• Officials in Clark and Champaign County are hopeful for economic growth despite having higher unemployment rates than the state average. Both counties have been able to attract new businesses and provide job opportunities for locals. Champaign County Mike Morris, Champaign County economic development director, said despite the countys 10.3 percent not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June compared to 9.6 percent in Clark County and the 9.2 percent state average he remains hopeful. Weve got opportunities with some other companies that hav......[查看详情]
  • SPECIAL PRIVILEGES?Taiwanese students are being recruited to help the Chinese adjust to Taiwan, a service not provided to foreign students from other countries By Mo Yan-chih and Liu Jung / Staff Reporters With the opening of the nations universities and colleges to Chinese students in September, many universities are recruiting students to serve Chinese students in Taiwan, a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City councilor said yesterday, challenging the universities over their extensive efforts to attract Chinese students. Under an edu......[查看详情]
  • NEW YORK, July 30 (UPI) Merck announced earlier it would cut 20,000 redundant jobs after its purchase of Schering-Plough in a $41 billion deal, The New York Times reported Saturday. In the latest round of cuts, the firm said between 35 percent and 40 percent would be U.S. jobs. Similar to other U.S. firms, Merck said the cuts did not apply to its operations in China, where it would be adding jobs. This week, medical device maker Boston Scientific announced it would lay off 1,400 workers, but hire 1,000 in China. Pharmaceutical industry analyst E......[查看详情]
  • Employers are making it clear that anyone who has been out of the workforce for more than a few months can forget about a job, while old people need not apply. At the same time, companies are expanding investments and hiring abroad. Many job listings go as far as to specifically state that those who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time need not apply, according to various media reports. When confronted by the media, companies usually pull the ad for public relations reasons. But the underlying attitude remainscompanies b......[查看详情]
  • Chinas fast-growing green economy could provide millions of new jobs in the coming decade, according to a study from the Worldwatch Institute. The environmental research group estimates that 4.5 million green jobs will be created in 2020 alone, in the energy, transportation and forestry sectors but one of the reports authors has warned that the country lacks many of the basic and crucial statistics to track its green economy, making estimates difficult. Its fair to say that China has started tracking the green economy, but there is still a long ......[查看详情]
  • 时间: 2011-07-21
    Chinas got a heck of a nerve. Yesterday, CNN reported that the Chinese governments State Administration of Foreign Exchange published the following statement on its website: We hope the U.S. government will take responsible policies and measures to boost global financial market confidence and respect and protect the interests and investors... And even went so far as to say that the debt issue is a ... reflection of the credibility of the U.S. government... Now, I know none of us are happy with the way Congress and the administration has approach......[查看详情]