Nissan helps its employees maximize their potential by providing support programs and the necessary infrastructure which is aligned with their life stage to assist them in striking a balance between work and family responsibilities, such as childcare. The Nissan Global Headquarters has many employees who are entering the life stage where childcare is a significant part of their lives. Additionally, Nissan strongly supports motivated employees who are making an effort to manage both work and childcare by providing a positive environment that helps facilitate a smooth transition when they return to work.

Nissan is committed to diversity to ensure that we meet with the diverse needs of our customers and achieve sustainable growth for all stakeholders.

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McKinsey keeps on telling that 10 exceptional luxury brands will emerge from Asia and we have no doubt that Natsume is one of them. 

The Asia Career Times believes that this company can go very far has they could meet current luxury requirements:

• Quality (using Japan high requirements)
• Authentic (100% of the design, materials (including Japanese laquer and silk) and handcraft is made in Japan) 
• Focus (they do not target massive sales and jump on China, they are very focused on their Niche)
• Slow Growth (Luxury Marketing is really different from other products and going too fast can make your product appear like a very common item)

For those reasons we believe that people interested in a career in Luxury should always keep an eye on Natsume.

Nastume can be visited at http://natsume-japon.com

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Leading social game firm Gree decided to set a new quota for college students graduating in the spring of 2014 to secure workers specializing in application development for smart phones.

The company says those whose original applications are considered outstanding will be exempt from document screening and the initial interview.

Another social game firm, DeNA, also says it will start a new system in 2014 to give an advantage to students who have business experience, such as setting up a venture.

The company says the annual salary for workers recruited in this category will start at a minimum 73,000 dollars with no ceiling set. The regular salary is 61,000 dollars.

A DeNA official says the company needs young and talented employees as the IT industry is changing rapidly and faces fierce international competition.

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Immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011, UNIQLO and other Fast Retailing Group companies started to distribute clothing with the aid of employee volunteers and donate funds in disaster-affected areas of the Tohoku Region. In March 2012 the Group initiated the UNIQLO Recovery Assistance Project, a mid-to-long-term aid program whereby UNIQLO began working with NGOs and opening stores in the hardest-hit communities of the region.

Fast Retailing Chairman, President and CEO Tadashi Yanai commented on today’s announcement and said, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the American people and the U.S. Government for their strong support toward Japan, including Japan’s economic recovery and growth, over the many years that our countries have been friends. Your kindness and friendship were especially felt last March, when we experienced such a tragic event in Tohoku.”

Yanai added, “The TOMODACHI-UNIQLO Fellowship is a new element of Fast Retailing’s ongoing commitment to contribute to society. Our role in the Fellowship is to open the eyes of, and indeed encourage, young talented Japanese people to become leaders in the areas of business and fashion by studying at top internationally-known U.S. schools.”

The TOMODACHI-UNIQLO Fellowship

UNIQLO joined the TOMODACHI Initiative, an initiative that was created by the U.S. Government and the U.S.-Japan Council with the support of the Japanese Government, after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami to primarily assist education in areas affected by the disaster. UNIQLO will start the TOMODACHI-UNIQLO Fellowship from September 2013.

The aim of the Fellowship is to send 10 promising Japanese citizens who wish to become business managers and fashion designers on the global stage to study for two years at universities and fashion design schools in the U.S., beginning in or after September 2013. A total of U.S. $1.6 million will be awarded to the Fellowship to provide for the scholarships.

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Under the same Strategy called Recruit Global Family, the company is extending its activities both in terms of geographies and industries.

In 2 days it announced an investment in Vietnam but also a project to launch an online mall

The online mall will target companies such as Rakuten and Amazon.

In Vietnam Recruit is participate in the capital of  Mytour.vn is a domestic hotel booking website operated by Mytour Vietnam company limited. Through Recruit Global Incubation Partners Co.,Ltd., its investment subsidiary, Recruit joined with Vietnam Price Joint Stock Company to capitalize Mytour Vietnam. Vietnam Price Joint Stock Company, which operates Vietnam’s largest e-commerce site, and Recruit, which operates booking websites in a number of countries, will seek to make Mytour.vn the country’s largest hotel booking website and generate synergy in generating bookings as well as in operational terms.

However this Strategy still needs to demonstrate its sustainability. The fact that recruit is spreading its activities round too many different industries is questionable and a focused strategy might be ore effective. Also it is not sure if the company known for its low salaries can bring the technical and global talents needed in such an expansion.

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More Cambodian parents are sending their children to be educated in Chinese because they see it as a key language for business in Cambodia’s future, said Chea Chengkhun, the principal of a Chinese school in Phnom Penh.
“The language will help to develop this country. It will also help our economy. We will have better living standards because we know Chinese, Ehe said.
He said Chinese schools like his are becoming popular and there are now about 70 to 80 nationwide, with 50 to a few hundred students each.
The schools originally served Cambodians of Chinese descent, who make up one of the country’s largest ethnic minorities.
Numbering about 500,000 today, according to the country’s Chinese Association, the Chinese Cambodians are prominent in the country’s business community.

As surprising as it might be for Westerners the Chinese language is progressing in East Asia and many people from the Philippines, Vietnam or Indonesia are following the trend.

Even in Japan where bilingual Chinese-Japanese people have way more chances to find a job than bilingual English-Japanese. Two HR publication companies, Aidem and Recruit, have confirmed that there was a strong demand for people able to bridge Japan to China.

Another reason to explain this phenomenon is the strong support of Chinese authorities to develop their language in other countries. The Diplomatic visits are always seeing how they can support the development of Chinese in other countries.

