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Toyota Australia to axe 350 jobs at southern plant
February 04, 2012
The Australian arm of Japanese auto giant Toyota announced on 23 January that it would sack 350 workers at its southern auto plant, citing "unprecedented" pressure on its...
Company Employees Number, Toyota
Aeon to post 1,000 new grads in Asia
February 03, 2012
Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. plans to station more than 1,000 new employees, all college graduates, in China and Southeast Asia from this year to accelerate its overseas expansion, company...
Aeon Co., Business, Labor, Law
Singapore jobless rate falls to 14-year low
February 03, 2012
Singapore created 121,300 jobs last year, causing the unemployment rate to fall to 2 percent, a 14-year low. This put a further squeeze on the already-tight labour market and as a result, two out of...
Jakarta, Social Issues
72pc of listed firms in Japan reject pay-scale hike in wage talks
February 03, 2012
A total of 72.3 percent of listed firms polled in Japan rejected pay-scale hikes in this spring's wage talks, up 1 percentage point from the previous year, according to a private think tank. In a...
Japan
Sony's Stringer steps down as president, CEO
February 03, 2012
Troubled Japanese tech giant Sony's president and CEO Howard Stringer is to step down, the firm said on Wednesday as it looks to staunch four years of losses in the face of fierce competition. Sony...
Company Technology, Employment Change, Howard Stringer, Person Attributes, Person Career, Quotation, Sony
Taiwan's job openings increase by 3pc since CNY, says job bank
February 03, 2012
Job openings available on a Taiwanese online job bank have increased slightly by 3 percent since the Lunar New Year holiday, a 104 Job Bank official said on Wednesday. Between Jan. 30-31, the job...
bank, Person Career, Quotation
Apple poaches Dixons chief to expand retail
February 02, 2012
Apple Inc is hiring Dixons CEO John Browett, who drove a recent turnaround at the UK electricals retailer, to lead the iPad maker's retail expansion. Browett, who has been the boss at Dixons since...
John Browett, Person Career, retail
Japan's jobless rate, excluding disaster areas, fell to 4.5pc last year
February 02, 2012
Japan's unemployment rate, excluding areas hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami last March, dropped to an average of 4.5 percent in 2011 from 5.0 percent the previous year, reflecting the overall...
Natural Disaster, The Japan Times
Avon fires vice chairman
February 01, 2012
Avon Products Inc. fired its vice chairman in connection with probes into alleged bribery overseas and improper disclosures to Wall Street analysts in the US. Charles Cramb, vice chairman in charge...
Person Career, Vice Chairman, Wall Street Journal
HP director Babbio to leave board
February 01, 2012
Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday long-time director Larry Babbio Jr. will step down, as the technology giant continues to restructure its much-criticised board. Babbio, along with fellow directors...
Business, Employment Change, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP, Larry Babbio Jr., Person Career, Quotation
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