunist Party of China has approved plans and decided to cut salaries of executives of big state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
30 Aug, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
China orders salary cuts of top executives of state-owned enterprisesDays after criticism by Chinese Prez Xi Jinping, the ruling Communist Party of China approved plans and decided to cut hefty salaries of ex...
30 Aug, 2014, 10.26 AM IST
ZTE India puts plans to cut salary on holdZTE Corporation, China's second-biggest telecom equipment maker by revenue, has deferred plans to slash salaries in India by up to 20% foll...
17 Oct, 2012, 09.57 AM IST
- Indians may get biggest pay hikes next year
Companies in Asia are set to offer bigger pay rises next year as the region continues to rebound from the global recession, notably in Indi...
22 Oct, 2009, 01.03 AM IST
China slashes executive salaries and perksChinese govt asked state-owned enterprises to slash salaries of execs by 10-20%.
11 Apr, 2009, 12.06 AM IST
- China orders pay cuts for corporate high-flyers
China has ordered pay cuts for executives at state-owned banks and other finance firms as public anger grows over their high salaries durin...
10 Apr, 2009, 10.19 AM IST
- China orders finance executives to cut pay
China's government said executives of its state-owned banks and insurers are paid too much and ordered them to cut their salaries to promot...
09 Apr, 2009, 06.05 PM IST
- Shrinking profit casts clouds over IT paychecks
Companies are likely to cut down overheads, expense accounts, variable pay and if needed, even core salaries, to stay profitable. BPOs spre...
05 Mar, 2008, 03.00 AM IST
- Hong Kong to cut taxes on profits, salaries
Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang is expected to announce cuts in taxes on profits and salaries in his annual policy address next week, a repor...
05 Oct, 2007, 08.30 AM IST
- Payslip pampering: desis right on top
When it comes to payslip pampering, the outsourcing industry is right on top of the heap.
08 Jul, 2006, 12.10 AM IST