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(22 Jul 2014) - In the good old days before the global financial crisis, a job posting to Asia's financial hubs of Singapore or Hong Kong often included a lavish benefit package with an allowance for housing, a car and schooling but those days are gone, say recruitment experts. "A common misconception exists about the prevalence... 

Investigation by local authorities identifies 2,190 officials whose spouses and offspring have emigrated overseas, with at least 866 dismissed Wan Qingliang, the former Communist Party chief of Guangzhou, was dismissed in June for corruption. Photo: Reuters (26 Jul) - More than 850 government workers in Guangdong have been forced... 

AMONGST SOUTH-East Asian governments, Singapore’s has the reputation of being most eager to haul critics to the courts. The People’s Action Party, which has ruled the city-state since 1959, has as its motto: “To build a fair and just society where the benefits of progress are spread widely to all.” Its logo is a blue...