China is also clearly using its commercial leadership in Asia, and very soon first World Business rank to stress teh importance of communicating in Chinese.

But it is too early to say which language, Chinese or English, will finally be used as the lingua franca of business in Asia.

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The figure for the Japanese students was down nearly 60 percent from the peak in the 1997-1998 academic year, and ranked seventh in the country-by-country enrollment ranking, while China remained at the top for the third consecutive year.

Indian students came in second, followed by South Koreans and Saudi Arabians, according to the institute.

While the Japanese economy is probably entering into recession, international resources could help the country to tap into new markets. However it seems that neighboring countries such as China and Korea  are winning the battle to globalize their future workforce.

In the rankings of U.S. college students’ choice of overseas study destinations for the 2010-2011 academic year, Japan fell to 14th place from 11th a year earlier, partly because several study programs in Japan were canceled in the wake of the March 2011 disasters.

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“I’m delighted to once again wear pieces from the Wildflowers Collection – it brings me back to my wedding day! E
Famed for creating the “A diamond is forever Eslogan, De Beers brings over 120 years of peerless diamond expertise and passion to China. The 75 square metre store features some of De Beers Emost beautiful and important collections, including stunning solitaires, timeless classics and one-of-a-kind High Jewellery creations.

The opening was hosted by François Delage, CEO of De Beers Diamond Jewellers, Andrew Coxon, President of De Beers Institute of Diamonds and special guest and famed actress Karen Mok, whose elegant natural beauty was matched only by the exquisite De Beers Diamond Jewellery adorning her. In her first public appearance in China since her fairy tale wedding at the beginning of October, she looked stunning in the De Beers Wildflowers Collection large statement necklace, one line bracelet and statement ring.”I’m delighted to once again wear pieces from the Wildflowers Collection – it brings me back to my wedding day!” Karen completed her look with a black Fendi Ready-to-Wear dress.

“We are delighted to open our first store in Tianjin following the successful opening in Beijing in May. We are now able to fully share our exceptional passion and expertise in diamond selection, craftsmanship and design to one of the largest and most discerning markets in the world, Eexplains François Delage, CEO of De Beers Diamond Jewellers.

Andrew Coxon, president of De Beers Institute of Diamonds commenting on the Tianjin opening: “Every De Beers diamond is meticulously hand-selected to ensure that it has exceptional Fire, Life and Brilliance. We know that the highly discerning Chinese client will no doubt appreciate the superior sparkle and transparency that our specially selected diamonds exhibit. To help showcase this, each De Beers store is equipped with a De Beers Iris, a unique technology that helps customers clearly see the beauty of every diamond through the eyes of an expert. E

The second opening into the mainland Chinese market follows the De Beers success as a global destination for diamond jewellery lovers and connoisseurs. De Beers has a worldwide presence with stores located in the most sought after locations such as Fifth Avenue in New York, Printemps and Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Old Bond Street in London, The Landmark in Hong Kong, Shin Kong Place in Beijing and Ginza in Tokyo.

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The findings are based on Gallup’s global surveys conducted in each country each year since 2007. In 2011, Chinese are more likely (33%) than they have ever been to say it is a good time to find a job, though their views have been fairly consistent. Americans’ outlooks have changed more dramatically. The 26% who say now is a good time to find a job locally is up from 14% in 2009, but this is still half of the 50% who shared this opinion in 2007.

Chinese are also more positive about the general economic conditions where they live. Eighty percent of Chinese say the economic conditions in communities are getting better, while 5% say they are getting worse. This compares with the 48% of Americans who say their local economic conditions are getting better, while 43% say they are getting worse. Here again, Chinese attitudes have been fairly steady, while Americans’ have been more volatile.

The U.S. still outpaces China on the important measure of whether its residents have formal full-time jobs. In 2011, more than 50% of the U.S. workforce was employed full time by an employer, compared with between 30% and 39% of the Chinese workforce. Between 15% and 25% of the U.S. workforce was underemployed — meaning adults were unemployed or employed part time but wanting full-time work — compared with 15% or fewer in China.

Implications

Some macroeconomic forecasts indicate China will eventually overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy, depending on fluctuating variables such as real GDP growth, inflation, and exchange rates. The majority of Americans already think China is the world’s leading economic power.

Gallup’s data reveal Chinese are more optimistic about their local economy than Americans are, likely reflecting China’s ability to sustain strong GDP growth as the U.S. economy has collapsed and struggled to recover. Their relatively positive attitudes may also reflect the massive stimulus that China undertook in late 2008 and early 2009, which primarily focused on infrastructure and tightening regulations.

Even so, China’s economic growth might not be sustainable. China must become less dependent on exports and more on domestic consumption to maintain its economy. A vital requirement for that to happen is creating a vibrant labor market with plenty of good jobs. China currently trails the U.S. on the important metric of providing full-time formal employment for its workforce, but it may be making progress. An estimated 90% of new jobs in China come from the private sector.

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The 47-year-old gave around 10,000 employees worldwide bonus checks for their hard work, Lenovo spokesman Jeffrey Shafer said.

The computer company announced its fourth quarter earnings in May. According to a press release, net profit for the company rose 73 percent year over year. The brand’s global PC sales rose by 35 percent year over year.

The employees, who worked in different areas of the company  Efrom manufacturing to administration to other nonmanagement positions, each received around $300 as a part of Yuanqing’s generosity.

“We ended the year as the number two PC maker,  EShafer said. “Yuanqing felt that he was rewarded well simply as the owner of the company. E/p>

According to Shafer, Yuanqing owns about 8 percent of the company.

Shafer said the CEO felt like it was the right thing to do to “redirect [the money] to the employees as a real tangible gesture for what they done.”

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