This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong recorded at least 11 flooding cases in the northern New Territories while the amber rainstorm warning signal was in force. The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the warning signal at 11.55am on Tuesday,…
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has come under fire over a short film that romanticises food delivery jobs. The film told viewers that such jobs offer “the freedom to enjoy the scenery along the way” and “brings delivery workers closer to their dreams”. Netizens slammed the video for glorifying hardship and suffering, describing it as being…
Job seekers are turning to dating apps like Tinder to network for career advancement. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images A surprising number of job hunters are turning to dating apps to make connections and find new career opportunities. And, according to a new survey, many say it is paying…
The bosses of UK statistics bodies are back in front of MPs for another grilling on the crisis at the Office for National Statistics this morning. At a bruising encounter last week Simon Hoare, the Conservative chairman of the public administration and constitutional affairs select committee, said that Sir Ian Diamond, the former ONS boss,…