HR & Education

Alibaba offers training programme for doctorate students in Singapore

They will receive a monthly stipend of $5,000 and their tuition fee will be waived.

Daily Briefing: Malaysia's nod to RTS could bolster prospects for Woodlands; Punggol District project could lure young families

And Workforce Singapore to work on career practitioners’ development through a new framework.

Korean firms cut hiring amidst higher wages

It has weakened firms' appetite for investments in the country.

HSBC Singapore rolls out accelerator programme for SMEs

‘HSBC Pioneer’ runs for 12 months and operates on an invitation-only basis.

Startups boost HR tech momentum in Singapore

Will you hire bots to interview potential employees?

IMDA and IBM team up to provide tech skills training for professionals

Apprentices will go through 12 months of training in critical emerging tech areas.

Here's why Sunningdale Tech's CEO fired himself

Koh Boon Hwee stepped down as company executive in 2008 at age 58.

Hong Kong is more liveable than Singapore

The Lion City fell to 37th place in the global liveabilty rankings whilst Hong Kong rose to 35th.

Australian expats single out Singapore as best place to live in

Good wages and lower taxes offset the Lion City’s high cost of living.

67% of finance jobseekers no longer wait on job offers

An overwhelming 88% will quit if the role doesn’t meet their expectations.

Chart of the Day: Q2 manufacturing employment falls for fifteenth straight quarter

Blame crippling conditions in the marine & offshore engineering segment.

HRtech gains ground as Singaporeans embrace mobile in job hunting

Nearly a fourth have relied on a smartphone app to apply.

Retail and wealth banks shun digital as they ramp up hiring in Q2

Relationship managers in bancassurance were in hot demand.

Chart of the Day: See the declining trend in Singapore employees' working hours

They may approach a five-hour decrease to a 41.9 hours from the usual 45-hour work week by 2030.