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Hard Numbers: Piling on Beijing, 7th time’s the charm for Boris, massacre in Myanmar, US unemployment claims drop
5: Five countries — Australia, Canada, the UK, New Zealand and Lithuania — have so far joined the US in refusing to send government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February over China’s human rights abuses. China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said these states would “pay the price” for the diplomatic boycott.
52: US unemployment claims plunged last week to a 52-year low. Several factors likely influenced the drop, including the ongoing pandemic recovery as well as job market changes related to the holiday season.
11: Myanmar's military reportedly rounded up 11 civilians — including five children — on Tuesday, tied them up, and then burned them alive. The massacre in the country’s northwest reportedly came after a military vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
7: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson became a dad for the seventh time Thursday, when his wife Carrie gave birth to a baby girl. It’s a welcome reprieve for Johnson, who has been having a very rough time politically, including over a recent scandal in which his staff allegedly breached lockdown restrictions to party.Thailand may lose 2 million jobs due to coronavirus: Planning agency
BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thailand may lose up to 2 million jobs this year, particularly in the tourist industry, as the novel coronavirus outbreak undermines economic activity, the state planning agency said on Thursday (May 28).
Lack of suitable jobs for urban youth a pressing issue
Having graduated with an engineering degree in 2016, 25-year-old Ram Kumar Rajput has been looking for suitable employment since.
South Korea's latest big export: Jobless college graduates
SEOUL • Ms Cho Min-kyong boasts an engineering degree from one of South Korea's top universities, a school design award and a near-perfect score in her English proficiency test.
Businesses find smog in Asia deters top talent
HONG KONG • From smog breaks to pollution bonuses, Asia's businesses are promising increasingly inventive perks in a desperate bid to woo executives to a region where toxic air engulfs major cities for much of the year.
As new era dawns in Japan, women still face age-old challenges
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - Ms Kumi Fujisawa launched her finance career in Tokyo in 1989. It was a notable year: Emperor Akihito ascended the Chrysanthemum throne, the Nikkei average reached its giddy peak and the latest Sony Walkman was a hot-selling gadget.