Navigating Job Interview Mishaps: When HR Calls You the Wrong Company Name
Imagine you join a video call, greet the interviewer, and they start with: “Hi, thanks for applying to — can you tell me about your interest in joining us?” Your…
Urgent Need for Chinese Speakers in Australia: A Golden Opportunity for International Students
Australia’s multicultural economy runs on language. In 2024–2025 employers from small retail chains to big banks have been loudly advertising roles that require Mandarin or Cantonese. From front-desk hotel work…
Fang Fang and the Wuhan Hospital Resignations: A Turning Point in the COVID-19 Crisis
Introduction — a diary, a city, and the pressure cooker of early 2020 In late January 2020, as the world was slowly learning the name of a new coronavirus, a…
Statistics Canada’s 2020 Hiring Initiative for International Students: $56,000 Salary, No Experience Needed
1) The viral claim: where it shows up (and why to be skeptical) Since 2023–2024 a handful of low-authority websites and repost accounts began circulating headlines such as “Statistics Canada’s…
Japan’s Olympic Torch Relay in Fukushima: Controversy and Voices of Protest
Introduction — a flame lit under tension On 25 March 2021, under gray skies and pandemic protocols, the Olympic torch relay began its long, stop-and-go voyage across Japan — and…
Glassdoor’s 2019 Top Job: Why Data Scientist Took First Place in High-Paying U.S. Careers
Introduction — the moment data went mainstream In 2019, Glassdoor named Data Scientist the top job in the United States. That ranking captured more than a momentary hiring trend —…
Canada’s 2025 Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Policy: Your Ultimate Guide for Graduation Season
Updated for August 2025. If you’re graduating this season and planning your Canadian work journey, the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) is the launchpad. But between new field-of-study rules (rolling updates…
Why Are China’s Post-90s Generation Poor? The Future May Be Tougher
China’s “Post-90s” generation—those born between 1990 and 1999—grew up during one of the fastest economic booms in human history. They witnessed skyscrapers rise, high-speed trains race across the country, and…
Shanghai’s Nordic-Style Mask Queues in 2020: A Viral Sensation Amid COVID-19
When the COVID-19 epidemic hit China in early 2020, images from Wuhan’s lockdown dominated global headlines. But in February of that year, a very different set of photographs from Shanghai…
China’s Fight to Survive the 2020 COVID-19 Epidemic: Stories of Resilience Across Industries
When COVID-19 first emerged in late 2019, few could predict the seismic shift it would bring to the global economy. For China—the epicenter of the initial outbreak—the challenges were immediate,…