A revamped appraisal system that denies salary increments to underperforming Hong Kong civil servants is unlikely to significantly improve efficiency, observers have said, calling for a more balanced approach with team-based performance indicators. The revised system, set to be implemented in October, will penalise the bottom 10 per cent of performers – those rated D…
A frugal food-delivery worker in China who has saved 1.12 million yuan (US$160,000) over the past five years has won admiration online. Zhang Xueqiang, 25, came to Shanghai to take up the delivery job with a major platform in 2020. His move came after a breakfast shop operated by him and his friend in his…
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill into law Wednesday night, officially ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.The legislation will fund the government through Jan. 30 and provide money for some agencies for the rest of the fiscal year.For federal workers waiting on paychecks and local food banks helping struggling families, the bill…
Tesla’s board says it’s “approve or lose him” ahead of the shareholder vote on Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar compensation plan. The vote is set to take place on Thursday, November 6. Tesla’s board is once again dangling its favorite carrot: Elon Musk’s potential departure. In a letter to shareholders this week, Chair Robyn Denholm warned that…
The government shutdown is wreaking havoc on air travel — and an online “Misery Map” gives a bird’s-eye view into which major US airports are suffering the most. The government shutdown is straining US air travel, with air traffic controller shortages triggering hundreds of flight delays nationwide. Major airports like LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy…
HE DID. TONIGHT, KAI MORE THAN $370 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING EACH WEEK. THAT’S HOW MUCH MONEY GOVERNOR WES MOORE SAYS THE STATE OF MARYLAND RELIES ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR TO RUN THINGS LIKE HEALTH CARE, FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THEY WERE THINGS THAT HE ADDRESSED TONIGHT DURING THAT SPEECH TO THE STATE. THINGS THAT…
A Chinese factory worker was left heartbroken and financially devastated after his fiancée, who claimed to be a military officer, vanished after allegedly fleecing him and his family out of 650,000 yuan (US$91,000). The 30-something man, surnamed Ji, who had only met the woman a handful of times over an eight-year period, had been under…