Key facts
- China's State Council released a five-year employment plan.
- The plan aims for broad job market stability and prevention of large-scale unemployment.
- Support for labor-intensive sectors is included in China's plan.
- Expansion in services is a goal of China's employment plan.
- China's plan targets adaptation to AI for job creation.
- Hong Kong mandates digital training for teachers.
- Teachers must complete 30 hours of digital training every three years.
- The training is to integrate AI and technology into schools.
- Hong Kong schools must include digital elements in development plans.
China's State Council has unveiled its latest five-year employment plan, with the primary objective of maintaining broad stability within the job market and averting widespread unemployment. The strategy encompasses support for sectors that are heavily reliant on labor, alongside efforts to foster expansion within the services industry. A key component of the plan involves adapting to the advancements in artificial intelligence, with the aim of leveraging AI for new job creation.