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No poaching, just ‘enticing environment’: Fukuoka, capital of Japan’s ‘Silicon Island’

wstalent - Hiroyuki Kano, the director of new industry promotion at the Fukuoka City government, introducing the Engineer Cafe, which was born out of a campaign to make the city a place where engineers can gather, be active and grow.

Credit: Walter Sim

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South Korea’s hunt for 100,000 tech workers

25-year-old Indonesian student Maharani Bahar arrived in February to do her Masters degree at the Sungkyungkwan University and found it relatively easy to settle into life in South Korea.

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The great tech manhunt: East Asia’s billion-dollar race for ASEAN talent

wstalent - Many Vietnamese join the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in Fukuoka, which caters to those aged 18 to 30. At this Hakata Dontaku Festival held in May 2026, members of the group promoted Vietnamese heritage and interacted with local residents and international visitors.
Credit: VIETNAMESE YOUTH AND STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN FUKUOKA

From tech visas to ‘gold card’, scholarships: Fast track to working in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

Japan is looking for tech talents beyond its shores in a bid to plug a severe labour shortage in its IT and chips sectors.

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Who was here first? Why maps, old compasses and history classes matter in South China Sea dispute

A ship identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as Chinese maritime militia is seen near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)

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How much it costs to raise a child in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea

Barbie Ho’s six-year-old son plays at a playground near their home in Mui Wo, Hong Kong.

Price of parenthood: South Koreans spend big on enrichment to get kids ahead

Sarah Kim and her husband send their 10-year-old daughter to private education academies after school so she can experience activities from inline skating to sandplay therapy.

Price of parenthood: ‘No choice’ but to do what everyone else is doing in Taiwan’s rat race

Interior designer Sung Hsin-chieh with her son Li Yueh-kai, aged 9.

Price of parenthood: Going rural in Hong Kong for a cheaper, better childhood

Barbie Ho with her husband, Tim Parker, and their son on the tricycle which they use to get around the quaint rural town of Mui Wo, where they now live.

Sink or swim: As an AI wave sweeps China, its workers are adapting fast

Employees operate humanoid robots at a testing site during organized media tour to the Robotics Pilot Testing and Validation Platform of Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics (X-Humanoid) in Beijing, China, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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