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Global MBA Job Market Turns Positive

Francesca Di Meglio, Bloomberg Businessweek

MBA hiring improved around the world in 2010, and it has a good chance of continuing to grow, says Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a London company that organizes the annual QS World MBA Tour.

Racial violence spurred Asian students to take a stand

Sarah Hoye, CNN

Last December, as many as 30 Asian students were attacked at South Philly High. Asian students boycotted the school to protest what they felt was a lack of response. The Justice Department has instructed the school to better protect Asian students. New principal Otis Hackney says security is his "No. 1 priority"

What the Internet Knows About You

Jessica Bennett, Newsweek

Imagine that a company could use the Web to rate your health, your employability—even your dating appeal. Welcome to the credit score of the future.

‘A Child Today, a Leader Tomorrow’: The First Ladies Summit in Kuala Lumpur

Chen Jun Hoong, Epoch Times Staff

The inaugural “The First Ladies Summit” on children’s education and social welfare, was held in Kuala Lumpur, from October 11–13

Ten Myths Of Job Interviewing

Susan Adams, Forbes.com

Think the interviewer is always prepared? Asks smart questions? Chooses the best candidate? Think again.

China’s wealth gap strains social fabric

John W. Schoen, Senior Producer MSNBC.com

China's own economic pyramid has become taller and steeper, forcing the government's “servant leaders” to scramble to keep a promise to China's 1.3 billion people that their society will remain in balance. If that balance is compromised, the result could be a wave of social upheaval not seen since the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests of 1989.

Five Hiring Hotspots in Asia

Sindhu Sundar

Four Asian cities are being counted among the world's top ten financial centers for the first time ever this year as the widespread expansion of banking services and commensurate hiring in the Asia-Pacific region has accelerated as wealth continues to grow in Asia.

Local Asian Americans join immigration fray

Lornett Turnbell, Seattle Times staff reporter

People of Asian descent comprise 5 percent of the nation's foreign-born population and 11 percent of all illegal immigrants. And the massive visa backlogs that keep families separated for years — sometimes decades — affect them more than any other single group.

China to Overtake Japan in Global Wealth Rankings?

Isabella Steger

With China set to overtake Japan as the world’s second largest economy in 2010, the Chinese consumer could also dethrone Japan in another key category in the next few years, according to a new report by Credit Suisse.

6 Crazy Job Search Tactics

By Kaitlin Madden, CareerBuilder Writer

Taking a non-traditional approach to a job search can be a good thing.

Best Jobs In America

Money/PayScale.com

Money and PayScale.com rate the top 100 careers with great pay and growth prospects.

China's Nobel anger as Liu Xiaobo awarded peace prize

BBC

China has angrily condemned the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Hanoi Turns 1,000 With Vietnam's Biggest-Ever Parade

The Huffington Post

Draped in red Communist banners and propaganda slogans, Vietnam's capital turned 1,000 years old Sunday in an extravagant ceremony intended to stoke national pride and show the world that this once war-ravaged country has moved beyond its dark history.

Fred Korematsu, civil rights icon for younger generation, has his day

Momo Chang, Oakland Tribune Correspondent

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill last week making Jan. 30 the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution.

Chinese-Americans split on immigration policy

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

Few polls have asked Chinese-Americans what they think about contemporary immigration controversies, but those that do find a community that is split

Asia: Help Wanted

CNN World Business Today Anchor, Pauline Chiou

Hays Asia Regional Director Emma Charnock says, "We're seeing demand for expatriates spike again in Hong Kong. In Shanghai and Beijing, predominantly it's about Chinese returnees or Mandarin speakers."

Small businesses, schools, health care top issues at Asian-American candidate forum

Young Lee

Small business development was a point that candidates for Congress and the state legislature emphasized this weekend at a forum for Asian-American voters

How to Innovate After a Recession

Vijay Govindarajan

The Tuck School's Vijay Govindarajan outlines a three-pronged plan for making innovation flourish in a post-recession environment

50 Most Powerful Women

CNN.com

It was a year of expansion for this elite group. Several women, including PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, pulled off big acquisitions, while thirteen others earned big promotions.

Gates, Buffett Set To Dine With China's Rich

The Huffington Post

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said a meeting about charity he attended Wednesday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and dozens of China's super rich was "a tremendous success," despite earlier concerns that the country's newly minted millionaires would be pressured to give up their fortunes.