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Ni hao, new hire: Africa’s growing Mandarin job boom
ACTU
05.05.2026

Ni hao, new hire: Africa’s growing Mandarin job boom

As China’s role in Africa’s economy continues to grow, so do the opportunities for locals that can speak Chinese. The change is partially being driven by the expanding footprint of smaller Chinese companies, which would rather hire locally than bring their own staff from China, and by the increasing role played by African firms in trade. Few of the thousands of Chinese executives, managers and workers who pour into Africa every year are proficient in the languages of their host countries,...

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Golden Week crush shows Hong Kong needs top-down ecotourism policy, experts say
ACTU
05.05.2026

Golden Week crush shows Hong Kong needs top-down ecotourism policy, experts say

Hong Kong should adopt a top-down, comprehensive ecotourism policy to safeguard the city’s natural attractions, with a designated authority taking the lead, experts have urged, after a surge in Labour Day “Golden Week” visitors overwhelmed ecologically sensitive spots. The call on Monday came after a viral video showed a Mandarin-speaking tourist smoking a cigarette in front of the press and claiming he had confirmed with law enforcement officers that smoking was allowed at the beach of Ham Tin...

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‘Golden week’ crush shows Hong Kong needs top-down ecotourism policy, experts say
ACTU
05.05.2026

‘Golden week’ crush shows Hong Kong needs top-down ecotourism policy, experts say

Hong Kong should adopt a top-down, comprehensive ecotourism policy to safeguard the city’s natural attractions, with a designated authority taking the lead, experts have urged, after a surge in Labour Day “golden week” visitors overwhelmed ecologically sensitive spots. The call on Monday came after a viral video showed a Mandarin-speaking tourist smoking a cigarette in front of the press and claiming he had confirmed with law enforcement officers that smoking was allowed at the beach of Ham Tin...

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30.04.2026

E-Ticaret ve Perakende Devleri ELC GLOBAL Çatısı Altında Buluşuyor

Küresel e-ticaret platformu WORLDEF, e-ticaret ve perakende sektörünün en büyük oyuncularını “ELC GLOBAL” isimli yeni bir topluluk altında bir araya getiriyor. Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus’ta özel bir lansmanla tanıtılan bu kurumsal ekosistem, dijital ticaretin geleceğine yön vermeyi hedefliyor.  Sektördeki liderleri, yatırımcıları ve karar vericileri aynı masada buluşturan platform, sadece klasik bir iletişim ağı olmanın ötesine geçerek […]

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Tibetan herder goes from internet darling to tourism ambassador, now romantic film actor
ACTU
30.04.2026

Tibetan herder goes from internet darling to tourism ambassador, now romantic film actor

Five years after Tibetan herder Tenzing Tsondu was hailed as “China’s most handsome man” for a seven-second video clip, he is now a romance film actor who dreams about more experiences in the wider world. Known by his Mandarin name Ding Zhen, he gained overnight fame across the nation, after a travel photographer’s seven-second clip showing his pure smile went viral in November 2020. The account he newly registered on a social media platform garnered two million followers in one day. Many people...

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Sir Humphrey moments: a brief history of bust-ups between ministers and mandarins
ACTU
24.04.2026

Sir Humphrey moments: a brief history of bust-ups between ministers and mandarins

Olly Robbins gave MPs a classic civil servant’s performance – and there are lessons from the past about how ministers should respondThe Whitehall satire Yes Minister was said to be Margaret Thatcher’s favourite TV show due to its proximity to reality, as the programme’s loquacious top civil servant, Sir Humphrey, might have put it.Yes Minister had a familiar groove: there would be a problem in response to which the mandarin would artfully deploy the most astonishing sophistry to avoid blame or get his own way. Jim Hacker, the largely clueless yet ambitious politician played by the late Paul Eddington, rarely won the day. Continue reading...

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In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail
ACTU
23.04.2026

In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail

Where Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail Seen through the Westminster bubble, the Peter Mandelson vetting affair looks like an age-old conflict pitting ministers against mandarins. Yet the latest top civil servant to testify to parliament over what some are now calling “Mandygate” gave an intriguing account that suggested it has never been as simple as that.Cat Little, the top civil servant at the Cabinet Office, did not put it in these terms, but what she revealed was an extraordinary dispute between the country’s most senior civil servants. Continue reading...

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Divisions emerge in Keir Starmer’s cabinet over his sacking of Olly Robbins
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22.04.2026

Divisions emerge in Keir Starmer’s cabinet over his sacking of Olly Robbins

PM under increasing pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal as sources say ministers spoke up at tense meetingKeir Starmer is looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal with divisions emerging in cabinet over his decision to sack the Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins.On another difficult day for the prime minister, the Guardian learned of concerns around the cabinet table, a senior minister refused to say the dismissal was fair and several mandarins called for him to be reinstated. One Labour MP called on Starmer to quit. Continue reading...

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