China: 2.25 juta duduki peperiksaan untuk jadi penjawat awam

BEIJING: Lebih 2.25 juta orang menduduki peperiksaan bagi pengambilan kakitangan awam tahunan di China pada Ahad, menurut Pentadbiran Perkhidmatan Awam, lapor Xinhua.

Pentadbiran itu berkata peperiksaan pada tahun ini menarik lebih 2.61 juta pemohon dengan kira-kira satu daripada 57 calon mungkin akan diambil bekerja.

Peperiksaan bertulis itu diadakan secara serentak di 237 bandar di seluruh negara.

China merancang untuk mengambil sebanyak 39,600 penjawat awam untuk bekerja di agensi pusat dan institusi yang berkaitan.

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Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.