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En-Japan buoyed by improved market conditions
Japanese online recruitment firm, en-japan Inc., (4849: JP) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 September 2013 of JPY 7.5 billion (USD 75.7 million), an increase of +16.3% compared with JPY 6.4 billion (USD 64.6 million) last year.

Australia

Australia's job market: How robust is it really?
Jobs are an important element of the housing market equation. Without a job it’s hard to keep up mortgage payments or apply for a loan and the same can be said when the hours worked are too few.

Hong Kong                       

Hong Kong Compensation and Benefit Survey Report 2014 (PDF)
Survey shows that the average bonus size for 2014 is 1.6 months of basic salary and the average pay rise rate is 3.8%. The top three sectors which offer the highest bonus are: Financial Services (5.3 months of basic salary), followed by Property Development (2.2 months) and Manufacturing (1.9 months). The report is based on an online survey covering 124 corporations from 22 business sectors in Hong Kong.

Japan

Labor Markets Remain Stable in Many Advanced Economies
The unemployment rate in September was unchanged in four of the nine countries compared. Unemployment decreased in three countries – U.S., Japan and Australia. Japan had the lowest rate at 3.5 percent – a trend which has continued since July 2011

Korea

S. Korea's jobless rate rises on youth unemployment
South Korea's jobless rate rose last month as unemployment of young people grew at a fast pace, with fresh jobs created mostly among senior citizens, a government report showed Wednesday.

Singapore

Some 2,600 Employment Passes not renewed in first half of this year
About 2,600 Employment Passes (EPs) were not renewed in the first half of this year, said Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin in Parliament on Tuesday

Vietnam

Unemployment Rate in Vietnam decreased to 2.22 percent
Unemployment Rate decreased to 2.22 percent in the first nine months of 2013 from 2.28 percent in the first half of 2013. Unemployment Rate in Vietnam is reported by the General Statistics

Other News

Global Wealth Rises, Hits New Record
The world has gotten richer … at least for some people. According to the 2013 Credit Suisse Wealth Report, global wealth has hit an all-time record of $241 trillion in U.S. dollars.