English teaching and learning has become an integral part of the Chinese educational system. Due to the opening up policy of the Chinese government to the rest of the world, the need to reform in line with the changing demands of the time became necessary. This therefore led to the influx of potential foreign English teachers in to the country due to the demand for foreign English teachers. The study therefore explores the factors influencing the hiring decisions of potential foreign English teachers in Hefei. Questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents with the help of SPSS as the analysing tool. Using logistic regression model it made it possible to better understand the impact of the factors that influence hiring decisions. Results indicated that gender and experience were statistically significant. Colour and educational level were not statistically significant but important in the hiring decisions. Nationality of a potential foreign English teacher was not significant and also not important in the hiring decisions. The study concludes that professional recruiters should be put in place during the hiring process. It therefore suggests that competence should be a key factor in the hiring decisions of potential foreign English teachers in order to better learner's outcomes and to meet the objective of the state.

Over the past ten years, internationalization of higher education has become a priority in Kazakhstan's educational policy. The importance of internationalization is reflected by the increasing exchange of students and scientists, the emergence of many international programmes and collaboration of universities, increased funding for students and research projects. This work deals with the internationalization of higher education, therefore, begins with the concept of this phenomenon, explained the role of internationalization of higher education in Kazakhstan, and also discussed the changes occurring in the education system of Kazakhstan and its current state. The accession of Kazakhstan to the Bologna process, as well studied Kazakhstan's efforts for internationalization of higher education.

The project “Silk Road Economic Belt” (丝绸之路经济带) launched by the Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 at Astana, Kazakhstan is the most single largest economic project in the world. It is the largest in terms of volume and participation of countries. This paper therefore seeks to examine some of the strategic aspects and possible economic impact to the participation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study focused on the various aspects of the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) which have an influence on economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It also analyzed the implementation of the Silk Road Economic Belt project using Kazakhstan’s Khorgos city economic development as a case. The approach used in this paper is based on an analysis of the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) in terms of strengths, opportunities and challenges for the future of China-Kazakhstan Economic Cooperation. The project therefore has many in stock for the economy of Kazakhstan when the necessary measures are put in place to tab the opportunities available.

Social protection is a principal device in progressing comprehensive development and, supportable and socially just development; moreover, social protection has ascended as a widespread arrangement of instruments planned to help individuals, households and communities to better manage risk, shocks and extreme poverty. The National Social Protection Strategy of Cambodia gives the particular purpose of social protection as that assists people cope with major sources of poverty and vulnerability while in the meantime advancing human development. It comprises of abroad set of arrangements and instruments intended to ensure people, households and communities against the financial, economic and social results of diverse dangers, risks, shocks and to bring them out of poverty. In Cambodia, social protection has expanded more thought since the arrival of the National Social Protection Strategy for the Poor and Vulnerable (NSPS) in 2011. The NSPS provides policy guidelines and activity arrangements to reinforce the social protection system in the country. Institutionally, the experience of a social safety net is nothing new to Cambodia, but the term and understanding might be conceptually separate. Cambodia is facing significant sources of vulnerability. The majority of vulnerable groups are children, women, people with disability, and the elderly. Poverty, growth inequality, social exclusion and lack of access to public services and opportunities are the main causes of vulnerability. This paper depicts about social protection policy of Cambodia, scope of SP, and presently facing the challenge of social protection in Cambodia; furthermore reviews on social protection framework and existing of social protection to reduce poverty that being embraced by government intervention.