Going west to benefit all sides 06/30/2003
College graduates going to western China to work will find themselves in a win-win situation. They will get experience and training, the western regions will acquire much-needed skilled personnel, and China as a whole will realize a more balanced distribution of human resources.

China's entrance exam migration does not help all students 04/17/2003
The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) always attracts attention every summer. But it has grabbed the limelight earlier than usual this year, with the "NCEE migrants" hitting the headlines recently.

A long way to go 03/31/2003
The market for educational services in China is very much like where China stood 20 years ago in terms of market reform in ordinary industries. The government provided heavily-subsidized standard services, but more and more people were left out of the loop.

Greater education access urged 03/03/2003
A senior legislator has called on all levels of government to ensure greater access to basic education.

Getting personal 02/25/2003
The first generation of Chinese students to be educated abroad in the 19th century might be jealous of their successors today - such as Wen Ruifeng, a returnee from the United States and co-founder of a Hong Kong-listed software firm in Beijing.

Education key to building nation 02/18/2003
The first Report on China's Education and Human Resources was issued by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. Giving insightful analysis of the country's education and human-resources situation and providing foresighted strategic suggestions for future development, the report is significant as China speeds up its progress towards modernization course and builds a xiaokang or overall well-off society.

Price tag for talent 12/17/2002
How do I appraise thee? Let me count the ways. I appraise thee to the depth and breadth and height of at least 100,000 ducats per annum.

Education sector partially open to foreigners 10/15/2002
Foreign investors, together with Chinese partners, can be involved in most education services in China through joint-venture schools and co-operative programmes in distant education and training.

Western China urged to develop putonghua 09/23/2002
Only by speaking very decent putonghua, or standard Chinese known in the West as mandarin, can western China draw more investment and help the local economy take off, a panel said this week.

School profits debated 2002/07/12
A draft law on the promotion of non-State schools was submitted last month to the National People's Congress Standing Committee for discussion.

Experts: Jobs, not GDP, should be priority 07/08/2002
Experts have proposed new measures to tackle growing unemployment in China and urged the central government to lay greater stress on creating jobs

Equal treatment in education06/29/2002
National legislators are considering giving non-public schools equal treatment with those funded by the government to attract more private investment to education, where demand still exceeds supply.

Hilton Shanghai management shares its human resources expertise 05/20/2002
As a service-oriented business, the Hilton Shanghai attributes its success largely to its successful human resources policy and staff training program. Human-resources Manager Xiao Jin and Wilkinson Glenn, the Hilton Shanghai training manager, share their experience and expertise with Business Weekly.

Education not money machine 04/17/2002
As the public's ardour for education is on the rise, so does some schools' zeal for money.

Opening up people's minds 04/08/2002
Luo Xia, a middle-aged government employee in Beijing, found it difficult to find good books that popularize science to give to her 11-year-old son for his birthday.

Defining your labour market 04/02/2002
With China's accession to the WTO (World Trade Organization), the war for talent is heating up. As a result, everyone wants to know the answer to one critical question: How much are my competitors paying? To answer this question, a company must first define its labour market - from which companies does it attract and lose employees - and secondly find salary information for the most important jobs.

Educational institutions need more funding 03/08/2002
People's spokespersons and political advisers are meeting from March 3 to 15 in Beijing to discuss national affairs. Staff reporter Meng Yan interviewed National People's Congress deputy Wei Wenlin, professor of the Precision Instrument Department of Tsinghua University.

Profound thinking on stopping brain drain 02/23/2002
More efforts are needed to cultivate higher-level talents and halt the brain drain in order to meet the demand of economic growth now the country is a member of the World Trade Organization.

Pre-school education promising 02/20/2002
The pre-school education sector (for children ages 0 to six) has become a promising industry in Beijing.

Chinese education goes global 01/22/2002
Chinese educational sector will open wider, as economic, scientific and educational sectors join international competition with China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), a top education official said.

Employee training pays off 01/08/2002
Just "doing the job" isn't enough anymore. Finding ways to do it better is a basic expectation of management towards employees. Thus, teaching, mentoring, and staff development has become a fundamentally important management skill. In fact, the desire and ability to learn, grow and develop has become a required competency for employees in today's changing business climate.

Recreating HR function 12/18/2001
What is the function of human resources (HR)? It is a simple enough question, but the answer is becoming more and more complicated for many companies around the world.

Hiring the best of the bunch 12/04/2001
The employment world is full of crazy contradictions that at the same time are humourous and disconcerting: The cab driver with a PhD in nuclear physics; someone with an economics degree working as a bank teller; the management consultant, hired for his/her communication skills, who stutters through client presentations.

Coaching the squad 10/16/2001
What is the worst kind of manager to work with? At Watson Wyatt, we often ask this question during performance management training programmes and invariably get the same response: those that can't help employees set goals and provide effective support. In short, employees want their bosses to be good coaches.

Principles of performance 10/09/2001
The key to business success in China, as in other developing economies, is increasing the efficiency of workers. But, how do you encourage a sense of responsibility towards business results in employees who are accustomed to the "iron rice bowl"?

Optimizing human capital 09/18/2001
Executives often ask what they can do to enhance employee retention rates, improve morale and increase performance. While those are very complex questions, the answers are quite evident. In fact, the research around the world on these topics has been consistent for years.

Removing headhunting barriers 08/07/2001
Talent hunting: A young woman uses her mobile phone before a recruitment billboard in Beijing. China plans to open job intermediation services to foreign investors over the next five years.

Profiting from education 06/05/2001
Many employers use education benefits to attract, retain, and develop employees.