Taiwan’s labour shortages will linger

Taipei’s progressive easing of immigration rules has been too slight to alleviate labour shortages

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China’s old-age reforms reduce long-run economic risks

The retirement age will rise for the first time in decades, as will mandatory pension contributions for formal workers

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Sunday’s general election saw Austria’s Freedom Party (FPO) win its highest vote since its creation in 1956

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Ottawa has begun to limit the temporary foreign worker programme in response to concerns that it depresses wages

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Germany has denied imposing a ban on the export of certain weapons to Israel

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The government unveiled measures to combat the rising cost of living

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Leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties found common ground in recent talks

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The survival of the new French government will hinge on the far right

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The far right and far left were the main winners in the September 1 state elections in Thuringia and Saxony

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A new variant of monkeypox has spread rapidly in central Africa and may pose a threat to global health if left unchecked

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