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The latest education market news from our UK and local country staff and from selected external sources, focusing on issues affecting UK education, from changes to higher education policy and student visa procedures, to competitor analysis and media coverage.

China's education budget in 2012 accounted for 4.28 per cent GDP

The Ministry of Education, the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Finance recently released the...
East Asia
30/12/2013

GDP growth to hit 7.6 per cent this year

China's GDP growth will be 7.6 per cent this year, enabling the economy to maintain momentum into 2014, the head of the...
East Asia
27/12/2013

Overseas returnees welcome to Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ)

Shanghai plans to encourage entrepreneurs returning from overseas to set up businesses in the city's new free trade...
East Asia
27/12/2013

Hard pressure burdens universities of excellence

Despite numerous difficulties in developing “universities of excellence” to have a number of higher education...
East Asia
18/12/2013

Developing Thailand’s industrial sector toward ASEAN Economic Community

The study of the three projects offers suggestions on suitable Thai industries in target areas and conceptual designs...
East Asia
18/12/2013

Postgraduates get hard lessons at job fair

Employers anticipated a high rejection rate during the interview process, citing students' excessively high salary...
East Asia
17/12/2013

Bosses forecast big pay raises for staff next year

Global recruitment specialist's survey shows qualified white-collar workers in high demand.
East Asia
17/12/2013

Science graduates have best employment prospects

A white paper released on Thursday 12 December 2013 said that Chinese college students who major in the sciences have...
East Asia
13/12/2013

Korea tops OECD in math proficiency

South Korean students ranked the highest in mathematics, and scored highly in reading and science proficiency tests...
East Asia
12/12/2013

Reform plan for admission and examination systems to be published

English will not be included in gaokao in the future.
East Asia
10/12/2013

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