The way that you manage your business will have a massive impact on its overall success. Be a bad manager, and your workforce isn’t going to feel motivated to work for you. Show yourself to be a good manager, on the other hand, however, and you’ll be sure to see your business’s productivity levels soar through the...

A potential shutdown of Malaysia’s national carrier Malaysia Airlines would directly and indirectly affect 400,000 people, the company’s CEO Izham Ismail said in an interview with Malay Mail.

Besides 13,500 staff at stake of losing their jobs, a closure would affect jobs at third-party service providers,...

Disney spends a lot of money on training their employees, including the street sweepers because they realize how crucial it is to have a functional team from bottom to the top. When you work in an organization, you are serving many purposes other than the roles you are hired to do. You need to be able to work in a...

Peking University, May 19, 2019: In order to enhance overseas publicity and to recruit more high-level talents, a team led by PKU Vice President Tian Gang and leaders of many departments held five overseas academic talents meetings at five US universities, namely UC Berkeley, Stanford University, U Chicago, MIT,...

Technology has made many things possible and helped businesses to thrive in today's digitization. The education industry is evolving, nonetheless. People at any age learn how to manage and better themselves online. But is it really enough to harness all the skills
needed in today's workforce?

With the...

Exam Adoption Grows in the Philippines, NMAT by GMAC™ Exam Now Available for On-Demand Testing

MANILA, Philippines--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a global association of leading graduate business schools, announced today that Ateneo GSB, a leading business school in the...

26 April, 2019, Taipei, TAIWAN --( ASIA TODAY )-- 2019 Creative Expo Taiwan announces five Best of Cultural & Creative Award winners. The five Best winners were awarded trophies at the ceremony in S Hotel Taipei on the evening of April 25, along with twenty-five other Cultural & Creative Award winners who...

Beijing, March 17, 2019 — Today marks the launch of the inaugural class of The Asia Foundation’s “Accelerate Women’s Entrepreneurship: Supporting Migrant Women-Owned Businesses” program in Shanghai, China. This program is part of Moody’s Reshape Tomorrow™ initiative, an innovative global program to help owners of...

To be successful in your career will require you to work hard and go above and beyond in your professional life. There’s a lot of competition out there, and it’s not always easy to get noticed on the job.

Be glad to know there are steps you can take that will help you to create a brighter future for...

If your business is a success in your home country, it’s natural to be curious about the possibility of taking this success to the next level with global expansion. Companies which manage to do so open a whole new world of possibilities for their business’ potential, but not every business has what it takes....

The Philippines is the only nation from the region to make the Global Gender Gap Index's top 10.

Despite a shrinking gender gap in many parts of the world, a lot of work still needs to be done to fully eradicate inequalities between the sexes.

Asian economies that recognize the contribution gender...

My first introduction to the world of protocol was in the 1990s, and back in those days (I can’t believe I’m saying this), everything seemed to be a bit more formal and more glamorous. Formal occasions like “black tie” were far more the norm than the “cocktail” or “business” attire that we see nowadays.

Singapore, 7 March 2019 - The third edition of the Startup Career Fair returned to LaunchPad @ one-north today following the enthusiastic response from job-seekers and employers alike since it was first held in 2017. Presented by the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE), Singapore’s largest startup career...

Hanoi, February 19, 2019 — The Boeing Company and The Asia Foundation announce a one-year vocational training program in Hanoi and Hai Duong to provide a holistic training program focused on practical information technology skills development for disadvantaged young adults in Hanoi and Hai Duong provinces. The Asia...

Is people analytics as developed in Asia as it is in the US? If not, what opportunities remain untapped?

I was at the Wharton People Analytics conference, watching a machine learning expert describe the power of algorithmic hiring.

＂Can an algorithm make a better hiring decision than a human?＂ the...

As a Lifestyle and Etiquette Consultant, I meet people of all natures from all over the globe.

Whether in Business, Diplomacy, any Social Settings or Youth, life has taught me one thing: Building relationships with people will lead you to success, in private and in business. You will connect with people more...

Singapore, 18 October 2018 --( ASIA TODAY )-- As part of Swire Properties’ SD 2030 vision, an initiative to reinforce the company’s commitment to sustainable development, The Upper House has partnered with
The Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association (HKDSA) to provide vocational experiences for its members and to...

My Mentorship Experience

I have been often asked to share my mentorship experiences with Educational Institutions around the world. Especially during the past two years, I have had the good fortune to mentor several NUS (National University of Singapore) students (in Faculties such as Architect/Design, Law,...

CHENGDU, China, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- After the Chengdu Tianfu Talent Recruitment in the UK and Ireland in July, six enterprises based in Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (CDHT) (ANZ Global Service and Operations (Chengdu) Company Limited, Ygomi Information Services (Chengdu) Co., Ltd., Sichuan...

"It's been estimated that 57% of all jobs are at risk of being automated within the next 5 years" Here are 7 key disruptions that most likely will change the way people work in the future.

Technological and social forces are transforming how work gets done, who does it, and even what work looks like. And...