Jumping to Japan for big career boost

Zhang Shipu landed in Japan last week for a very important chapter in his life. He will be attending language school there and then apply for a master's degree course at a university.

Beginning 2013, Zhang worked as a radio host at Kugou Music, a subsidiary of Tencent Music Entertainment in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

Two years later, he worked for Tencent's marketing team in Shenzhen. But because of his educational qualification, a diploma from Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore - equivalent to a vocational degree in China - he missed out on many job opportunities.