Australia: Official figures show largest drop in quarterly employment for 13 years
Labour-force figures from the Bureau of Statistics show 26,500 jobs disappeared in the three months to August.

Hongkong: The digital disconnect: Hong Kong faces a shortfall of digital marketing professionals
The rapid evolution of digital marketing has created a “digital disconnect” in which the jobs market in technology, and more specifically digital marketing technology, is hungry for skilled workers in Hong Kong.

Japan: Japan’s business leaders say 2020 Olympics will be good for economy
As Tokyo recovers from the huge celebrations and excitement caused by the Japanese capital’s selection as host to the 32nd Olympiad by the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires on Saturday, Japan’s business experts and leaders have begun to speak with optimism at what the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could mean to their steadily improving economy.

Singapore: Has landing an expat job in Singapore just gotten harder?
Singapore's latest push to encourage companies to hire locally is unlikely to have a significant impact on foreigners looking to land a job in the Southeast Asian financial hub, say experts.

Korea: S. Korea to launch 150 bln won fund to help small companies
South Korea plans to launch a 150 billion won (US$139.8 million) private equity fund in order to strengthen support for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Vietnam: Vietnam foreign investment closes in full-year target
Foreign direct investment (FDI) this year has been worth US$12.63 billion, and analysts believe that the full-year target of $13-14 billion will be achieved or even exceeded.