Family ties, good job opportunities and the possibility of a faster career path are the key factors that cause Chinese people working and studying overseas to return home, a survey has found.
Amid a slowdown in the country's economic growth, the good times for job hoppers might also be coming to an end.
The Beijing municipal government is trying to attract more top talent by working with the US-based professional networking company LinkedIn Corp.
Easier access to global positions has consolidated multinational companies' advantage in the competition for talent in China, said Juergen Hartwig from auto giant Daimler AG, which was picked as one of the top 30 best employers in 2014 in a recent survey.
The plunging rouble has dealt a serious blow to the Russian economy despite the arrest in its tide in the last few days.
With Shinzo Abe commencing his third term as Japan's prime minister, the year of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will be pivotal.
People in Asian countries where Chinese characters are widely used, including Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and China, have been voting for the most representative characters of the year for the past few years. The polls normally organized by academics or the media are an interesting way of determining which events or incidents have affected the people most in a calendar year.
The holiday season has brought cheers back to Greece and the rest of Europe.
Despite China's bold ambition to develop soccer at the grassroots, the lack of soccer fields has hampered public participation, said a national survey on sporting venues.
Yu Liang, the CEO of China's residential real estate developer Vanke, used to be a busy entrepreneur who seldom exercised. In order to pursue his dream of conquering Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, he started running four years ago.
Controlling air pollution will continue to be a priority for the Beijing municipal government in the coming year, with a decline expected in the concentration of fine airborne particles, the city's mayor said in a report.
Zhang Deben, a farmer in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, is an avowed admirer of Mao Zedong and an avid collector of Mao memorabilia, which he has been searching out since his early teens.
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