MUMBAI, Jan 10 Reuters Indian online education firm UpGrad39;s chief executive Arjun Mohan has stepped down, he told Reuters on Tuesday, a toplevel departure that comes when the sector is reeling from growth challenges. Mohan39;s statement did not make it clear why he was leaving, but three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters the […]

BEIJING, Jan 10 Reuters China created 12.06 million new urban jobs in 2022, achieving the government39;s annual target despite the COVID hit to economic growth, state media Xinhua reported late Monday, citing the minister of human resources. That compared with the 12.69 million urban jobs created in 2021, 11.86 million in 2020 and 13.52 million […]

Jan 10 Reuters Analysts raised 2023 earnings estimates for Asian companies over the past month, contrasting with the raft of earnings downgrades in the last year, as China39;s reopening and slowing inflationary pressures boost optimism. MSCI AsiaPacific39;s 2023 earnings estimates were raised by 2.5 over the past month, with China39;s earnings raised by 3.1, followed by […]

SEOUL, Jan 11 Reuters South Korea39;s unemployment rate rose to an 11month high in December 2022, while the annual increase in employed people marked the smallest in 21 months, official data showed on Wednesday. The country39;s seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate for December stood at 3.3, higher than 2.9 in November and the highest since January, according […]

New curbs for S.Korea, Japan nationals transiting China China says visa suspensions for S.Korea, Japan reasonable Escalating diplomatic spat may complicate economic relations Social media users lash out at S.Korea39;s insulting COVID curbs BEIJING, Jan 11 Reuters China introduced transit curbs for South Korean and Japanese nationals on Wednesday, in an escalating diplomatic spat over […]